Journal Development Editor, UCL Press London, England
Job description
About us
UCL is London’s global university. LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science – provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship.
The LCCOS family comprises UCL Press, 3 museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces, the Bloomsbury Theatre and a substantial off-site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with 6 NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 440.
About the role
UCL Press was launched in 2015 as the UK's first fully open access university press. In that time, it has published over 250 scholarly monographs and has built a portfolio of 15 academic journals.
This newly created role will be responsible for overseeing the publication process on a designated list of journals, including acting as the main point of liaison with Editors-in-Chief on all day-to-day aspects of running their journals; ensuring articles are progressing smoothly through peer review via the journals submission system; monitoring schedules so that articles and issues are published in a timely manner; taking forward and supporting the delivery of journal objectives. Additional tasks to support the journals programme overall also form part of this role, as per the job description.
The role holder will be expected to work a minimum of 20% of their time on campus, on every first and third Tuesday of each month (designated Team days). The pattern of on-campus and remote working will be agreed with the role holder.
This is a full-time open-ended role, working 36.5 hours per week; times of work are as determined by the Line Manager.
About you
Candidates must have experience with academic journals in a scholarly publisher. This role would suit someone who has been working at assistant level or similar, looking to take the next steps in their publishing career. It is not suitable for students and academics who have filled a Journal Editor or Editorial Board Member role to further academic careers.
Successful candidates will be able to show a strong understanding of the full publication and peer review cycle with good experience of using journal submission and peer review management systems from an Editorial and management perspective. They will be able to show a good understanding of journal publication metrics and reporting, experience of working closely with Editors-in-Chief and be highly organised with a methodical and analytical approach to work, as well as a strong ability to manage own workload in order to meet deadlines.
Further Details:
A job description and person specification can be found at the bottom of this page.
To apply for this post, please go to ‘Apply Now’ and supply the following:
- An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum, details of your current employment and salary, notice period, details of any former employment, and your education history.
- A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be submitted using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’.
For enquiries regarding the application process please contact [email protected] quoting the job reference.
Further information about UCL LCCOS can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/
The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please see www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
What we offer
Salary
The post is graded as UCL Grade 6 with salary in the range £32,331 - £37,548 per annum including London Allowance.
Probation
This appointment is subject to a probationary period of 6 months.
Annual leave
Annual leave is 27 working days for a full-time member of staff and 6 UCL closure days in addition to 8 Bank Holidays.
Pension
Appointments are superannuable under the Universities Superannuation Scheme(USS).
Other benefits
As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections. On campus UCL has the Bloomsbury theatre hosting a range of performances and a series of bars, cafes and other facilities, which UCL staff can use.
We also offer some great benefits some of which are Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme; defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; Immigration loan; Relocation scheme for certain posts; On-Site nursery; On-site gym; Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay; Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service; Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
