Science Writer

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

As a Science Writer, you will work with the Marketing Communications team to develop communications that connect stakeholders with Kairos Power’s mission and position the brand as a leader in a rapidly evolving industry. The Science Writer will document the company’s progress in its iterative approach to technology development, reporting on testing, manufacturing, licensing, and construction activities and making them accessible to a lay audience. This is an excellent opportunity for a journalist or PR professional with experience communicating about nuclear power, energy, climate, or cleantech.

Responsibilities

• Developing story ideas, researching topics, and conducting interviews with subject matter experts to report on Kairos Power’s progress on its path to commercializing KP-FHR technology
• Traveling to Kairos Power locations to document testing, manufacturing, construction, and operations
• Staying apprised of industry trends, market conditions, and relevant policy to contextualize Kairos Power’s commercial strategy and development approach
• Capturing oral histories with Kairos Power co-founders, leadership, and employees to document the company’s story as it’s happening
• Developing content that advances Kairos Power’s corporate narrative and aligns with business objectives, including articles, blog posts, fact sheets, newsletters, social media posts, and web pages
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, writing, engineering, or the sciences
• 5+ years of experience working as a journalist, science writer, or public relations specialist with a strong portfolio of writing samples on technical topics
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to understand complex technical information and communicate it to a lay audience
• Familiarity with digital communication tools and social media platforms
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a dynamic fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with a highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Prioritizes and ensures the safety of oneself and others
• Ability to proactively collect, manage, and transfer knowledge
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges, and issues
  
  

Physical Conditions

• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments, including tight and confined spaces
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 30 pounds in all directions
• Communicating with others to exchange information
  
  

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
  
  

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions
  
  

Travel

• Some travel may be required, up to 25%
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Occasionally requires working weekends
• Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
• Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours
• Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines
  
  

To be completed by Recruiter:

The salary range for this position is $106,600 to $125,400 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.

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About Our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)
  
  

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810