Assistant Editor

Job Description: Assistant Editor Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IND Our mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns. About the Role: Location: Noida, U.P., India (Hybrid work model - 8 days at the office a month) Preferred Subjects - Optics and Photonics / Mathematics Interested in starting a career in research publishing? Wiley's Comprehensive Editorial Evaluation Team (CEET), is responsible for managing the peer-review process and decision-making for a portfolio of >120 in-house journals across physical, life, and health sciences, including renowned journals such as Advanced Science, Advanced Materials, and other Advanced journals, Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry Europe titles, Small, physica status solidi, Macromolecular titles, WIREs titles, and Current Protocols is expanding and therefore looking for additional Assistant Editors. How will you make an impact? Be responsible for the organization of the peer-review process and editorial decision-making from submission until acceptance for publication and export to production - evaluation and triage of submitted manuscripts, reviewer selection, assessment of reviewer reports and revised submissions, and final decision (acceptance or referral and transfer to relevant sister journals). Be an active member of a global editorial team and collaborate with other international colleagues daily. Have many (online) interactions with our authors and reviewers, researchers from all over the world. Be involved in strategically acquiring new content for our journals - for instance, commissioning invited articles and planning special issues or series. Contribute to (cross-functional/departmental) workflow optimization project workgroups. Altogether, gain on-the-job experience in many different aspects of scholarly publishing. What we are looking for: Having a PhD degree & an additional postdoc experience could be beneficial. We are seeking candidates with expertise in one of the following subject areas: Optics and Photonics, specializing in Opto-electronics, Optical Materials, LASERs/LEDs, Plasmonics, or Metamaterials. Mathematics, specializing in Numerical Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Computational Mechanics, Stochastic Methods, or similar areas. Candidates with a strong research background and relevant publications in these fields are highly encouraged to apply. Have a passion for science and its communication, and are prepared 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 Scholar One), previous publishing/scientific news writing experience, 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!

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