Locum Senior Editor

Job Title: Locum Senior Editor

Job Type: Fixed Term (12 months)

Location: Pune

Application Deadline: 5th November’25

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About the role:

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly organized colleague to contribute to the growth of our hybrid sound science journals, SN Social Sciences & SN Business and Economics. The locum Senior Editor oversees the development of both journals and communicates with the Editorial Board to ensure editorial rigour and high levels of author service. They act as the ambassador for the journals through engagement with the global research communities, and enhance the journals' reach, standing and reputation.

The ideal candidate is passionate about development in the HSS and scholarly publishing, and is comfortable working on process-driven tasks. Together with the Executive Publisher, the locum Senior Editor will shape the editorial strategy and work on the journals' development activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing strategic plans for the development of the journals, in collaboration with the internal Editorial and Publishing colleagues.

• Supervision of the internal journal team.

• Developing and leading the external Editorial Board.

• Acting as a key voice representing the journals within the internal editorial and external research communities.

• Overseeing the investigation and resolution of research integrity issues.

• Understanding and championing the needs of authors and reviewers, ensuring that excellent author service is provided, in particular with respect to manuscript handling items.

• The implementation of new policies, workflows, systems, and processes.

• Building relationships with our Editorial Board and the wider research community.

Job requirements:

• Master's in social sciences and/or business & economics.

• Significant experience in a manuscript-handling editorial role within the social sciences and business and economics landscape.

• A thorough understanding of the publishing landscape, including detailed knowledge of open access publishing and inclusive editorial models.

• Thorough understanding of the needs of authors and referees as key customers.

• Excellent leadership skills and team-building qualities.

• Strong workload, time management, and organizational skills.

• Excellent communications - especially written - skills.

Desirable

• Uses technical/job knowledge and experience to meet and exceed job requirements/customer expectations. Efficiently manages workload and projects within set timelines and to agreed budget, achieving set objectives.

• Able to work effectively in a highly complex, diverse, changing environment. Maintains a high level of performance under conditions of increased pressure, competition and adversity. Proactively pursues opportunities to drive change that add value to the journals' success.

• Embraces creativity, innovation and is open to new ideas. Innovates to improve current working practices/products/technologies to provide business opportunities and result. Successfully influences others to accept and support an idea/proposal/plan.

• Produces outstanding results by being proactive and committed. Continually focuses on achieving positive results contributing to the overall success of the business.

• Understands the needs and direction of the business in context of market opportunities and threats, anticipates and develops business priorities to meet these. Embraces changes and drives to improve current working practice/products/technologies to grow the business.

Qualifications     

Master's in social sciences and/or business & economics.

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Eligibility

In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in the current role is a requirement before applying to a new role

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