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PLOS Medicine Associate Editor- 12 Month FTC

Public Library of Science -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Fixed term contract
£35,000 - £47,000 a year

Benefits

Company pension
Private medical insurance
Paid volunteer time

Qualifications

Doctoral degree
Stakeholder collaboration
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Editorial workflow management
Communication skills

Full job description

This position is fully remote/home based. Applications will be accepted from candidates based in the UK. This is a 12 month FTC.

Role Summary

PLOS Medicine is a leading open-access medical journal. We seek an Associate Editor to help develop and strengthen this influential venue for outstanding research and commentary on the major challenges to human health worldwide.

You will work with other in-house professional editors and external editorial board members to assess submitted manuscripts, oversee peer review, and make publication decisions. You will collaborate with PLOS operations teams and vendors to ensure smooth and efficient manuscript processing, and to deliver an outstanding experience for authors, peer reviewers, editorial board members, statistical advisors, and readers.

Responsibilities

Guide manuscripts through peer review
Oversee best-practice editorial decision-making
Commission Perspectives, Reviews, and other pieces
Collaborate with external academic editors
Engage in outreach to scholarly communities
Write editorials
Advocate for your research communities and for under-represented stakeholders
Help develop policies and special projects
Help resolve publication ethics/research integrity issues

Qualifications and experience

Experience in a research or clinical environment, publishing, or other relevant setting; experience in medical publishing strongly preferred
Postgraduate degree in a relevant subject area required. A PhD, MD or similiar level is preffered.
Highly organized and efficient, with strong critical assessment and problem-solving abilities
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
Love for fast-paced environments and proven adaptability to change
Demonstrate outstanding knowledge biological and medical sciences

The base salary range we've established for these positions is (UK) £35,000 - £47,000. PLOS also offers a comprehensive benefits package summarized below.

BENEFITS:

Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Income protection
Personal accident insurance
Pension with up to 10% employer match
25 days holidays, market competitive Maternity and Paternity leave
Birthday and three winter holidays days off
2 days paid time off for volunteering per year
Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office

About PLOS

Building on a strong legacy of pioneering innovation, PLOS continues to be a catalyst in open science, reimagining models to meet open science principles, removing barriers and promoting inclusion in knowledge creation and sharing, and publishing research outputs that enable everyone to learn from, reuse and build upon scientific knowledge.

Our work is supported by a highly skilled global in-house team, partnerships with local scholarly organizations, and the valued contributions of a diverse, international community of scientific researchers.

We're committed to equal opportunity

We're working to create a more equitable system of scientific knowledge and understanding. Removing barriers to inclusion and facilitating broad participation of voices is core to our success, inside and out.

Beyond accepting distinct perspectives, we seek and support divergent backgrounds among our staff because we know differences strengthen our teams, our work, and our communities. We strongly encourage applicants of all identities to join us as we work towards a future where science is open to all, for all.

Visit plos.org/careers to learn more.

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