Dissertation Editor – Part-Time, Temporary

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🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $30 / hour

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✏️ Editor

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Saybrook

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Logistics • Construction

Saybrook is a private equity and investment firm founded in 1990 that focuses on lower-middle-market companies with operational or capital-structure complexity. The firm operates dedicated private equity, infrastructure, and technology arms that target supply-chain, logistics, and real-estate-related opportunities; it also provides consulting and advisory services (turnaround, capital structure, ERP/systems) and invests in/operates marketplace platforms for warehouse space. Saybrook works with management teams, institutional investors, and transportation stakeholders to improve the flow of goods and deploy capital in infrastructure and technology solutions.

📋 Description

• Support Dissertation Finalization within the Office of Research Innovation and Sponsored Programs • Edit dissertations to prepare them for ProQuest publication under the direction of the Dissertation Finalization Manager • Review completed dissertations in a timely manner • Proofread grammar, punctuation, spelling, and formatting according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th Edition) and the Saybrook Handbook of Format and Style • Use Microsoft Word, Recite, email, and Zoom for editing and communication • Coordinate with Saybrook editors and students to support dissertation editing and publication

🎯 Requirements

• Earned master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education • Prior experience as an editor, specifically proofreading • Expertise in the mechanics of writing and APA 7 style • Microsoft Word fluency, specifically Track Changes and Comments • Graduate-level, culturally responsive, and inclusive reading comprehension and writing skills • Prior knowledge of the dissertation process • Prior editorial experience with dissertations or academic writing • Microsoft Word expertise, including the Styles pane and captioning tables and figures • Availability for 10–20 hours per week • Temporary, as-needed availability

🏖️ Benefits

• Generous paid time-off • Medical and dental insurance coverage • Life and disability insurance • Retirement plan with employer contribution • Multiple flexible spending accounts • Tuition reimbursement • Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation