Associate or Senior Editor, Communications AI & Computing

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Communications AI & Computing

Location(s): New York, Jersey City, Madrid or Pune – Hybrid Working Model

Application Deadline: August 19th 2025

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We are currently seeking an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in research to join Communications AI & Computing - a new multidisciplinary open access journal in the Nature Portfolio. 

The journal will publish research spanning the broad landscape of computational science, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and their applications in addressing complex scientific and societal challenges, encompassing both fundamental and applied research, from the development of algorithms, tools, and frameworks that advance scientific discovery to methodologies that utilize computational approaches to generate insights and solve real-world problems.

The journal will initially be run jointly with Nature Communications, with a combined internal team and a joint Chief Editor, but with a separate Editorial Board. Communications AI & Computing complements our other Nature Portfolio open access titles, such as Nature Communications, the other Communications series journals, Scientific Reports as well as the suite of NPJs. 

About the Role

If you love science, are passionate about communication of science, and enjoy reading papers outside your chosen area of research, you could be the person we are looking for to join the editorial team of Communications AI & Computing. 

The Associate or Senior Editor will be responsible for assessing the novelty and importance of manuscripts and preparing them for publication. You will also promote the journal’s coverage of all fields relevant to computational science, with a particular focus on theoretical and foundational AI/ML. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in computer science, statistics, or information engineering, with an emphasis on learning theory, optimization, or model evaluation, and have research experience applying these methods in domains such as physics, life or social sciences, or related scientific disciplines.

Role Responsibilities: 

• Selection of manuscripts for publication in the journal based on the advance they bring over the published literature, 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 or Deputy Editor for journal press releases and write press release drafts. 
• Recruit, train, support and keep engaged a team of external editors, ensuring that they understand and implement the ethos 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 and Deputy Editors. 

Experience, Skills & Qualifications: 

• Research experience to PhD level (or equivalent) in one or more