Interim Associate or Senior Editor

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About the Brand

Nature Portfolio is a flagship portfolio of journals, products and services including Nature and the Nature-branded journals, dedicated to serving the scientific community.

About the Role

Nature Portfolio is the world’s leader in publishing high-quality research from across the natural sciences and is rapidly expanding its footprint into medical research and public health. We are currently seeking one Associate or Senior Editor to join Communications Medicine - a new selective open access journal that publishes high-quality research, reviews and commentary across all clinical, translational and public health research fields. The journal complements our existing Nature Portfolio open access titles, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports, as well the growing portfolio of Communications journals.

The Associate or Senior editor role may be what you are looking for if you feel that a career in research does not satisfy your desire to learn about a wide variety of scientific topics and you are interested in helping to bring exciting translational and clinical research to a global audience while having a positive impact on the peer review process. This role is offered on a fixed-term contract basis and can be in our London or Pune offices on a hybrid working model.

Role responsibilities:

• Handling original research papers and working closely with other editors on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review, within the framework of the journal's editorial policy.
• Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts in the light of expert advice.
• Engaging with our external editorial board- guiding and assisting external editors with the tasks listed above, as well as recruitment and training of new board members.
• Liaising extensively with editors at other journals across Springer Nature and with experts in the international scientific community.
• Attending conferences and visiting research institutions.
• Commissioning various content including Reviews and Comment articles.
• Contributing to journal strategy and editorial policies.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential

• A PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline within biomedical or clinical research.
• A genuine passion for scientific communication and promoting rigor and transparency in reporting research.
• Enthusiasm for science and a thirst to learn more. You must be able to demonstrate the breadth of your interest in research, both within and beyond your specialty.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be fluent in English (written and spoken).
• The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different areas of medical research.
• An eagerness to network with scientists and clinicians worldwide, learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish.

Desirable:

• Post-doctoral experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Editorial experience is not required, as full training is given, although applicants with significant editorial experience are encouraged to apply and will potentially be considered for the Senior Editor position.

To apply, please submit:

• a CV
• a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the post

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