Job Summary

Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Polymer Materials)

Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Current Delhi or Pune (Hybrid)

Role Responsibilities

- Handling original research papers and working closely with other editors on all aspects of the editorial process, including manuscript selection and overseeing peer review.
- Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts in the light of expert advice.
- Determining the representation of their subject in the journal.
- Liaising extensively with editors at other journals in the Nature family and with experts in the international scientific community.
- Attending conferences and visiting research institutions.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

- A PhD (or equivalent) in polymer chemistry with a focus on polymer synthesis, polymer materials or polymer processing.
- Some postdoctoral research experience is preferred but not essential. A thorough understanding of the fundamentals of the subject is essential.
- A thorough understanding of recent trends and developments in the field is essential. Scientific Comprehension, Decision Quality, Critical Scientific Evaluation
- A passion for science and a thirst to learn more. You must be able to demonstrate the breadth of your interest in scientific research,



both within and beyond your speciality. Scientific Comprehension, Decision Quality, Being Resilient, Critical Scientific Evaluation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be fluent in English (written and spoken). Interpersonal Awareness, Communicates Effectively, Scientific & Academic Writing
- The ability to read and assess the novelty, context and implications of research submitted to the journal from different areas of this discipline. Scientific Comprehension, Operational Excellence, Manuscript Assessment, Decision Quality
- Be eager to travel and meet scientists worldwide, learn more about them and their research, and help them learn more about us and what we are looking for in the papers we seek to publish. Scientific Comprehension, Interpersonal Awareness, Communicates Effectively, Operational Excellence, Manuscript Assessment, Decision Quality, Publishing Workflows & Systems, Being Resilient, Critical Scientific Evaluation

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📌 Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Polymer Materials) (Pune)
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