Trainee Research Publications

Trainee Research Publications

In the Research Publications department at Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden/Springer VS Humanities, we publish academic qualification theses and edited volumes from the fields of technology, economics, natural sciences, medicine, psychology, law, as well as social sciences and humanities.

About the position:

As a trainee, you will be involved from the start in expanding the research publications editorial department – initially with our support, then increasingly independently, thus complementing our dynamic team. In parallel, your work will be accompanied by a tailored trainee program.

Your tasks:

• Support, and later take over, the management of a variety of book projects and different book types from various subject areas (dissertations, habilitation theses, monographs, edited volumes)
• Department-wide coordination and control of internal processes between editorial, project management, and production
• Systematic acquisition and negotiation, oriented and building on a data-driven approach
• Communication with authors and editors
• Presentation of the program in webinars or at conferences
• Collaboration on and organization of future-oriented tools to support authors (e.g., Submission Portal, AI Book Designer, automated translation software, etc.)

Our requirements:

• Completed university degree in social sciences or humanities
• High degree of communicative and social competence, native speaker level German language skills with good expression and very good English skills
• Online affinity and interest in digitalization tools
• Independent and well-organized, cooperative working style
• Are you committed, reliable, enthusiastic, and results-oriented? Perhaps you have already gained initial practical experience in scientific editing? Then apply today!

The position is advertised at our Wiesbaden location, and we work in a hybrid work model.

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

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