Remote Associate Editor, Physical Review E

San Diego SHRM; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote first

Competitive compensation

Excellent benefits

Generous paid time off

Job summary

The American Physical Society is seeking an Associate Editor for Physical Review E (PRE). This full‑time position manages the peer‑review process and editorial decisions across statistical, nonlinear, complex systems, biological physics, soft matter, fluids, plasma, and computational physics.

APS emphasizes a remote‑first workplace in the United States, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits, along with generous paid time off and opportunities to engage with researchers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Must have a PhD in a relevant physics field and postdoctoral experience.
• Strong knowledge of physics literature and current research trends.
• Familiarity with peer review and editorial processes preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of peer review for PRE manuscripts.
• Coordinate with PRE editors and APS journals.
• Summarize papers and highlight important findings.
• Keep abreast of current physics research and communicate with editors.
• Support post-acceptance production and image acquisition.
• Ensure editorial quality and timeliness of publications.
• Represent journals at conferences and engage with researchers.

Skills

Editorial process familiarity

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Integrity

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in statistical/complex/biological physics or related

Tools

Peer-review management system

Job description

The American Physical Society is seeking an Associate Editor for Physical Review E (PRE). This full‑time position manages the peer‑review process and editorial decisions across statistical, nonlinear, complex systems, biological physics, soft matter, fluids, plasma, and computational physics.

APS emphasizes a remote‑first workplace in the United States, with competitive compensation and excellent benefits, along with generous paid time off and opportunities to engage with researchers worldwide.