Senior Geophysics Editor — Earth Sciences

1267 Springer Nature Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nature Geoscience — part of Springer Nature — seeks an Interim Associate or Senior Editor with geophysics expertise to join the editorial team in London, Milan or Pune. The role involves evaluating manuscripts, guiding peer review, and contributing to content strategy across geophysics topics including seismology, tectonics and geodynamics.

Applicants should hold a PhD in geophysics, demonstrate broad scholarly interest, and be willing to travel.

Qualifications

• Essential: A PhD (or equivalent) in a field related to geophysics.
• Essential: A thorough understanding of recent trends and developments in the field is essential.
• Essential: A passion for science and a thirst to learn more.
• Essential: You must be able to demonstrate the breadth of your interest in scientific research, both within and beyond your specialty.
• Essential: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including fluent English (written and spoken).
• Essential: The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different areas of this discipline.
• Essential: Be eager to travel and meet scientists worldwide, learn more about them and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish.

Responsibilities

• Manuscript Assessment and Critical Scientific Evaluation - Handling original research papers and working closely with editor teams on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review.

Skills

Geophysics knowledge

Excellent communication

Critical reading

Education

PhD in geophysics

Job description

Nature Geoscience — part of Springer Nature — seeks an Interim Associate or Senior Editor with geophysics expertise to join the editorial team in London, Milan or Pune. The role involves evaluating manuscripts, guiding peer review, and contributing to content strategy across geophysics topics including seismology, tectonics and geodynamics.

Applicants should hold a PhD in geophysics, demonstrate broad scholarly interest, and be willing to travel.