Title: | Staff Editor, Physics Magazine |
---|---|
ID: | 1230 |
Department: | Editorial |
Location: | Remote |
Physics Magazine is an online publication from the American Physical Society (APS). We are seeking a talented science communicator to join our team as a full-time Staff Editor. Physics Magazine features authoritative news and commentaries about research in the field of physics as a whole. The Staff Editor will be primarily responsible for identifying appropriate papers for coverage, commissioning and editing commentaries, and writing and editing short research summaries. In this role, you will also be expected to work on writing and editing other types of articles, such as interviews, news stories and feature stories and to promote Physics Magazine via social media, lab visits, and conferences. As the job develops, you may be asked to create and lead new sections of the publication and to contribute to the strategic development of the magazine.
Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Travel: This position could require at times in office work, various geographic events and meeting attendance as instructed by your supervisor.
Work Environment:
Our Editorial Offices are located on Long Island. We are operational in most US states. The Editorial Department allows flexible work hours, responsiveness is required however during the core 9 am to 5pm Eastern Standard Time workday. The successful candidate will join a collaborative team of editors.
This is Us:
Help us achieve our mission of advancing and diffusing the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community.
At APS, we:
Our Core Values:
The American Physical Society is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of American Physical Society not to discriminate or allow the harassment of employees or applicants on the basis of race, religious creed, alienage or citizenship, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, protected veteran status, protected military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, ancestry, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at APS. The American Physical Society is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact APS Human Resources at hr@aps.org.
All APS Employees must be vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination via our secured vaccination portal Safeter upon hire, unless they have an HR approved medical or religious exemption. The APS has a “remote first” concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations. We welcome you to apply today!