Academic Communications Specialist- Emergency Medicine

UMFP - University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

UMFP - University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine seeks an Academic Communications Specialist to support the department's scholarly, academic, and strategic communications through professional writing, editing, content development, and publication management.

This role serves as a central resource for manuscript preparation and publication support, executive communications, website management, and tracking publication data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, or related field is required.
• 5–10 years of writing/editing medical or academic material.
• BELS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional writing, editing, and content development for academic communications.
• Support manuscript preparation and publication management.
• Produce executive communications for departmental leadership.
• Collect, analyze, and report publication data and other academic metrics.

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Certification by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) preferred

Job description

Academic Communications Specialist- Emergency Medicine

Job Category : Administrative

• Full-Time
• Hybrid
• Salary Range : $72,500 USD to $108,700 USD

Locations

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Description

The Academic Communications Specialist supports the Department's academic, scholarly, and strategic communication initiatives through professional writing, editing, content development, publication management, and scholarly activity tracking. This position serves as a central resource for faculty manuscript preparation and publication support, executive communications for departmental leadership, website and digital content management, and the collection, analysis, and reporting of publication data and other academic metrics. The Academic Communications Specialist collaborates with faculty, staff, and leadership to ensure communications are accurate, engaging, timely, and aligned with departmental and institutional goals while supporting faculty advancement, academic recognition, and career development through the effective documentation and promotion of scholarly accomplishments; and other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, or related field from an accredited college or university; Master's degree preferred
• 5- 10 years of experience in writing/editing medical, academic, scientific, or other technical material
• Certification by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) is preferred

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland's Faculty Physician's Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographical location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/ training and other qualifications. University of Maryland Faculty Physician's Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employee's life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits

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