Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Job Title: Chief Editor, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Location(s): New York or Shanghai (Internal candidates from hub locations are welcome to apply.)

Application Deadline: June 27, 2025

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About the Role

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (https://www.nature.com/natrevearthenviron/) is hiring a Chief Editor.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment is an online-only journal publishing authoritative, comprehensive and timely syntheses of research spanning all aspects of Earth and environmental science. The journals’ scope is broad, covering: weather and climate (e.g. adaptation and mitigation, atmospheric science, climate science, cryosphere, meteorology, oceanography and policy); surface processes (e.g. biogeochemistry, geomorphology, hydrology, limnology and soil science); solid Earth (e.g. geochemistry, geohazards, geophysics, mineralogy, seismology, tectonics and volcanology) and environmental science (e.g. environmental impact, environmental engineering, pollution and remediation and sustainable practices), amongst others.

This role can be in our New York or Shanghai offices on a hybrid working model.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit, train, manage and motivate editorial staff to develop a cohesive team working to agreed editorial and publishing objectives.

• Manage a team and work closely with other editors on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review.

• Plan, review and manage the proposed content of the journal to ensure the highest standards of commissioning, editing and writing, and a clear focus on the professional needs of the readership.

• Ensure targets and deadlines are met and the journal’s editorial strategy is clearly set.

• Work closely with authors throughout the writing and revision process, providing feedback on synopses, developing ideas for figures and other display items, and annotating referees’ comments.

• Maintain excellent subject area knowledge and keep abreast of developments across the entire journal’s scope.

• Propose and execute, or contribute to, journal-specific, cross-journal and other special projects e.g., Nature Conferences.

• Feedback from conferences attended and circulate commissioning ideas in timely manner.

• Mentor staff, participate in induction program for new staff, take responsibility for an aspect of best working practice for the whole Nature Reviews team

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential

• Broad knowledge of Earth science and the expertise to commission high-quality papers spanning the journal’s scope

• A PhD (or equivalent) in related science field

• A strong research background

• Previous editorial experience

• Excellent literary and verbal communication skills

• A commitment to the communication of scientific ideas

• Willingness to travel to international conferences and network

Desirable                          

• Leadership qualities

• Commercial awareness

• A positive attitude to change

• Management experience

To Apply:

• Please send a recent CV and cover letter stating notice period and salary expectations.

• Please also submit 10 commissioning ideas and a vision statement for the journal (1500 to 2000 words).

• The vision statement should outline the key objectives for the journal and should include an overall journal strategy (commenting on, for example, key areas for c