Interim Associate/Senior Editor, Communications Earth & Environment

Springer Nature • New York, NY

9d • $80,000 - $95,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Springer Nature is seeking an Interim Associate/Senior Editor to join the Communications Earth & Environment journal. This fast-growing multidisciplinary open access journal focuses on Earth, planetary, and environmental sciences. The role involves selecting and preparing manuscripts for publication, promoting the journal's coverage, and ensuring accepted manuscripts are transferred to production. The position is a fixed-term, full-time role for 5-6 months, starting in October 2026, based in either the New York or Pune office with a hybrid working model. Ideal candidates are passionate about science communication, open-minded, and enjoy reading papers outside their research specialty.

Requirements

• Research experience to PhD level (or equivalent) in one or more disciplines that fall within paleoclimate, geochemistry or another solid Earth science discipline. Strong candidates from all areas of the Earth and environmental sciences will be considered.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and fluency in English (written and spoken).
• The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different disciplines.
• A passion for science and a desire to learn more.
• You must be able to demonstrate the breadth of your interest in scientific research, both within and beyond your specialty.
• A desire to meet scientists worldwide, online and in person, and to learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish.

Nice To Haves

• Editorial experience
• Postdoctoral experience
• Broad training

Responsibilities

• Selection of manuscripts for publication in the journal, with the appropriate editorial oversight and within the framework of its editorial policy.
• Make those manuscripts selected for publication accessible to a wide readership, by giving attention to their titles and introductory sections, particularly the abstract, and by suggesting to the authors any structural changes that are needed.
• Ensure that manuscripts accepted for publication are transferred to production in an appropriate, complete state.
• Recommend appropriate manuscripts to the Chief Editor for journal press releases.
• Recruit, train, support and keep engaged a team of external editors, ensuring that they understand and implement the philosophy and policies of the journal.
• Attend conferences and meetings and visit research institutions (in agreement with the Chief Editor) and report on these activities.
• Advise Advertising and Marketing as required, answering questions raised and offering suggestions/leads wherever possible.
• Devise and supply editorial content for special projects as agreed with the Chief Editor.

Benefits

• Springer Nature is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf poster.
• Inclusion: of people, perspectives, and ideas.
• Diverse perspectives drive progress, and we are committed to creating an environment where people and ideas can flourish.
• Accommodation for access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree