If you have a strong interest in ensuring that academic research remains free to anyone to read, download, and reuse then consider joining PeerJ. Help us build the next set of tools that will advance the current state of scholarly communication.
PeerJ is an award-winning, open access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal publisher covering many academic disciplines (including biology, life science, medicine, environmental science, computer science and chemistry).
We have a vacancy for an entry-level ‘Staff Editor’ to help manage our “PeerJ Computer Science” journal.
This position will expose the employee to a broad range of issues related to the mechanics, ethics and day-to-day business of managing the editorial aspects of an effective peer review process. The role deals with content related issues; it helps to maintain an effective quality control and peer review process; and it involves frequent interactions with academics worldwide.
This role works closely with internal teams and the external Academic Editors and peer-reviewers of our peer-reviewed journal publications. It is focused on our PeerJ Computer Science journal but will also involve interaction with our other titles as well. In particular, the recently launched PeerJ Chemistry titles are also covered by this position.
Starting ASAP, this is a full time position working from home with flexible working hours.
The mission
Our mission is to make scientific research freely accessible to all. We are committed to open access; to equitable and inclusive publishing; to delivering 21st century technology whilst upholding the traditions and rigour of peer review; and to the communities that choose to work with us.
The people
You'll get to work with very smart, creative and generous people who share a commitment to open science. We believe it's important that PeerJ is a place where employees are valued and can have fun, with space and time to consider the big picture.
The benefits
We believe work-life balance is important. We offer a generous holiday policy, flexible working hours and a casual, supportive work environment, plus plenty of benefits.
PeerJ is a fully remote team, with core locations in both California, US and the UK. We are part of the Taylor & Francis Group, the Academic Publishing Division of Informa PLC.