Graduate STEM Technical Editor (Contingent II)

UM23 Bowie State University (BSU); Maryland; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription insurance

Paid sick leave and annual leave

Tuition remission

Supplemental retirement benefits

Job summary

Bowie State University (BSU) is seeking a Graduate STEM Technical Editor to support graduate students in academic writing, focusing on technical documents. The role involves collaboration with faculty and graduate administration to ensure clarity and accuracy in complex technical information.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in a STEM field and has 5 years of experience in writing and editing academic materials. Comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a STEM field like Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 5 years of professional experience in writing, editing, and formatting.
• Experience with reference management tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with faculty/program directors.
• Ensure student documents meet BSU Graduate School guidelines.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts for technical accuracy.

Skills

Editing academic materials

Technical writing

Collaboration

Time management

Critical feedback

Education

Master's degree in a STEM field

Terminal degree (PhD)

Tools

MS Word

LaTeX

Adobe Acrobat

Reference management tools (EndNote, Zotero)

Job description

Job Summary

Graduate STEM Technical Editor (Contingent II) – non‑regular fixed term, full‑time. Supports graduate students in academic writing, focusing on technical documents, ensuring clarity, accuracy, style, and communication of complex technical information. Works closely with faculty and graduate administration.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with faculty/program directors to establish optimal writing approaches.
• Serve a diverse student community, including non‑native language writers, assisting improvement at master’s and doctoral levels.
• Ensure student documents meet BSU Graduate School guidelines, organizing writing assignments for conciseness, style, and terminology.
• Maintain a project log of documents, records, and files; collaborate with staff as part of a team.
• Review and edit technical documents for clarity, grammar, punctuation, accuracy, and adherence to style guidelines.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to confirm technical accuracy, validate data, calculations, and experimental results.
• Apply formatting and style guidelines (APA, IEEE, Chicago); standardize headings, tables, figures, references.
• Assist in structuring technical content for clarity; provide constructive feedback to improve writing skills.
• Manage multiple editing projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and meeting deadlines.
• Conduct final reviews to ensure quality before publication.
• Maintain best practices for technical editing and documentation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, participate in meetings to understand project requirements.
• Deliver writing services and resources, including workshops and dissertation editing.
• Stay current with best practices in graduate education, attend relevant conferences and training.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a STEM field (e.g., Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics).
• 5 years of professional experience in writing, editing, and formatting academic materials.
• Experience with reference management tools (EndNote, Zotero) is a plus.
• Proficiency in editing tools/software (MS Word, LaTeX, Adobe Acrobat).

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree (PhD).
• Prior experience in academic editing or publishing.

Conditions of Employment

COVID‑19 vaccinations are not required but strongly encouraged. Occasional travel may be required for meetings, conferences, or training. Flexible schedule to meet graduate student needs. Position is grant‑funded; continuation depends on grant funding.

Benefits

Medical, dental, prescription, long‑term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance, paid sick leave, annual leave, 10 paid holidays, tuition remission, and supplemental retirement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bowie State University is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The University complies with all applicable federal and state laws related to nondiscrimination and affirmative action and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.