Research Editor

Om Ak Solutions; Zirakpur; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance incentives

Career growth

Friendly and professional work environment

L&D programs

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Om Ak Solutions in Zirakpur is looking for a Research Editor to ensure the quality and accuracy of research content. This role involves collaborating with researchers and editorial teams to review and enhance academic documents.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent writing and proofreading skills and a strong subject matter expertise. The position offers a competitive salary with performance incentives and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Proficient in language usage and grammar, with attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of subject area, including terminology and research conventions.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit academic documents for accuracy and quality.
• Enhance clarity and readability by collaborating with authors.
• Ensure manuscripts conform to style guides and ethical standards.
• Provide constructive feedback to authors.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure high-quality output.

Skills

Excellent writing and proofreading skills

Subject matter expertise

Job description

Research Editor – Roles & Responsibilities

A Research Editor is responsible for reviewing, refining, and ensuring the accuracy and quality of research content before publication or distribution. This role involves close collaboration with researchers, writers, and editorial teams.

• Review and edit academic documents: They meticulously review and edit academic documents to ensure linguistic, stylistic, and factual accuracy. This includes correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Improve clarity and readability: Academic editors work with authors to enhance the clarity, coherence, and overall quality of their writing. They may reorganise text and restructure sentences to ensure the message is conveyed effectively to the target audience.
• Ensure adherence to guidelines and standards: A key responsibility is to ensure that manuscripts conform to the style guides, formatting requirements, and referencing standards of the intended publication or organization, such as journals or educational institutions. This may also include verifying that the paper complies with publication ethics and standards.
• Provide feedback and guidance: They offer constructive feedback and suggestions to authors, guiding them in improving their writing, content, structure, and style.
• Collaborate with teams: Academic editors often collaborate with writers, designers, and other members of the editorial team to ensure the highest quality of the final output and meet deadlines.

Requirements

Essential skills

• Excellent writing and proofreading skills: Academic editors are proficient in language usage and grammar, paying meticulous attention to detail to identify and correct errors.
• Subject matter expertise: They possess a solid academic background and a good understanding of the subject area they are editing, including knowledge of specific terminology and research conventions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary – Because great work deserves great pay.
• Performance incentives – Hit your targets? We celebrate that.
• Career growth – We love promoting from within.
• Awesome work vibe – Friendly, professional & genuinely fun.
• L&D programs – Training and leadership development built for you.
• Be part of something growing – Join a team that's on the move.
• Flexible working hours (subject to business requirements)