United States onlyWe are hiring for a contractual copyediting role for a leading scientific publisher. The work involves copyediting accepted research papers and academic content while maintaining high editorial standards.
What you will do:
- Copyedit manuscripts to ensure clarity, accuracy, and consistency in language
- Make changes to follow the style guide of the journal
- Engage closely with academic content while maintaining high editorial standards
What we are looking for:
- Native-level English proficiency with an excellent understanding and application of language and grammar rules
- A Master’s degree, PhD, or professional degree in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences
- Degrees in Environmental Science, Computer Science, Pharmacy, Zoology, Psychology, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning are not acceptable
- Prior experience copyediting academic/research papers or professional experience in one of the above fields
- Strong attention to detail
- Understanding of style conventions for academic research papers (e.g., UK vs US English, reference styles, standard style guides such as AMA and CSE)
- Strong sense of ownership with regard to quality and on-time delivery
Why join us:
- Opportunity to work with academic content from a globally respected scientific publisher
- Exposure to cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines
- Contribution to the dissemination of high-impact research
- Flexible and remote work
- Fair compensation
