PLOS Medicine Associate Editor

Job description

*This position is fully remote/home based. Applications will be accepted from candidates based in the following US states: FL, IL, MA, MD, NY, PA, TX, VA. In the US, this is a union represented position as part of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Local 39521 of the NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America Role Summary: PLOS is a non-profit organization on a mission to drive open science forward with measurable, meaningful change in research publishing, policy, and practice. We believe in a better future where science is open to all, for all. This role is responsible for recruiting and assessing research manuscripts, partnering with the Editorial Board of Academic Editors, handling peer review and commissioning articles for our Magazine section. Responsibilities: - Handling research manuscripts submitted to the journal - Commissioning articles for the Front section - Undertaking lab visits and travelling to conferences to represent the journal and PLOS, and to recruit high-quality submissions to the journal - Participating in writing of editorials, blog posts and other related materials - Participating in the daily running of the journal, including all editorial projects and initi...