American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science and Science are seeking a full-time Associate or Senior Editor in the Social Sciences to join our editorial team, which is based in Washington DC, USA and Cambridge, UK.

What You’ll Do

-Manage the evaluation, review, and editing of submitted research manuscripts in the social sciences.
-Judge the scientific value of research and select reviewers for submitted manuscripts.
-Discuss and make recommendations regarding manuscripts and reviewer comments with the editorial team, members of the Board of Reviewing Editors, and the authors.
-Write short summaries of research papers for publication.
-Help to curate the published literature for the benefit of readers.
-Guide authors on manuscript revisions and edit the manuscripts for scientific content and style.
-Follow manuscripts through the production process to ensure material is published in a timely manner.
-Commission and edit Reviews and Focus articles on a broad range of topics.
-Foster relationships and communication with the scientific community through meetings, lab visits, and professional contacts.
-Represent Science at scientific meetings nationally and internationally.

Apply at http://bit.ly/editorSocialSciences