Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nature Communications)

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nature Communications) 

Location: New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Madrid or Milan 

Closing date: June 20th

About Springer Nature Group 

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About The Brand 

Nature Portfolio is a flagship portfolio of journals, products and services including Nature and the Nature-branded journals, dedicated to serving the scientific community. Visit Nature.com and follow @Nature / @NaturePortfolio 

Nature Portfolio is a world leader in publishing high-quality research. The Nature Portfolio journals include Nature, the Nature Research journals, the Nature Reviews journals, Nature Communications as well as the Communications journals and npj series.  

About the Role 

As an Associate or Senior Editor, you will handle manuscripts in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. If you love science but feel that a career at the bench isn’t enough to sate your desire to learn more about the natural world and if you enjoy reading papers outside your chosen area of research, then this is for you! 

This role can be located in our New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Milan or Madrid offices on a hybrid working model. The position is offered on a full-time, permanent basis. 

Nature Portfolio is a world leader in publishing high-quality research. The Nature Portfolio journals include Nature, the Nature Research journals, the Nature Reviews journals, Nature Communications as well as the Communications journals and npj series.  

Do you love science but feel that a career at the bench isn’t enough to sate your desire to learn more about scientific research? Do you enjoy reading papers outside your chosen area of research? If the answer is ‘yes’ to any or all these questions, you could be the person we’re looking for to join the Nature Portfolio editorial team.  

To help us build on the success of the portfolio, we’re seeking an editor with experience in Molecular and/or Structural biology and/or Cell Biology who has a critical eye, a deep understanding of their subject and interests beyond, and who can think on their feet.

This position is a permanent role within the Nature Portfolio and the successful applicant will be placed with Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, while also working closely with the Molecular Biology & Genetics and the Structural biology teams at Nature Communications. Please note that the successful applicant may be assigned to different journals depending on portfolio needs in the future.  

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is a monthly journal focusing on the functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological process work together. Nature Communications is the leading Nature Portfolio fully open Open Access journal publishing high-quality scientific research across natural, clinical, social and applied sciences.  

Role responsibilities: 

• Handling original research papers and working closely with editor teams on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review. 

• Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts in the light of expert advice. 

• Contributing to content and strategy in this area at Nature Structural & Molecular Biology and Nature Communications. 

• Commissioning, editing content such as Reviews, or writing editorials. 

• Liaising extensively with editors at other journals in the Nature Portfolio and with experts in the international scientific community. 

• Attending conferences and visiting research institutions. 

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:   

Essential 

• A PhD (or equivalent) in a field of Molecular and/or Structural Biology.  

• Additional resea