Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geochemistry)

Biomed Central; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Nature Communications seeks an Associate or Senior Editor in Geochemistry to oversee manuscript handling, peer review, and editorial decisions. The role involves coordinating with editors across the Nature family and engaging with the global geoscience community.

The candidate should hold a PhD in geosciences with strong solid Earth expertise, be fluent in English, and be willing to travel for collaboration and conferences. This is a hybrid role with multiple locations, including Pune.

Qualifications

• PhD in geosciences required with strong solid Earth geochemistry expertise.
• Postdoctoral experience preferred but not essential.
• Demonstrated breadth of scientific interest beyond specialty.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Handle original research papers and manage editorial processes including manuscript selection and peer review.
• Make editorial decisions based on expert advice and ensure decision quality.
• Determine subject representation in the journal and contribute to policy discussions on scope.
• Liaise with editors across the Nature family and with external researchers globally.
• Attend conferences and visits to research institutions to represent the journal.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Fluent English

Willingness to travel

Education

PhD in geosciences

Postdoctoral experience preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geochemistry)

Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing or Pune (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Handling original research papers, and working closely with other editors on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review. SN-Critical Scientific Evaluation, SN-Scientific Comprehension, SN-Manuscript Assessment,
• Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts in the light of expert advice. SN-Decision Quality, SN-Communicates Effectively,
• Determining the representation of their subject in the journal. Scientific Comprehension
• Liaising extensively with editors at other journals in the Nature family and with experts in the international scientific community. SN-Interpersonal Awareness, SN-Collaboration, SN-Publishing Workflows & Systems
• Attending conferences and visiting research institutions. SN-Communicates Effectively, SN-Scientific Comprehension

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• A PhD (or equivalent) in any field of geosciences. We are particularly interested in candidates that have a strong expertise in solid Earth geochemistry, with backgrounds such as tectonics, volcanology, economic geology, or geochronology.
• Some postdoctoral research experience is preferred but not essential. A thorough understanding of the fundamentals of the subject is essential.
• A passion for science and a thirst to learn more. You must be able to demonstrate the breadth of your interest in scientific research, both within and beyond your speciality and across the wider field of solid Earth geochemistry.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be fluent in English (written and spoken).
• The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different areas of this discipline.
• Be eager to travel and meet scientists worldwide, learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish.