Editor in England

Be part of a community working together to make science better. A society publisher with the perfect blend of not-for-profit purpose and commercial perspective. Here, we help each other be the best we can be: a team big enough to impact and small enough to care. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Editor to join our team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The Editor provides an efficient peer review service across a number of journals and contributes to improvements in quality of service for authors and reviewers. Working under the management of the Peer Review Team Manager, the Editor helps to achieve the goals for that group, supporting and supervising junior colleagues, such as Associate Editors. In collaboration with the Journals Development team you will support initiatives aimed at improving our journals, capturing quality content and increasing market share through knowledge of the subject area and community engagement.

Key job accountabilities:

• Demonstrating expertise in the peer review process, including reviewer selection, decision making on articles, ethical misconduct cases, efficient handling of papers at every stage, mentoring and supervising others within the peer review teams.
• Contributing to the management of reviewer pools and reviewer performance.
• Working well with external Editors, partners and Editorial Boards in support of the journal(s) and participating in Editorial Board meetings.
• Supervising and coaching Associate Editors.
• Working collaboratively with the Publisher/s to help to develop journal strategy and to build relationships with key institutions and authors to help ensure growth targets are met.

About you:

• Professional qualifications Degree (or PhD) in a relevant scientific subject.
• Broad knowledge and interest in science.
• Experience and understanding of the peer review process, preferably at a scholarly publisher.
• Ability to assess complex situations.
• Ability to take responsibility, to work autonomously but also as part of a team, motivating others.
• Excellent communication and networking skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Proven experience in coaching and mentoring colleagues, fostering positive team‑working, shared learning and a supportive, inclusive working environment.

We know it is unusual for someone to tick every box so, if you don’t meet all the criteria, but demonstrate most of the skills and experience we are looking for, and have the enthusiasm to work with us, go ahead and apply. We pride ourselves on being a flexible and inclusive employer, if you have a preference to work flexibly please do apply.

Who We Are:

IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community. As the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, 100% of our profit goes towards public and scientific good.

Why work with us at IOP Publishing:

Purpose: We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

Culture: We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia and the US and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration and authenticity with a social conscience.

Financial benefits: a competitive salary starting from £32,000 (Band C) depending on experience, an excellent pension scheme, a discretionary annual bonus scheme, and a range of other useful and cost‑saving benefits available through our benefits platform.

Health and Wellbeing: 33+ days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra day’s leave to use for a moment that matters to you, a 35‑hour working week, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, dental insurance, health care cash plan, and a great positive working environment in our brand new office in central Bristol - modern airy and designed with all of our colleagues in mind – for work and social time.

Flexibility: a flexible hybrid working environment to suit everyone’s needs-– we don’t need you in the office every day so we can consider applicants from further afield who can travel to Bristol at least once per quarter (any travel to the Bristol office is at the employees expense).

And last but not least, did we mention that we are unique: IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not‑for‑profit society and we gift‑aid all our profits to support science through the activities of the Institute. IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under‑represented backgrounds. We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to support you. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for candidates. If however you already have the right to work in the UK or hold an eligible work permit or visa, we encourage you to apply for this position.