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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications

DE / CN💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Associate or Senior Editor for the Human Behaviour team at Nature Communications, a leading multidisciplinary Open Access journal.

Role type

Senior IC editor (political science/economics)

Builds

High-quality scientific research publications

Domain

Academic publishing, political science, behavioural economics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

PhD in political science, economics (particularly behavioural economics), or closely related field; critical scientific evaluation; manuscript selection; peer review oversight; scientific comprehension; ability to assess novelty and implications of research; travel for conferences and research institution visits

Preferred skills

Editorial experience; additional research experience

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Handling original research papers and working with editors on manuscript selection and peer review; making editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts; determining subject representation in the journal; liaising with editors at other Nature journals and international experts; attending conferences and visiting research institutions

Seniority

Associate or Senior, hands-on IC

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