Assistant Editor - Journal of Ecology

About The Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with excellent organisational and time management abilities, great attention to detail and outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. You will need to have good IT skills, with knowledge of Microsoft Office, and have demonstrable experience in an academic publishing role.

You will assist the BES in publishing one of the Society’s world-renowned journals. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for an interesting and varied editorial role to be part of an experienced publications team.

Core duties will include:

• Managing a timely and fair peer review process for a successful international journal
• Dealing with enquiries from authors, reviewers and editors
• Maintaining accurate records of manuscript progress from submission to final acceptance or rejection
• Contributing ideas for journal development and improvements to processes to Managing Editor and Editors
• Providing regular reports to Editors and Managing Editor from ScholarOne on all aspects of manuscript processing
• Liaising with the publisher’s production department to ensure publication runs smoothly
• Assisting in ongoing journal marketing and promotion via online campaigns, printed publicity and social media channels
• Updating journal web pages to highlight new journal content
• Developing and managing the journal blog in collaboration with the Blog Associate Editor
• Attending the BES annual conference and any other external relevant meetings as required

The successful candidate will become part of a wider staff team seeking to excite and inspire our various audiences in ecology at a time when our science has never been more relevant for society. You will be based at the BES offices in Central London.

For more details about this role, please download the role specification and job pack.

Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants will need to provide evidence that they have the right to live and work in the UK. The BES is unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Further information

Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Working pattern: Full-time 35hrs Mon-Fri | We are currently have voluntary 4-day work week; staff can opt to work 32hrs over 4 days each week at no loss of salary
Location: Hybrid | We ask that staff spend at least 60% of their time at our London office
Closing date: 18/11/2024 9:00am
Interviews: 28/11/2024