A Cover Letter is requested to be attached to your Resume.
Are you interested in supporting scientists and other researchers to publish their latest results, have an eye for detail, and outstanding English editing skills? We are looking for meticulous and highly motivated people to join our team of English Editors and support our scholarly journals. This is a full-time, entry-level position located in our Singapore office. All new editors undergo a probation period in which in-house training is provided by a senior editor.
Kindly attached your Cover Letter along with your Resume when applying.
As an English Editor, you will need to
- Accurately edit scholarly articles, working to short deadlines and meeting work targets with a high degree of consistency;
- Edit corporate material (e.g., announcements, flyers, or webpages) and support journal editors with English-related tasks;
- Collaborate with other members of the editorial team and production team;
- Work full-time from our Singapore office as part of dynamic and diverse team.
Requirements:
- A bachelor or master's degree in any subject.
- Advanced knowledge of English.
- Experience in editing and writing.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Excellent self-organization, including meeting work targets.
- Attention to details.
- Willingness to collaborate as part of an international team.
- An interest in scholar research.
- A strong interest in working with research material.
Assets (Optional):
- Previous experience editing, writing, or publishing scholarly content.
- Knowledge of LaTeX.
- Experience working in a research environment.
- A Ph.D. or equivalent qualification.
What we offer:
- Career Learning Development
- Attractive Incentives & Reward Schemes
- Flat Organizational Structures
- Travel Trips to the Other MDPI Offices
- To Have Access to Online Training Programs & Attend the Best Scientific Conferences
- Competitive Salary, Benefits and Equity
- Personal Health Insurance (Inclusive of Medical & Dental)
- Surprise Birthday Gift
- Employee Referral Bonus
About MDPI:
A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 300 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 84,200 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.
MDPI has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland with additional offices in Europe and Asia. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.
