Associate Editor

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Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering

Location(s): Berlin or Shanghai - Hybrid Working Model

Applications deadline: 10th of November 2024

About the Role

Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering (https://www.nature.com/natrevelectreng/) is recruiting a full-time Associate or Senior Editor. This is an exciting opportunity to join the editorial team of the newly launched Nature Portfolio journal in electrical engineering. We are particularly interested in applicants with a background in telecommunications, signal processing, power and energy and photonics, but we would welcome applications from outstanding candidates in any area of electrical engineering.

Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering covers the traditional core subjects of the field — power, electronics, control systems, signal processing and telecommunication engineering — providing insight to researchers, engineers and industry experts, as well as non-specialists interested in specific areas related to electronics and electrical engineering. The topics include but are not limited to power grids, renewable energy generation and storage, electronic circuits, wireless communications and robotics. The journal also brings to the attention of its readers topics beyond engineering research with particular focus on societal, ethical, environmental and commercial aspects of electrical engineering. Our broad scope and accessible formats ensure that work published in our journal reaches the widest possible audience.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Associate or Senior Editor with broad scientific knowledge and an interest in the practice and communication of electrical engineering.

Role Responsibilities:

• Commission journal content including narrative Reviews and short opinion pieces
• Work closely with authors throughout the writing and revision process by providing feedback on synopses, developmentally editing first drafts, and line-by-line editing final manuscripts before acceptance
• Organize and manage peer-review
• Liaise between authors and the internal Art editors to ensure the best visual communication of ideas in figures and other display items
• Write Research Highlights and other editorial content
• Interact extensively with the scientific community through laboratory visits and international conferences, virtually or in-person

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Sound knowledge and keen interest in science
• A PhD (and ideally post-doctoral experience) in any topic relevant to the journal; the preferred areas of expertise are either telecommunications or signal processing
• Ability to absorb new areas of research, and identify new developments and research trends in fields beyond their immediate specialty
• Demonstrable ability to edit text for sense, clarity, factual correctness and language (which will be assessed during the interview process)
• Strong writing ability
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Willingness to travel to meet scientists, discuss their research and Review ideas, and advocate for the journal
• Editorial experience is not required but is an advantage.

To apply, please submit a CV, a research highlight (approximately 400 words) on a recent relevant paper in the literature, and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the role.

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Job Posting End Date:

10-11-2024