Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Genetics
Pubblicato il 26-08-2026 - Altro in Italia
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Genetics
Locations: Shanghai, Beijing, Madrid, Milan, Pune (Hybrid Working Model)
Application Deadline: Aug 3rd 2026
About the Role: Nature Genetics is a leading journal that publishes research on genetics and genomics, with current emphasis on the genetic basis for common and complex diseases and the functional mechanisms, architecture, and evolution of gene networks. This position is for a senior or associate editor covering cancer research, responsible for manuscript evaluation, peer‐review management, and engagement with the scientific community.
Role Responsibilities
Critically evaluate research manuscripts and make initial editorial decisions – scientific comprehension, manuscript assessment.
Select and engage peer reviewers, interpret their advice for post‐peer‐review editorial decisions – decision quality, critical scientific evaluation.
Help prospective authors address reviewers' feedback and streamline manuscript revision – collaboration, critical scientific evaluation.
Ensure authors and reviewers comply with professional,
scientific and ethical standards, upholding internal and external policies – collaboration, interpersonal awareness.
Work closely with the chief editor and editorial team to make sound decisions, develop and execute the journal's strategic plan, and contribute to achieving the journal's goals – collaboration, interpersonal awareness, critical scientific evaluation.
Make timely decisions on manuscripts and adhere to internal processing deadlines – resilience, operational excellence.
Foster relationships with Springer Nature teams across other journals, production, and related functions – collaboration.
Write front‐half pieces for the journal such as editorials and research highlights, and edit research manuscripts – scientific & academic writing.
Select and participate in, and potentially co‐organise, international scientific meetings and conferences relevant to the journal's scope – collabor