Editor: Medical Physics (Work-from-home)

Cactus Communications; Santiago de Compostela; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible schedule

Steady monthly workload

Learning & discussion platform access

Global research exposure

Descripción de la vacante

CACTUS provides expert language editing services to help researchers publish their work. As an Editor, you will evaluate and refine manuscripts, ensuring scientific accuracy and discipline-specific clarity while improving language quality.

Your work supports researchers worldwide to publish in prestigious journals. We seek a PhD holder in Nuclear Medicine or Medical Physics (mandatory) with a strong publication record and peer-review experience.

Formación

• PhD in Nuclear Medicine or Medical Physics is mandatory.
• Excellent written English and attention to detail required.
• Prior peer review experience preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Review and edit manuscripts to improve clarity, coherence, and readability while preserving authors' meaning.
• Ensure discipline-specific terminology and arguments are accurate for the target audience.

Conocimientos

Academic editing

English writing

Critical appraisal

Educación

PhD in Nuclear Medicine or Medical Physics

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

CACTUS provides expert language editing services to help researchers communicate their findings clearly and successfully publish their work. If you have a strong academic background, enjoy engaging with cutting-edge research, and have an eye for improving scientific writing, this opportunity is for you.

As an Editor, you will leverage your subject-matter expertise to evaluate and refine research manuscripts, ensuring scientific accuracy and discipline-specific clarity while enhancing the quality of the language. Your efforts will help researchers around the globe publish cutting-edge research in prestigious journals.

Job Responsibilities

• Review and edit manuscripts to improve the clarity, coherence, and readability of scientific content while preserving the authors’ intended meaning.
• Ensure that subject-specific terminology, conventions, and scientific arguments are accurate, consistent, and appropriate for the target audience.
• Improve the presentation of complex research findings to enhance their communication and publication readiness.
• Edit manuscripts such that the final text meets the highest standards of academic writing, is free of unclear, illogical, or unidiomatic sentences. Adhere to job-specific guidelines and format manuscripts according to the target journal when required.

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• A PhD degree in Nuclear Medicine or Medical Physics (mandatory)
• Strong publication record, with 5–10 or more first-author publications (mandatory)
• Prior peer review experience
• Ability to critically assess study design, methodology, statistics, and interpretation
• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate scientific content and ensure discipline-specific accuracy.
• Excellent written English and attention to detail.
• Prior experience in scientific editing or academic publishing is preferred.

Benefits of this Role

• Flexibility to decide when you work
• Receive a predictable volume of work each month
• Develop an understanding of the finer points of editing and gain access to articles and tips on our learning and discussion platform
• Get an inside view of research carried out worldwide

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.