Stretch distancetime to pivot: 1-2 years
Science Communicator
Make the complex graspable and true
Researchers, universities, museums and media all need people who can translate complex science into something a non-expert understands and trusts, without dumbing it down. Your gift for clarity, pointed at knowledge that matters, is the heart of it.
Demand 2026-2036
Growing
Universities and institutions investing in outreach.
Competition
Moderate
Salary, Stockholm
40-58k/mo
indicative, gross per month, mid to senior
What you already bring
the cards from your core that transfer straight in
What you can do
Concretize
Tell
Summarize
Write
CommunicateHow you think
Communication
Critical thinking
CuriosityWorlds you know
Education
Communication & PR
Behavioral ScienceThe gap
what you would need to build
Subject literacy and the form: enough grasp of a science domain to be accurate, plus science-writing, visual explanation and the norms of research communication.
How to get there
- Pick a field you find fascinating and learn it well enough to explain accurately.
- Write or make a series explaining hard ideas simply, and put it out.
- Connect with university communications, museums and science media.
Your first move
// start here
Explain one genuinely hard idea in 300 clear words and publish it.
In Stockholm
Stockholm's universities (KTH, KI, SU), research institutes, the Nobel institutions and science museums all need science communicators; research communication is a real career here.
Ask yourself
three prompts from the professional development deck to pressure-test this move
