Locum Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Neuroscience

Locum Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Neuroscience

Line manager

Chief Editor, Nature Neuroscience

Location:

NYC, Berlin

Deadline: August 5th, 2024

Purpose of the role:

Handling manuscripts in all areas of neuroscience research, particularly cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurodegeneration, and neuroimmunology; participating in the daily life of the Nature Neuroscience team; contributing significantly to editorial activities and (as appropriate) to the publishing activities of Nature Neuroscience; and such other tasks as the company may assign from time to time.

Need to do

Key Tasks

Manuscripts

• Selecting and rejecting manuscripts for publication, within the framework of current editorial policy.
• Cover for absent colleagues or lack of special knowledge in the editorial team.
• Where agreed, allocating manuscripts to other team members.
• Establishing Nature Neuroscience reputation in the scientific community by fostering good relationships with researchers.
• Where agreed, taking responsibility for the development of a broad subject area.
• Where agreed, defining topics for Perspective and Review Articles, assessing proposals from potential authors of such articles, handling the resulting manuscripts and improving them via effective editing

Training and development

• Helping other members of the team in handling manuscripts, and participating generally in the training and evolution of the team.
• Where required, training and supervision of new editors in their probationary period, including recommending to the Chief Editor whether the probationary period has been successfully completed. (Senior Editor)
• Where agreed, taking responsibility for the broad progress of aspects of training and personal development within the team. (Senior Editor)
• Active participation in planning an effective publishing strategy for authors; where agreed, taking responsibility for the journals's input into technological and operational developments.

Relationships with other departments

• Developing and maintaining effective and productive relations with other members of staff, including other Nature journal editors, editorial assistants, and other relevant departments, such as Author Services.
• Coordinating and collaborating with commercial colleagues, including advice to marketing and advertising departments and making constructive suggestions for sponsored projects.

Key People

• Other members of the Nature Neuroscience team; the Editorial Director; commercial departments; editorial assistants; other Nature journal editors.

Need to know

Qualifications:

• PhD
• Postdoctoral experience preferred but not required

Skills/knowledge:

• Ability to grasp the essence of a manuscript quickly and accurately.
• Ability to select reviewers for and reach decisions on manuscripts quickly and effectively.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to recognize useful leads for front half sections of Nature Neuroscience.
• A thorough understanding and overview of their own area, and the potential to have the same appreciation of other areas.

Experience:

• Significant experience as Associate Editor handling manuscripts for Nature Research (or similar experience elsewhere).

Need to be capable of

Technical Capability

Uses technical / job knowledge and experience, incorporating functional skills and broad based business knowledge, to meet and exceed job requirements / customer expectations. Up-to-date and disciplined, able to generate and present high quality, relevant and usable job-related information. Efficiently manages workload and projects within set timelines and to agreed budget, achieving set objectives. Assimilates and applies new job-related information in a timely manner.

2. Personal Effectiveness and Professionalism

Maintains a professional attitude and approach to work. Takes an ethical approach to internal and business relationships. Is aware of compliance and regulations as a framework for business activities. Produces consistent results both professionally and personally. Use of initiative and a proactive approach with drive to make a contribution. Focuses on achieving positive results contributing to team goals and the overall success of the business.

3. Customer Focus (internal and external customers)

Drive and motivation to meet or exceed customer expectations, Nurtures relationships by recognising and delivering on internal and external customer's needs and opinions. Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of their actions.

4. Relationship Building/ Teamwork (incorporating Communication, Influencing & Collaboration)

Builds effective relationships through positive communication that motivates and influences others. A valued team member actively involved in achieving team objectives. Works cooperatively and flexibly with other members of the team. Effectively communicates relevant ideas or details of events in a way that enhances relations in the work environment. Successfully influences others to accept and support an idea/proposal/plan.

5. Managing Complexity incorporating decision making, planning and organisation, and resilience

Is able to work effectively in a highly complex, diverse, changing environment. Changes own behaviour in order to deal with changing circumstances. Maintains a high level of performance under conditions of increased pressure, competition and adversity. Achieves results by setting goals using quality planning, analysis and decision making skills. Adapts and copes successfully with changing circumstances. Structures activities within an established time frame, following up on details in order to achieve

maximum effectiveness.

I will conduct business in accordance with Springer Nature's Code of Conduct and raise any questions or concerns with my Manager, HR or Compliance.

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US Annualized Base Salary Range: Associate Editor: $74,000 | Senior Editor: $91,000. The salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, skill level and equity. The US salary range does not align with the salary ranges in other countries when converted to the currency of that country.

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