Associate Executive Editor

 

Who we are:

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world.

 

Position Summary:

As an Associate Executive Editor, you will direct and oversee a team of editors working across a multidisciplinary and prestigious suite of physics and physical sciences journals, ensuring that they meet publishing goals and editorial (scientific) standards. Reporting to the Executive Editor, and collaborating with editorial management, you will also contribute to initiatives and projects that support the entire APS Editorial Department and APS journals publishing.This is an exceptional opportunity for an editor with the drive and broad interests to move forward in a career in scientific publishing.

Responsibilities:

• In alignment with APS journals publishing strategy, direct and oversee the editorial teams working across a portfolio of 4 or more journals grouped by topical area or common editorial interests. (The journal portfolio may evolve based on APS journal growth, editorial needs, and priorities.)
• Supervise, coach and support the managing editors who run these journals
• Contribute to the development of journal-level and portfolio-level goals and strategies
• Ensure high standards for editorial content
• Regularly review editorial processes and performance to improve the quality and speed of publication and to ensure an excellent author and referee experience
• Ensure efficient allocation of staff and other resources to the journal portfolio
• Keep up with trends in the scientific community and in scientific publishing
• Initiate, contribute to and/or lead projects that support the Editorial Department and APS journals publishing
• Collaborate with other APS departments in support of journal-level and cross-journal goals and initiatives
• Support the journals’ mission to be a welcoming environment for the diverse and global research community
• Contribute to a positive work environment that encourages continued learning, professional growth and collaboration
• Represent the journals at a senior management level, as needed
• If suitable, serve as a managing editor for one of the journals in the portfolio

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in scientific publishing
• Minimum of 3 years leading a journal or a collection of journals (comparable leadership experience within an editorial team will also be considered)
• Proven track record of leading projects and supervising teams
• Knowledge of and interest in scientific publishing trends
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• Ability to lead through change
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong time management skills, including proven ability to take ownership to drive and complete tasks, to consistently meet deadlines, and adapt quickly to change

Travel: Significant travel to attend conferences, participate in events, and visit research institutions and universities will be part of the job.
 

Salary:

The salary range for this role considers the factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, and other business and organizational needs. APS's Compensation Philosophy is to manage salaries at the midpoint of the market. Therefore, it is the practice to hire within the entry - midpoint range.

Full Range: $141,440k/year - $212,160k/year (USD)

Target Range: $141,440k/year - $176,800k/year (USD)

Work Environment:

As noted above, APS offers a “Remote First” workplace. Although our Editorial Offices are located on Long Island, you can work from other places in the United States. We are flexible about work hours, but expect responsiveness during the core of the workday, Eastern Time. 


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:

• Provide a welcoming and supportive professional home for an active, engaged, and diverse membership
• Advance scientific discovery and research dissemination
• Advocate for physics and physicists, and amplify the voice for science
• Share the excitement of physics and communicate the essential role physics plays in the modern world
• Promote effective physics education for all

Core Values:

Core values are essential to shaping the culture of an organization. They provide the structure and guidance for how we conduct ourselves in our day-to-day interactions. Every employee has a responsibility for upholding these values. The behaviors and actions associated with demonstrating competency in these Core Values are described in a separate document.

Our Core Values:

• The Scientific Method
• Truth and Integrity
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect
• Partnering, Cooperation, and Open Collaboration
• Speaking Out
• Education and Learning

Amazing 2023 Benefit Offerings:

• Flexible schedules and ability to work remotely
• 8% employer-paid retirement contribution
• Investment advisement services: 100% employer paid
• Medical benefits: PPO or HDHP option
• Employer contribution to FSA or HSA account, eligibility based on medical plan enrollment
• Lifestyle Spending benefit up to $2000.00 (USD) - 100% employer paid 
• Dental benefits:  individual coverage 100% employer paid
• Vision benefits: individual and dependent coverage 100% employer paid
• Basic Life & Accident insurance: employee coverage 100% employer paid
• Supplemental Life & Accident insurance, including spouse & dependent child(ren) coverage
• Disability insurance:  employee coverage 100% employer paid
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness insurance
• Healthcare, Commuter & Dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Vacation: 15 days annually
• Generous holiday leave: 17 paid days of significance; includes one week closure at the end of December
• Personal leave: 4 days annually
• Volunteer leave: 1 day annually
• Sick leave: 10 days annually
• Bereavement & Compassion leave: 2 -15 days based on loss
• 12  weeks employer-paid family leave
• College tuition reimbursement plan
• Job related seminar & continuing education
• Professional Certification/Recertification 100% employer paid
• Training and professional development; access to LinkedIn Learning on-demand courses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mindfulness Meditation: live and on-demand classes
• APS does not offer relocation assistance/costs

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, immigration status, 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. The “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal'' poster, prepared by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), provides an overview of several laws that protect you from discrimination on the job, and several rights are afforded to you by these laws. The “Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision,” prepared by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), provides an overview of several protections implemented to protect individuals working under federal contracts from discrimination when inquiring about or discussing compensation; these protections apply to all employees and applicants. 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.