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Assistant Editor

British Ecological Society

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We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with demonstrable experience in academic publishing
and an interest in further developing their publishing career to join our journals’
publications team.

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate with outstanding communication skills and an
interest in further developing their career in publishing.

You will be able to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, and have either:

  • 2-3 years’ work experience in STM publishing and an interest in translating ecological
    science into practice or,
  • 2-3 years’ experience in a role connected to natural resource management or ecological
    consultancy with an interest in STM publishing

Experience using content management systems or journals databases would be an advantage.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Product Development, the Assistant Editor will coordinate a growing
online resource and journal to better connect ecological practitioners and researchers,
including:

  • maintaining an online database of ecological grey literature;
  • managing a timely and fair peer review process for all submitted journal articles;
  • establishing relationships with Editors, member organisations, advisors, and service
    providers;
  • organising the marketing, publicity and web-based activities for the journal and resource.

For more details about this role, please download the role
specification
 and job
pack
.

Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Working pattern: 35hrs Mon-Fri tendersglobal.net We are currently running a trial of the 4-day
work week; staff can opt to work 32hrs over 4 days each week at no loss of salary
Location: Hybrid tendersglobal.net We ask that staff spend at least 60% of their time at our
London office
Closing date: This position will be closed when we have received a suitable
number of strong candidates
Interviews: Interviews will be held as applications are received. Interviews
will be conducted over Microsoft Teams and involve a short written activity followed by a panel
interview

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