Chief Editor, Nature Geoscience

Job Title: Chief Editor, Nature Geoscience

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

Application Deadline: July 16, 2025

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About the Role

Nature is looking to recruit a Chief Editor for Nature Geoscience. This job is offered on a full-time, permanent basis and can be located in our New York, Shanghai, or Beijing offices on a hybrid working model.

Nature Geoscience (https://www.nature.com/ngeo/) is a prestigious journal that welcomes research across the span of the Earth sciences. In addition to publishing original research, the journal publishes Editorials, Comments, Reviews, News & Views and Correspondence across all topics concerned with geoscience, as well as from a diverse range of voices. 

We are now looking for an ambitious and dynamic Chief Editor, who will help further establish and maintain Nature Geoscience as the leading publication in the field. Working within a dynamic editorial and publishing environment that also includes Nature Climate Change and Nature Sustainability among others, this demanding and stimulating role calls for a keen interest in the practice and communication of science. 

Responsibilities:  

• Leading an in-house team of professional editors and working closely with them on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection, commissioning, editing of Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, and News & Views, and writing for the journal.

• Ensuring all content published in the journal is of the highest quality and covers the spectrum of research in the journal's scope.

• Developing the journal’s content in ways that are appropriate to the audience, that will strengthen its impact, and that will support the Nature Portfolio’s strategic aims.

• Liaising with the scientific community through institutional visits and international conferences — willingness to travel globally is essential. 

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

Essential: 

• A PhD, with a strong track record in research relevant to the fields covered in the journal

• A broad knowledge and understanding of the topics the journal covers

• A keen interest in research both within and beyond your specialty

• The ability to absorb and understand new areas of research

• Excellent literary and communication skills

• Leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills

• Commercial awareness

• A positive attitude to change

Desirable: 

• Postdoctoral experience

• Previous editorial and/or managerial experience  

To apply, please submit the following:

• a CV

• a statement (maximum 1,500 words) that encapsulates your vision for the journal’s content, competitive position, and longer-term development

• a brief cover letter explaining your interest in the post and your salary expectations.  

Application Deadline: July 16, 2025

Springer Nature US provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes the benefit offerings listed below:

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• 401(k) with company match and contribution

• Hybrid office working policy, Summer Hours, and paid time off

• Flexible Spending and Commuter programs

• Multiple Life insurance options

• Disability coverage

• Tuition Assistance

• Voluntary benefits: Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and Legal Assistance Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Family friendly benefits and a variety of employee discounts

• An array of Employee Social Networks 

US Annualized Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $145,000. This role is eligible for an annual performance-related bonus plan. The salary offer may vary based on work experience, education, skill level and equity. The US salary range does not align with the salary ranges in other countries when converted to the currency of that country.

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