Job Detail

Assistant Editorial Department - Basel

Posted: 31 January 2020Reference: MDPI/AEBS20Location: Basel, SwitzerlandContact: jobs@mdpi.com

Organization Overview

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms across all disciplines. We operate more than 200 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 35,500 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland with additional offices in Europe and Asia. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

We are seeking graduates to work as Editorial Assistants. Applicants should be interested in staying connected with the research community and helping scholars worldwide publish their results.

Job Summary

As a successful candidate, you will receive full training in editorial work, initially as an Editorial Trainee, working closely with Managing Editors and learning how to take submitted research articles from submission to publication. Once you have successfully completed your traineeship you will be appointed as Assistant Editor. No previous editorial experience is required, however a familiarity with the academic editorial process is an advantage.You should share our passion for spreading the newly acquired knowledge of today’s scientific community and feel motivated to contribute to open access publishing.

Responsibilities

• Execute editorial work for academic research journals, including organizing the review process for manuscripts and overseeing editorial decisions


• Communicating with authors, editors, and reviewers


• Collaborating with other members of the editorial team and production team


• Administration work for our Editorial Manager

Your profile

The following are required:

• Bachelor’s degree in any scientific field or publishing/media/


• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)


• Strong written and spoken English


• Ability to multi-task, attention to detail


• Ability to work under pressure, including meeting deadlines


• Swiss citizen or holder of a Swiss work permit


• Willingness to communicate and collaborate internationally

The following are an advantage:

• MSc or PhD in any field


• Experience with scholarly publishing


• Experience in creating presentations and writing

Benefits of working for MDPIin Basel

• Competitive salary


• Comprehensive on-the-job training


• Join one the largest open access publisher in the world


• Work in an international team and in a pleasant working environment


• Opportunities for career progression

Questions and Application

Please send your application letter and CV by E-Mail to [email protected]