Associate Scientific Editor - Social Science

About our Team

The Social Sciences Journals team is comprised of 11 Publishers: 5 in Oxford (UK), 4 in London (UK), 1 in Amsterdam (NL) and 1 in Beijing (China); And 1 Associate Scientific Editor also based in Amsterdam (NL). The role will report directly to the Publisher Social Sciences and Humanities Open, currently based in Oxford, UK.

About the role

We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic colleague to work alongside the Publisher and existing Associate Scientific Editor to help further grow, shape and develop Social Sciences & Humanities Open, a significant, recently launched open access title within the Social Sciences Journals team. This role will balance academic research knowledge with efficiency, analytic skills, network development and creativity.

Location UK or the Netherlands (London, Oxford or Amsterdam).

Job purpose

• To work with the Publishing team, and collaborate with the existing Associate Scientific Editor, to help facilitate the growth and development of Social Sciences & Humanities Open, including the identification, acquisition, management, and development of high impact social science content, and helping to facilitate the content pipeline;
• To establish and maintain close contacts with the social sciences communities in academia and industry, and to work directly with authors, reviewers, and editors to help manage an efficient, rigorous and author friendly peer review process which maintains high professional and academic standards.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and supporting the peer review process: screening new manuscript for compliance with basic journal requirements and assigning to relevant subject editor;
• Ensuring efficient article transfer opportunities within the Elsevier Social Sciences portfolio collaborating with the internal transfer team as well as external parties;
• Supporting the subject editors and publisher to build a network of editors, scientific reviewers, and authors across the social sciences;
• Working with the publisher to build effective infrastructure for the journal, including improvement of internal processes and editorial team development;
• Monitoring and updating the journal webpages to ensure ongoing relevance and factual accuracy.
• Providing ongoing reporting to management team, and reporting/analysis as required to support ongoing journal development;
• Being responsible for managing the solicitation of journal content in new and emerging social science fields;
• Editorial expansion/innovation in related fields.

Requirements

• Have a Post Graduate degree in a Social Science; PhD a plus, but not essential;
• Have understanding and be interested in academic publishing;
• Be customer-focused, attentive;
• Have excellent interactive, team working skills and a drive to collaborate across multiple internal departments, ability to connect with a broad range of people as well as to work independently;
• Have excellent communication skills and be prepared to work somewhat independently from the rest of the immediate team while also contributing to team initiatives;
• Be flexible, analytical, and proactive; ability to think critically about a wide range of research issues;
• Have excellent written and verbal English communications;
• Have experience of authoring and the peer review process would be helpful, but not essential;
• Have an interest in helping achieve success for early career researchers and those new to international, peer reviewed publishing.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that 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 with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

As a spearhead of good employment practices, your health and wellbeing are of great importance to securing your future. Elsevier's benefits are very competitive.

About Us

Elsevier stands unique as the world's leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information, operating at the forefront of electronic publishing. Part of the FTSE-100 Company RELX, we enable specialized communities from universities to healthcare professionals, to access more than 20,000 products and services globally. In an ongoing commitment to being an employer of choice, we are committed to employing and developing talented and creative people who thrive on working in a challenging and fast paced environment.

The Social Sciences Journals group publishes more than 165 high-quality journals, including key publications edited by the best minds in the subject areas.

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