Walk-in || Hiring For Reviewer Selection - (PG) Life Science Graduate

Job Description - Peer Review

We are seeking PG graduates for one of the leading journal publishers. This is an exciting opportunity for freshers to start their career in scholarly publishing. You will be joining a truly global, friendly, and intelligent team offering you good growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• You will be part of our editorial support teams with the primary responsibility of managing a set of journals.
• Strategically identify and invite suitable reviewers whose expertise aligns with the manuscript's subject matter.
• Ensure the smooth operation of the journals through collaboration with editors and publisher staff.
• Guide manuscripts through an online platform from initial submission through to final editorial decision.
• Facilitate communication between authors, reviewers, and editorial teams, managing timelines and ensuring timely reviews.
• Perform technical and administrative checks on manuscripts for compliance with the journals standard after submission, revision, and acceptance.
• Ensure the quality of the review process by selecting credible and unbiased reviewers.
• Manage high volume of internal and external e-mail correspondence, providing exceptional customer service to authors, reviewers, and staff.
• Monitor the peer review process with a goal of timely completion of tasks by various stakeholders.
• Prepare accurate, regular status reports to provide performance overview for key stakeholders

Qualification and Prerequisites

• Graduate or Postgraduate in Science
• Excellent communication (particularly in English)

Required Skills

• Digital literacy: Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Outlook and Excel
• Candidate must be a team player but be able to work on their own initiative and with minimal supervision
• Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Quick learners, eye for detail, work with quick turnaround times.
• Possess an enthusiastic attitude, great analytical skill and the ability to pay close attention to detail

Desired Skills

• Prior experience in laboratory-based or desk-based research
  Research publications: at least one scholarly article publication is desirable
• Prior knowledge/experience in handling online manuscript submission and peer review management systems
• Ability to deal with challenging problems and proactively identifying additional customer support opportunities
• Ability to independently organize, execute, manage, and track all assigned tasks

Interested candidates please forward your resume to [email removed]