Editor, Statistics (PhD Required)

Cactus Communications; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere

Predictable monthly workload

Learning & discussion platform access

Global research exposure

Job summary

CACTUS is seeking an Editor to refine research manuscripts for international journals. You will leverage your subject-matter expertise to ensure scientific accuracy and language clarity while maintaining discipline-specific nuance.

This remote role offers flexibility and a steady monthly workload, enabling you to contribute to cutting-edge research from anywhere. Applicants should have strong English writing skills and prior experience in scientific editing or academic publishing is a plus.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate scientific content and ensure discipline-specific accuracy.
• Excellent written English and attention to detail.
• Prior experience in scientific editing, peer review, or academic publishing would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Review and edit manuscripts to improve clarity and readability while preserving authors’ meaning.
• Ensure terminology and arguments are accurate and appropriate for the target audience.
• Improve presentation of complex findings to enhance publication readiness.
• Edit manuscripts to meet high academic writing standards and journal guidelines.

Skills

Excellent written English

Attention to detail

Critical evaluation of scientific text

Discipline-specific accuracy

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

• Demonstrated ability to critically evaluate scientific content and ensure discipline-specific accuracy.
• Excellent written English and attention to detail.
• Prior experience in scientific editing, peer review, or academic publishing would be an advantage.

Benefits of this Role

• Flexibility. You can work from anywhere
• 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