Highlights
The Scientific Editor works in collaboration with Executive Editor, Scientific Editors, and academic Monitoring Editors to attract and identify high-quality primary research articles in the diverse fields covered by the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) and manages peer-review of select manuscripts, without missing deadlines or need for supervision. Key duties include: Manuscript Handling: Conducts editorial assessment of primary research manuscripts submitted to JEM, including managing the peer-review and publication of a select group of manuscripts and of invited front matter articles for JEM.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | New York, NY |
| Industry | Education |
| Company Size | 2,500 to 4,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1901 |
| Website | http://www.rockefeller.edu/ |
Description
Organization Overview
The Rockefeller University Press (RUP) publishes a portfolio of biomedical research journals: The Journal of Cell Biology, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, The Journal of General Physiology, and the newly launched Journal of Human Immunity. RUP also publishes the Life Science Alliance journal in alliance with EMBO Press and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. The RUP portfolio supports both Gold open access and hybrid publishing models to allow as many researchers as possible to find appropriate publication outlets. All editorial decisions are made in conjunction with active academic scientists, and peer-review operations, pre-press production, marketing, and institutional sales are carried out at the RUP offices. We are committed to identifying and publishing the highest-quality research.
Overview
The Scientific Editor works in collaboration with Executive Editor, Scientific Editors, and academic Monitoring Editors to attract and identify high-quality primary research articles in the diverse fields covered by the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM) and manages peer-review of select manuscripts, without missing deadlines or need for supervision.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the JEM Executive Editor, the Scientific Editor (*Senior Scientific Editor) will oversee the editorial and peer review process for submitted manuscripts at Journal of Experimental Medicine. Key duties include:
Manuscript Handling:
- Conducts editorial assessment of primary research manuscripts submitted to JEM, including managing the peer-review and publication of a select group of manuscripts and of invited front matter articles for JEM
- Summarizes research findings presented in the manuscript and provides initial editorial evaluation of the manuscript
- Collaborates with JEM academic Monitoring Editors throughout the editorial and peer-review process, from initial evaluation to acceptance of publication
- Identifies three suitable referees for manuscripts being sent out to review and performs a thorough evaluation of referee critiques keeping in mind JEMs bar for publication
- Handles any associated appeals and rebuttal communications with authors
- Stays up to date with cutting-edge scientific developments, both conceptual and technical
- Recommends transfer of declined manuscripts to sister journals, including Life Science Alliance, where appropriate
- Engages in regular discussion with Executive Editor to refine manuscript handling, communication style, and decision parameters
- Ensures that published manuscripts are accordance with JEM's formatting and reporting guidelines and policies
- All Scientific Editors are responsible for commissioning and handling/editing Spotlight and People & Ideas articles
- Recruit high quality research articles to JEM
Other journal-promoting duties:
- Puts together collections to be distributed in conjunction with conferences and meetings
- Commissions and curates cover art submissions
- Contributes to annual JEM competitor analysis and strategy meeting
- Analyzes publications in JEM and JEM-competitor journals in selected subject area (as determined by the Executive Editor) and presents their analysis of the strengths and weakness of JEM in each of these areas
- Contributes to discussion on how to improve JEM's visibility in and attract high quality manuscripts in subject areas not well represented in the journal
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- PhD in a biomedical discipline or related area is required
- Strong interest in scientific publishing and publication ethics
- Ability to engage in regular travel to attend scientific meetings and to visit research institutions
- Exceptional communication skills and superb attention to detail
- *Two or more years of full-time editorial experience is required for Senior Scientific Editor position
Preferred Qualifications:
- Postdoctoral experience strongly preferred
- Experience in cancer immunology or cancer immunotherapy research, or specific knowledge of those areas, is preferred
Rockefeller University Press is located in New York, NY, on the beautiful campus of The Rockefeller University. The Press follows a hybrid work schedule. We offer an excellent benefits package, tuition reimbursement and a competitive salary.
The Rockefeller University is an equal opportunity employer - veterans/individuals with disabilities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal law, including but not limited to disability and protected veteran status.
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on various factors, including but not limited to organizational budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The hiring range provided represents The Rockefeller University s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Compensation Range: Min
USD $80,000.00/Yr.
Compensation Range: Max
USD $85,000.00/Yr.
