Associate or Senior Editor, Communications Earth & Environment

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Communications Earth & Environment

Location(s): Berlin, Heidelberg, Shanghai or Beijing – Hybrid Working Model.

Application Deadline: 5th June 2025, applicants will be considered as they apply.

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About the Role

We are currently seeking an Associate or Senior Editor with experience in climate research to join Communications Earth & Environment (https://www.nature.com/commsenv/). At Communications Earth & Environment, a fast-growing multidisciplinary open access journal for the Earth, planetary and environmental sciences, we recognize and champion brilliant work and help it to make the impact it deserves. The journal complements our other Nature Portfolio titles, Nature Communications and Scientific Reports as well as the npj’s.

You will be responsible for selecting and preparing manuscripts for publication. You will also promote the journal’s coverage of all fields within the Earth and environmental sciences, with a particular focus on the climate sciences (including ocean-atmosphere dynamics, hydrology or cryospheric science).

The position is offered on a permanent, full-time basis (starting as soon as possible), and will be based in our Berlin, Heidelberg, Shanghai or Beijing office (with a hybrid working).

If you love science, are passionate about communication of science, open-minded, 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 Earth & Environment.

Role 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 and write press release drafts.
• Help to recruit, train, support and keep engaged a team of external editors, ensuring that they understand an 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.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Research experience to PhD level (or equivalent) in one or more disciplines that fall within the climate sciences. However, strong candidates from all areas of the Earth and environmental sciences will be considered.
• Editorial experience, postdoctoral experience and broad training will be an advantage.
• 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 speciality.
• The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different disciplines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and fluency in English (written and spoken).
• 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.

Applicants should send:

• a CV (including a brief account of their research and other relevant experience)
• a brief outline of no more than 300 words of an exciting development in climate science, hydrology or cryospheric sciences; please be as specific as possible, for example referring to a recent scientific publication or news media article (please do not use AI to enhance your writing).
• a brief cover letter explaining their interest in the post and their salary expectations.

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. 

Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion 

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