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Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Biomedical and translational research)
Organisation: Nature Communications
Location: London, New York, Shanghai or Berlin
Closing date: 13th December 2020
Nature Research is the world’s leader in publishing high-quality research from across the natural sciences. Its journals include Nature, the Nature Research journals, the Nature Reviews journals and Nature Communications.
Do you love science but feel that a career at the bench isn’t enough to sate your desire to learn more about the natural world? Do you enjoy reading papers outside your chosen area of research? If the answer is ‘yes’ to any or all of these questions, you could be the person we’re looking for to join the editorial team of Nature Communications.
Nature Communications is the leading multidisciplinary Open Access journal, publishing high-quality scientific research. To help us to build on the success of this journal, we’re seeking an editor with experience in biomedical and translational research who has an inquiring scientific mind, a critical eye and a deep understanding of their subject and interests beyond. Knowledge of preclinical models, gene therapy and musculoskeletal biology and disease are desirable.
The successful candidates will report to a Team Manager in the life science division.
This demanding and intellectually stimulating role is located in either our London, New York, Shanghai or Berlin office. The position is offered on a permanent basis and its starting date is envisaged as soon as possible.
For Berlin candidates, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Terms for Berlin
Limitation: None
Working Hours: Full-time (37 hours/week)
Company: Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA
Applicants should include a CV, a covering letter explaining their interest in the post and their preferred office of employment, and a separate concise (300-400 words) discussion of a recent scientific development that they found particularly exciting (stating why).
Candidates will be considered as they apply.
Please apply using our online application system. We are looking forward to your online application!
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