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Journal Development Editor Talent Pool 2017
Springer
New York, NY, United States
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BioMed Central (BMC) is a large portfolio of peer-reviewed open access journals for Science, Technology and Medicine. The journals span all areas of biology, medicine and health, including broad interest titles such as BMC Biology and BMC Medicine alongside specialist journals, such as Malaria Journal and BMC Infectious Diseases.
Are you keen to develop a publishing career with some of the most respected quality science journals? If so we want to hear from you. BioMed Central is regularly looking for talented proactive candidates to join the team as Journal Development Editors.
In joining the team you would become part of one of the world’s leading global scientific and medical publishers. You will be working on our respected BioMed Central and SpringerOpen journal portfolios. Due to the success of this business area, our teams are growing and we have fantastic opportunities for individuals with a passion for scientific advancement to develop their publishing career and work alongside some of the best in this field. The subjects range from life, health and physical sciences.
As a Journal Development Editor you would be responsible for a defined list of open access journals, working as part of the team to grow the portfolio through strategic journal development and acquisitions. To develop the portfolio you’ll enjoy being proactive, creative and data driven to devise and implement journal development plans. As the primary publishing contact for your journals, you’ll work alongside leading academics and policy makers, meaning excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships are key to ensure the smooth running and success of the journal portfolio. Working with colleagues across the business you’ll gain exposure to all aspects of the academic journal publishing industry.
The Journal Development Editor role is suited to a talented individual educated to degree level, or equivalent, with a preference for a scientific degree. We also encourage those without a scientific degree but 1-2 years' experience in scholarly publishing to apply. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates to kick-start their publishing career in open access journals publishing.
If this sounds of interest to you and reflects your career plans then we want to hear from you. Please register your interest for Journal Development Editor roles for 2017 and we will keep you posted.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Life and AD&D
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit Accounts
• Tuition Assistance
• Summer Hours
Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO Is The Law Poster:
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.
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Springer Nature is the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s highest impact journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Springer Nature was formed in 2015 through the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media.