Senior Editor

Senior Editor, The Lancet Neurology (6 Month FTC)

Would you like to join the Lancet’s family of world-renowned medical research journals?

Do you enjoy driving change with science?

Location: London

About Our Team

The Lancet Neurology was launched in May 2002, and is a lively monthly journal of original research, review, and opinion, covering international issues relevant to neurologists worldwide. We are a small and friendly team handling some of the best research in the world. At The Lancet Neurology, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. In our pursuit of excellence, we recognize the strength in varied perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the diversity of our editorial team, we encourage applications from individuals who bring unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to the role.

About the role

As a Senior Editor, you will oversee the creation and publication of original material for our online and print journal. You will take ownership of overseeing submissions and performing quality peer review to ensure we publish high-quality content. You will build global relationships with experts in the community to disseminate and discuss practice-changing results from the field.

Responsibilities

• Peer review and editing of manuscripts

• Adherence to editorial policies and standards and assurance of the quality of the published material

• Collaboration with peer reviewers, authors, assistant editors, illustrators, and production staff in the compilation and review of proofs

• Collaboration with authors to maintain guidelines for manuscript submission and review

• Commissioning of content for the journal to maintain a strong pipeline for Review and InContext material

• Writing of and contribution to monthly Editorials

• Attendance at conferences to keep abreast of developments in the field and to nurture relationships with editorial board members

• Contribution to the strategic development of the journal

Requirements

• Higher degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., neuroscience) is desirable

• Research experience in a relevant field or experience in the wider development community

• Editorial experience, with a good understanding of all aspects of the journal publishing process

Work life

For this particular role, we do not expect daily attendance in the office but believe that regular in-person team meetings can be beneficial for us all. You will have a clearly defined schedule of work, and the way you use your weekly hours to complete it will be up to you.

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find a collaborative, innovative, and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we will surround you with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

• Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits

• Wellbeing programs

• Life assurance

• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

• Long service awards

• Save As You Earn share option scheme

• Travel Season ticket loan

• Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave

• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you

• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer

• Access to extensive learning and development resources

• Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.