Associate Publishing Manager, Researcher Training

Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Posted
14 Mar 2019
Closing date
28 Mar 2019
Job function
Consultant
Job level
Management
Hours
Full time
Contract
Permanent
Listing type
Job vacancy

Job Title: Associate Publishing Manager, Researcher Training

Location: London, UK

Closing Date: 28th March 2019

The Researcher and Conferences Services department offers a range of services to scientists and other researchers to help them – and their institutions - succeed.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to join a busy, growing team in a content-development role. Working predominantly on the flagship Nature Masterclasses products, but also across the other Researcher Training Services products, you will help to develop the content and materials for face-to-face workshops, webinars and online courses for researchers around the world.

The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of the researcher environment, with either first-hand experience of training within an institution or an excellent track-record of developing similar training products in online and face-to-face formats. This is a perfect role for someone with a Science PhD, a creative mindset and can-do spirit who is looking to continue their career path in publishing.

If you are passionate about innovative publishing and training to support research excellence in institutions around the world, please apply with your CV and a covering letter.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the Publishing Manager to develop, deliver and maintain the researcher training suite of products and services, including face-to-face workshops and online courses.
  • Support the Publishing Manager to create training materials (PowerPoint slides and printed workbooks) by building appropriate exercises using examples from scientific articles.
  • Communicate effectively with clients/internal stakeholders in order to fully understand their needs and project specifications and customise products accordingly.
  • Assist the Publishing Manager in the testing and implementation of new products and services as required.
  • Create schedules and timelines with key project dates/milestones for on-going projects.
  • Coordinate with editorial, production, sales, advertising, sponsorship, marketing and other key internal stakeholders to ensure that key deadlines are met.

Experience, skills and qualifications:

Essential

  • A PhD in the sciences (life sciences preferred) or equivalent experience in scientific publishing.
  • Experience in scientific research or scientific publishing, science communication or educational/training product development
  • Good graduate degree in the sciences or equivalent experience in scientific publishing
  • Good level of experience within project management
  • Numerate and comfortable with data analysis
  • Good attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of publishing processes at scientific journals

To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter outlining your key ambitions in the role, including your salary expectations.

About us

Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services.

Springer Nature is the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s highest impact journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Springer Nature was formed in 2015 through the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media.

Nature Masterclasses was developed by Nature Research in response to the need for more professional training for researchers. We offer face-to-face and online courses delivered by Nature Research journal Editors and recognized experts to help researchers improve their scientific writing skills and better navigate the publishing system. Our aim is to create a portfolio of quality online training resources for researchers worldwide through the Nature Masterclasses online platform to help them increase the quality of their research output and advance their career.

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