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Assistant Editor

Oxford, GBR, GB💼 Full-time💰 $27,400–$27,400🗓 2026-07-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Organize the peer-review process and editorial decision-making for a portfolio of >120 in-house journals across physical, life, and health sciences.

Role type

Assistant Editor (Research Publishing)

Builds

Scholarly journals (e.g., Advanced Science, Angewandte Chemie, Small)

Domain

Academic Publishing / Life Sciences / Physical Sciences

Deliverable

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

Required skills

PhD in biomaterials, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, manuscript evaluation, reviewer selection, workflow optimization, strategic content acquisition

Preferred skills

Post-doc experience, manuscript handling system proficiency (Editorial Manager, Scholar One)

Technologies

Editorial Manager, Scholar One

Responsibilities

Evaluate and triage submitted manuscripts, select reviewers, assess reviewer reports and revised submissions, make final acceptance or referral decisions, commission invited articles, plan special issues, collaborate with global editorial teams

Seniority

Entry-level to Junior

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