Academic Communications Specialist- Emergency Medicine

University of Maryland Faculty Physicians•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, journalism, or related field from an accredited college or university.
5-10 years of experience in writing/editing medical, academic, scientific, or other technical material.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Certification by the Board of Editors in Life Sciences (BELS) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Professional writing, editing, content development, publication management, and scholarly activity tracking.
Faculty manuscript preparation and publication support.
Executive communications for departmental leadership.
Website and digital content management.
Collection, analysis, and reporting of publication data and other academic metrics.
Ensuring communications are accurate, engaging, timely, and aligned with departmental and institutional goals.
Supporting faculty advancement, academic recognition, and career development through the effective documentation and promotion of scholarly accomplishments.