Associate or Senior Editor, Communications Engineering

Job title: Associate or Senior Editor, Communications Engineering

Location: London, Beijing or Shanghai - Hybrid working model

Closing date: 24th October. Candidates will be considered as they apply so please apply early.

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About The Role
 

Communications Engineering publishes high-quality research from all areas of engineering. The journal is part of the Nature Portfolio open access titles, which includes Nature Communications, Scientific Reports and other Communications journals.

As Associate or Senior Editor, you will work with the engineering community to select and prepare manuscripts for publication in the journal. You will commission secondary content such as Reviews and Commentary. You will also promote the journal’s coverage of all the fields within this broad discipline.

This role can be located in our London, Beijing or Shanghai offices on a hybrid working model. Please note that this position is offered on a full-time permanent basis.

Responsibilities include:

• Handling original research papers and managing all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review.
• Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts in the light of expert advice.
• Liaising with editors at other journals across Springer Nature and with experts in the international scientific community.
• Attending conferences and visiting research institutes to engage with the communities and to represent the journal.
• Engaging with and supporting the Editorial Board of the journal.
• Commissioning and editing Reviews, Commentary and other invited articles.
• Contributing to journal strategy and editorial policies.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential

• A PhD in any area of engineering research.
• A passion for engineering and a desire to learn more. You must be able to demonstrate the breadth of your interest, both within and beyond your speciality
• The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different disciplines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and fluency in English (written and spoken)
• A desire to travel and meet researchers worldwide, when appropriate and as required, learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish.

Desirable

• Postdoctoral experience is an advantage, but is not essential
• Editorial experience would also be an advantage but is not essential.

To apply, you should include:

• a CV
• a cover letter explaining your interest in the post.  Please include in the cover letter a couple of paragraphs discussing research areas and directions that are particularly interesting to you.  We would love to know about any specific interests beyond your own area of research.

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Job Posting End Date:

24-10-2024