Academic Editor*
Company: Research Square, LLC
Location: Durham
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
Description:
About Research SquareResearch Square Company, a five-time INC 5000
award winner, exists to make research communication faster, fairer,
and more useful. Through our industry-supporting preprint platform,
Research Square, research promotion tools, and AJE's comprehensive
suite of manuscript preparation services, we are proud to have
supported over 2.5 million authors in 192 countries since our
founding in 2004. Across all sides of our business, our team of
former researchers and publishing industry professionals truly
understand the importance of sharing research results with the
world. By helping researchers communicate their work more
effectively, we accelerate the pace of global discovery and
advancement.Job SummaryWe are looking for generalist editors with a
strong editing and research background in many fields of study
(clinical, life sciences, physical sciences, business, engineering,
and math & computer science). Academic Editors help researchers
successfully communicate their work through trusted author-oriented
solutions to overcome the barriers to the manuscript preparation
process.Our Academic Editors have a strong background in academic
research and stellar language editing skills. You will improve the
writing in academic manuscripts to a level that is appropriate for
peer review.The Academic Editor is a motivating position. It
entails delivering a high volume of consistently high-quality edits
(several manuscripts per day, editing at the sentence level), and
it requires a combination of strong editing and time management
skills as well as expertise in a specific field of study.Academic
Editors work from anywhere in the United States that is most
productive for them on a schedule that suits their lives. Our
employees are distributed across the United States, so we're all
working together from different locations.Field of Study (AOS):
- Business: Candidates will have experience with editing in LaTeX
and have expertise in the following business fields: economics,
environmental economics, and/or macroeconomics.
- Clinical: Candidates will have expertise in the following
fields: general medicine, internal medicine specialties, diagnostic
specialties, public health, or surgery.
- Life Science: Candidates will have expertise in the following
fields: cancer biology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiac and
cardiovascular systems, mathematical and theoretical biology,
medical genetics, nuclear medicine, medical imaging, vaccine
development, toxicology, or nutrition.
- Physical Science: Candidates will have expertise in the
following fields: plasma and fluidics, nuclear chemistry,
thermodynamics, photonics, optics, materials, or condensed
matter.
- Engineering: Candidates will have experience with editing in
LaTeX and will have expertise in the following fields: acoustics,
aeronautics, and astronautics, chemical engineering, civil
engineering, electrical engineering, energy engineering,
environmental engineering, industrial engineering, materials
engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, ocean
engineering, petroleum engineering, robotics or systems
engineering.
- Math & Computer Science: Candidates will have expertise in the
following fields: computer architecture and engineering, computer
science, mathematics, software engineering, and statisticsEssential
Functions
- Communicates with our support, customer service, and editing
teams as needed to serve our customers best and in line with team
expectations
- Edits in line with our scope and service goals
- Meets workflow-specific quality standards, volume targets, and
deliverables
- Makes our company a better place
- Works effectively in a stimulating environment.
Requirements:
Education
- Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.)Experience
- 1-2+ years of relevant experience
- Expertise in their field of study, as demonstrated
- The work is results-oriented and communication is often
asynchronous, so written communication skills and a dash of
tech-savvy are a must.
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet
deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills-written,
face-to-face, and virtual
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work resourcefully and professionally in an
enthusiastic environmentWork EnvironmentRelocation is not required
as this position can be remote-based.This is a US-based role.The
starting, non-negotiable, annual salary for this role is $50,000
(40/hrs), $40,000 (32/hrs), and $25,000 (20/hrs)Applicants must be
currently authorized to work in the United States for any
employer.Working at Research Square CompanyOur team embraces and
fuels change, advocates for simplicity, invests in customers'
success, and applies a data- motivated approach to improve and
magnify our impact. We have developed tools and services that have
been adopted by major international publishers to improve the
publishing experience for their authors. We are a high-growth,
family-friendly, and mission-committed company that regularly wins
awards for our workplace culture, the pace of growth, and
innovations. Our organization is casual and flexible while also
being stimulating. We have a results-focused work environment.
Workplace Recognition
- Sloan Award for Workplace Flexibility (2011, 2012)
- When Work Works Award (2014, 2016, 2017)
- NC Parenting Magazine's Family Friendly 50 (2013, 2014)
- Triangle Business Journal's Best Places to Work (2017, 2019,
2020)
- NCBC Breastfeeding-Friendly Employer Award (2017)
- Family Forward NC Featured Business (2019) Research Square
Company's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity in all
its employment practices without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, marital status,
protected veteran status, military status, age, people with
disabilities, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression
or any other legally protected category. Applicants for US-based
positions with Research Square must be legally authorized to work
in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will
be required as a condition of hire. Research Square supports people
with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to job
applicants. If you need assistance completing our online job
application, email Recruitment@researchsquare.com. General
inquiries, such as those regarding the status of a job application,
will not receive a reply. PI177213638
Keywords: Research Square, LLC, Durham , Academic Editor*, Advertising , Durham, North Carolina
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