YAFIT OVADIA

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Ambitious MA graduate and science journalist looking to expand career in communications. Has extensive education over wide variety of fields, diligent, and hard-working employee.

EXPERIENCE

MARCH 2019 – CURRENT

FREELANCE SCIENCE JOURNALIST, THE JERUSALEM REPORT

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (CURRENTLY WORKING FROM DENVER, CO)

Freelance journalist for bimonthly print magazine that is affiliated with The Jerusalem Post. Writes feature articles on space exploration, astronomy, and astrophysics which also appear online to subscribers.

MAY 2019 – JANUARY 2020

EDITOR AND SCIENCE JOURNALIST, ISRAEL HAYOM

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

Editor for English online edition of Israel’s largest daily Hebrew-language newspaper. Science journalist who covered space exploration and particularly astronomy for both English and Hebrew news sites. Covered all-female spacewalk, and interviewed several NASA officials during routine assignments.

OCTOBER 2018 – MARCH 2019

COPY-EDITOR AND SCIENCE JOURNALIST, THE JERUSALEM POST

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

Copy-editor for newspaper and online content. Science reporter on variety of topics, including new Israeli medical research and space exploration. Covered launch of the first Israeli spacecraft to the moon, Beresheet.

JANUARY 2018 – APRIL 2018

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT, Doug for Colorado 2018

CENTENNIAL, COLORADO

Gathered and filed petitions for candidate's early entry in Colorado Republican primaries. Assisted in office for Republican candidate Doug Robinson for governor included data entry, attending social meets, and being an informant to voters on candidate's positions on a wide variety of policies.

NOVEMBER 2015 – NOVEMBER 2017

TEAM LEADER, Israeli Students Combating Antisemitism (isca)

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL

Organization that aims to combat antisemitism on social media and raise awareness through informative content distributed to international parliamentary groups

2015-2016: Head editor and content writer, published on multiple social media platforms

2016-2017: Team leader, delegated and organized team’s responsibilities, editor

DECEMBER 2014 – JUNE 2017

TA LAB INSTRUCTOR, BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY

RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL

Teaching assistant and lab instructor for Introductory Biology Lab, freshman level. Position involved preparing lesson plans, conducting experiments, grading paperwork, and giving lectures to a class of fifty students.

OCTOBER 2015 – FEBRUARY 2016

ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BAR ILAN INSTITUTE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MATERIALS (BINA), Bar ilan university

RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL

Assistant secretary duties, included answering phones, writing emails, meeting with researchers and gathering and transcribing multidisciplinary nanotechnology research projects to database

OCTOBER 2012 – AUGUST 2017

LAB TECHNICIAN & RESEARCH ASSISTANT, BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY

RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL

Lab technician and research assistant in botanical archaeology laboratory involving seed taxonomy, biological classifications and data entry

2012-2014: Assisted PhD student in seed taxonomy and biological classification

2015-2017: Assisted senior professors and researchers in data entry acquired through academic scientific publications, required extensive knowledge in field

EDUCATION

JULY, 2019

M.A., INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, bar ilan university

M.A. Thesis on the effects of normative analogies and international pressure on chemical weapons use and non-use. Recipient of Drs. Mordechai & Monique Katz student scholarship for Academic Excellence 2016 & 2017. Coursework covered fields of territorial politics, radical Islam, Middle Eastern politics, and military psychology.

JUNE, 2015

B.A., POLITICAL SCIENCE & B.S. MINOR, BIOLOGY, bar ilan university

Scholarship from the Fund of Higher Education, The Jewish Agency, 2010 - 2013. Coursework included game theory, comparative politics, genetic analysis, and circadian rhythms.

SKILLS

Analytical writing, editing, and proofreading content (WordPress, CMS, etc.)

Strong familiarity with social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)

Good grasp of Microsoft Office programs

Quick analytical reading

Highly organized with strong attention to detail

Excellent interpersonal skills and positive attitude

Strong science background

LANGUAGES

English – fluent (written & verbal)

Hebrew – fluent (written & verbal)

Japanese – basic (Coursework covered five semesters plus a strong understanding of Asian culture)

ACTIVITIES

I’m highly interested in scientific journalism and am a critical and analytical thinker. I’m passionate about pursuing creative freedom as well as astronomy and space exploration. I completed a course certificate from the Center for International Communication at Bar-Ilan University in public diplomacy in 2010. I also hold dual American-Israeli citizenship and am fully fluent in Hebrew and English. In the past, I have volunteered for various autistic youth groups, including the Friendship Circle in Poway, California during July 2013, and a summer camp for autistic children in Tel Aviv, Israel in July 2014. I am an avid reader of The Wall Street Journal since junior high school and enjoy hiking, photography, and yoga.

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