Associate Editor or Senior Editor, Nature Sensors

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor. Nature Sensors

Location: New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City, Shanghai, Beijing or Nanjing

Deadline: April 11th, 2025

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About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the launch team of Nature Sensors as an Associate or Senior Editor.

Nature Sensors will be a multidisciplinary journal at the intersection of applied sciences and engineering, showcasing advancements in sensor technologies, enabling methodologies, and their applications across diverse fields, including environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, wearable and implantable devices, and smart sensing systems for the Internet of Things.

Nature Sensors will connect researchers, industry experts, innovators, policymakers, and the public and publish thought pieces exploring the impact of the ubiquity of sensors, the datafication of society, and other broader challenges and issues in the field. The journal will emphasize real-world, societal applications of sensor technology, publishing original research, reviews, commentary, and opinion pieces across this broad domain. The journal aims to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration by uniting various scientific communities with the shared goal of developing and applying sensor technologies for societal benefit.

We welcome candidates with expertise across sensing research, including sensor devices (chemical, thermal, biosensors, optical, quantum, acoustic, and multi-modal systems) and advanced technologies (remote sensing, sensor networks, wearable and implantable sensors, AI-driven smart sensors, and lab-on-a-chip systems). Applications span energy, environmental monitoring, healthcare, industrial automation, robotics, precision agriculture, and next-generation computing. A broad interest in sensing is essential, as the Editor will be part of a small launch team covering all aspects of this dynamic field.

The successful candidate will report to the Chief Editor and have an important role in setting the journal’s agenda and shaping the scope of this new launch.

The position is offered based on a hybrid working pattern and on a full-time basis New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City, Shanghai, Beijing or Nanjing

Role Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will play an important role in determining the representation of the fields they handle for the journal.

• They will work closely within a small team of editors on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection, management of the peer review process, commissioning and editing of reviews and comments, and writing for the journal.

• They will have an interest in engaging with topical issues for the sensing community is essential.

• They will have a broad scientific knowledge and training.

• They will have excellent literary skills and a keen interest in the practice and communication of science are a prerequisite.

• They must be an enthusiastic communicator, have excellent interpersonal skills and be prepared to liaise with their community of researchers through conference attendance and lab visits, virtually and in person.

Experience, Skills, & Qualifications:

• Research experience to PhD (or equivalent) and preferably postdoctoral experience

• Should be able to demonstrate a general interest in other areas of sensing research beyond their own.

• Be eager to interact with scientists worldwide, learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in