Associate Editor

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $83k - $113.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

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American Physical Society

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1899

🔬 Science

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Science • Education • Non-profit

American Physical Society is a non-profit professional organization and scholarly publisher that advances and promotes the practice of physics. It publishes the Physical Review family of journals (including Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, and Reviews of Modern Physics), runs open-access publishing initiatives, organizes scientific meetings and conferences for specialized physics communities, provides member services to over 50,000 physicists worldwide, and advocates on behalf of the physics research and education enterprise. The society is headquartered in College Park, MD and offers resources for careers, outreach, and policy engagement.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the scientific content and impact of manuscripts critically and independently • Manage all aspects of peer review • Decide whether to editorially reject manuscripts or proceed with peer review based on journal acceptance criteria and scope • Maintain ethical standards and fairness throughout editorial stages • Participate in everyday journal initiatives, including highlighting and attracting top content • Contribute to high-level editorial strategies and engage with Editorial Board members • Participate in editorial and cross-departmental projects supporting APS goals • Represent the journals and APS at scientific conferences and give presentations • Interact with key researchers and groups at pertinent laboratories and institutions, including through social media • Develop strong relationships and trust with researchers from academia and industry • Maintain Physical Review quality standards, general style guidelines, and technical matters • Communicate with authors, internal support staff, and external vendors • Use tools to conduct, analyze, and enhance the peer-review process • Travel occasionally, approximately up to 10%, for APS meetings, departmental gatherings, and interactions in the Long Island, NY, Washington, DC, and College Park, MD areas • Travel worldwide to attend conferences and events and interact with researchers at their institutions and universities

🎯 Requirements

• A PhD is required in Physics or adjacent areas • A minimum of one year of postdoctoral experience in condensed matter and materials physics • Published in major journals within the scope of Physical Review B • Proven referee experience in the topical areas of Physical Review B • Excellent knowledge of the scientific literature in condensed matter and materials physics • Knowledge of existing research groups in the area of coverage • Acute awareness of current developments • Passion for learning and sharing research in all fields covered by the journal • Strong sense of integrity • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills • Ability to make independent decisions and evaluations • Ability to apply journal policies and practices and make sound editorial judgments • Ability to work during the core 9 am to 5 pm Eastern Standard Time workday • This position does not include visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible schedules and ability to work remotely • 8% employer-paid retirement contribution • 100% employer-paid investment advisement services • Medical benefits: PPO or HDHP option • Employer contribution to HSA account, eligibility based on medical plan enrollment • Lifestyle Spending benefit up to $1,500.00 (USD), 100% employer paid • Vision benefits: individual and dependent coverage, 100% employer paid • Basic Life & Accident insurance, employee coverage 100% employer paid • Supplemental Life & Accident insurance, including spouse & dependent child(ren) coverage • Disability insurance, employee coverage 100% employer paid • Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness insurance • Healthcare, Commuter & Dependent care flexible spending accounts • Vacation: 15 days annually • Generous holiday leave: 17 paid office closures; includes one week closure at the end of December • Personal leave: 4 days annually • Volunteer leave: 1 day annually • Sick leave: 10 days annually • Bereavement & Compassion leave: 2 -15 days based on loss • 12 weeks employer-paid family leave • College tuition reimbursement plan • Job related seminar & continuing education • Professional Certification/Recertification Training and professional development • Access to LinkedIn Learning on-demand courses • Employee Assistance Program • Mindfulness Meditation: live and on-demand classes • International travel opportunities • APS does not offer relocation assistance/costs

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