About Company
Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was incorporated on June 14, 1901. It was the first institution in the United States devoted solely to biomedical research--to understanding the underlying causes of disease. Today, renamed Rockefeller University, it is one of the foremost research centers in the world, contributing to 23 Nobel Prizes as well as numerous other awards. Rockefeller University Community
Rockefeller University researchers achieved many of the last century's seminal advances in the biomedical sciences, including:
The university's laboratory-based organizational structure "without walls" and pared-down layers of administration do away with the schools and academic departments that too often separate scientists. "This approach fosters a tremendously rich soup of interdisciplinary research and collaboration," says Rockefeller professor and Nobel laureate Günter Blobel. Acclaimed scientists
In its history, Rockefeller has been associated with 23 Nobel laureates and 19 Lasker Award recipients. Five faculty members have been named MacArthur Fellows and 12 have garnered the National Medal of Science, the highest science award given by the United States. And, 33 Rockefeller faculty are elected members of the National Academy of Sciences. Partnerships with other leading institutions
Rockefeller has close ties with neighboring Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Additional academic partnerships with the Courant Institute of New York University and Bard College provide students with a rich array of training opportunities. Rockefeller forges collaborations with biotech and pharmaceutical companies as needed to speed research findings into development to improve patient care.Clinical research hospital
In 1910, Rockefeller scientists founded the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to experimental medicine. The Rockefeller University Hospital's only patients are participants in clinical trials building on basic research findings from Rockefeller labs. This "allows the university to maintain an unbroken spectrum of research, from basic to clinical," says Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and Rockefeller president emeritus. Unburdened by constraints of standard patient care, the hospital is a vital component of Rockefeller's commitment to accelerating basic research findings on their route from bench to bedside for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Studies are under way on AIDS/ HIV, obesity, hepatitis C and addictive diseases. More than science
Artistic and intellectual activity flourishes on Rockefeller's campus. The verdant grounds, situated on Manhattan's Upper East Side, boast a world-class art collection. The university regularly hosts events designed to explore the intuitive connection between science and the arts.Weekly and monthly recital series grace the university's spectacular auditorium, and a variety of exhibits regularly take shape on campus -currently including sculpture on temporary exhibition from New York's Museum of Modern Art. Select graduate student body
A class of Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. students from across the United States and the world works closely with international faculty in a rigorous, highly personalized program of graduate study and research. The university offers graduate students access and opportunities to work with leading scientists, as well as full financial support and affordable on- and off-campus housing. University budget
Funding the research studies of The Rockefeller University's scientists are the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, private gifts and endowment income.
- 71 heads of laboratories
- 200 research and clinical scientists
- 350 postdoctoral investigators
- 1,050 support staff
- 150 Ph.D. students
- 50 M.D.-Ph.D. students
- 887 alumni
- biochemistry, structural biology and chemistry
- molecular, cell and developmental biology
- immunology, virology and microbiology
- medical sciences and human genetics
- neuroscience
- physics and mathematical biology
Rockefeller University researchers achieved many of the last century's seminal advances in the biomedical sciences, including:
- Discovering that DNA is the basic material of heredity (1944)
- Determining that cancer can be caused by a virus (1911)
- Confirming the connection between cholesterol and heart disease (1950s)
- Developing methadone maintenance for people addicted to heroin (1960s)
- Developing the AIDS "cocktail" drug therapy (1990s)
The university's laboratory-based organizational structure "without walls" and pared-down layers of administration do away with the schools and academic departments that too often separate scientists. "This approach fosters a tremendously rich soup of interdisciplinary research and collaboration," says Rockefeller professor and Nobel laureate Günter Blobel. Acclaimed scientists
In its history, Rockefeller has been associated with 23 Nobel laureates and 19 Lasker Award recipients. Five faculty members have been named MacArthur Fellows and 12 have garnered the National Medal of Science, the highest science award given by the United States. And, 33 Rockefeller faculty are elected members of the National Academy of Sciences. Partnerships with other leading institutions
Rockefeller has close ties with neighboring Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Additional academic partnerships with the Courant Institute of New York University and Bard College provide students with a rich array of training opportunities. Rockefeller forges collaborations with biotech and pharmaceutical companies as needed to speed research findings into development to improve patient care.Clinical research hospital
In 1910, Rockefeller scientists founded the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to experimental medicine. The Rockefeller University Hospital's only patients are participants in clinical trials building on basic research findings from Rockefeller labs. This "allows the university to maintain an unbroken spectrum of research, from basic to clinical," says Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and Rockefeller president emeritus. Unburdened by constraints of standard patient care, the hospital is a vital component of Rockefeller's commitment to accelerating basic research findings on their route from bench to bedside for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Studies are under way on AIDS/ HIV, obesity, hepatitis C and addictive diseases. More than science
Artistic and intellectual activity flourishes on Rockefeller's campus. The verdant grounds, situated on Manhattan's Upper East Side, boast a world-class art collection. The university regularly hosts events designed to explore the intuitive connection between science and the arts.Weekly and monthly recital series grace the university's spectacular auditorium, and a variety of exhibits regularly take shape on campus -currently including sculpture on temporary exhibition from New York's Museum of Modern Art. Select graduate student body
A class of Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. students from across the United States and the world works closely with international faculty in a rigorous, highly personalized program of graduate study and research. The university offers graduate students access and opportunities to work with leading scientists, as well as full financial support and affordable on- and off-campus housing. University budget
Funding the research studies of The Rockefeller University's scientists are the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, private gifts and endowment income.
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