Associate Scientific Editor (Environmental Sciences)

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Associate Scientific Editor - Environmental Sciences

Are You a PhD holder

Would you like to use your PhD and experience as an author to support researchers in scholarly publication

About Our Team

At STM Journals, we collaborate with researchers to facilitate the publication of their impactful scientific discoveries, with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. In support of our portfolio of 2700+ hybrid and open ACCESS scientific journals, you will actively contribute to advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.

About The Role

The role of Associate Scientific Editor sits within the Author Heroes team. Members of our team use scientific expertise and problem-solving skills to improve the author experience and help authors find a suitable home for their paper.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating content as a partner to external editors;
• Improving the editorial process for editors and reviewers iteratively;
• Engaging closely with authors to help them improve their manuscripts;
• Managing the editorial process for papers, from submission through peer review to the final decision;
• Helping authors increase their odds of success in being published in another journal if rejected from their first choice.
• Recruit and manage external editors, holding them to the same standard

Requirements

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work / life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for You

Benefits

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer :

About The Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals' advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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Skills Required

Experience in environmental engineering, PhD in Environmental Sciences