Assistant Editor

Location: Berlin or Weinheim, Germany

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About the role:

Interested in starting a career in research publishing? Wiley’s Comprehensive Editorial Evaluation Team, which is responsible for managing the peer-review process and decision-making for a portfolio of over 120 in-house journals across physical, life, and health sciences, including renowned journals such as Advanced Science , Advanced Materials , Advanced Healthcare Materials , and other Advanced journals, Angewandte Chemie , Chemistry Europe titles, Small , physica status solidi , Aging Cell , and Molecular Nutrition & Food Research , is expanding and therefore looking for additional Assistant Editors.

How you will make an impact:

• Be responsible for the peer-review process and editorial decision-making from submission until acceptance for publication – initial scientific evaluation of manuscripts to determine suitability (triage), reviewer selection for those passing triage, scientific assessment of reviewer reports and revised manuscripts, and making final editorial decisions regarding publication.
• Have many (online) interactions with our authors and reviewers – researchers from all over the world.
• Be an active member of a global editorial team and regularly collaborate with other international colleagues.
• Be involved in cross-functional/departmental projects that may include, but are not limited to, strategic content acquisition for our journals e.g. special issues; development and implementation of training; workflow optimization and more.
• Altogether, gain on-the-job experience in many different aspects of scholarly publishing.

What we look for:

• Have a PhD degree in the natural sciences; any additional postdoc experience would be beneficial.
• We are looking for candidates who have experience in energy generation, energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors, electrocatalysis), microbiology, bioinformatics/computational biology/systems biology, human genetics, biomedical engineering (biomaterials, bioelectronic devices, biosensors) for diagnosis, understanding and therapy of disease (including animal models of disease utilising cell and molecular biology techniques).
• Have a passion for science and its communication and are keen to broaden their knowledge by working across a spectrum of research areas.
• Have a good understanding of the peer-review process (for example, have been previously involved as an editor, author, or reviewer).
• Are self-motivated, diplomatic, and flexible, have outstanding organizational, time management, and communication skills, and have excellent command of the English language (both written and verbal).
• Can collaborate efficiently and effectively on multiple products with many different colleagues in teams across various global office locations.
• Previous experience with a manuscript handling system (e.g., Editorial Manager or ScholarOne), previous publishing/scientific communication experience in a fast-paced environment, and an interest in data analysis would be advantageous.

Why should you join Wiley?

• The team! You’ll be joining a talented group of professionals who are truly passionate about the work we do.
• We embrace you for you! Wiley is committed to attracting and retaining a talented and diverse workforce and fostering a work environment in which all colleagues are valued and can enjoy professional success.
• Fantastic well-being initiatives such as ‘Happy Fridays’ with the afternoon off during part of the year, flexibility to work from home, fun events, and activities throughout the year to get colleagues together, free access to Headspace and much more!

About Wiley:

Wiley is a trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world’s most important challenges. We are advocates of advancement, empowering knowledge-seekers to transform today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities.

With over 200 years of experience in publishing, we continue to evolve knowledge seekers’ steps into strides, illuminating their path forward to personal, educational, and professional success at every stage. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to advance discoveries in their fields, adapt their workforces, and shape minds.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees, for example we offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

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