Research Integrity Adviser

Location: Heidelberg, Germany; Dordrecht, Netherlands; or London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a global research publisher producing journals, books, platforms, and services that support researchers, healthcare professionals, and educators.

What you will do

• Triage, assess, and investigate complex research integrity and publication ethics cases across journals, books, and other products.
• Evaluate scientific evidence, editorial concerns, and legal and reputational risks, then recommend proportionate actions.
• Collaborate with internal editors and external Editors-in-Chief to determine whether concerns affect the reliability of the published record.
• Provide best-practice advice, action plans, training, presentations, and workshops for staff and external editors.
• Manage multiple large-scale investigations, case files, project plans, reporting metrics, and urgent priorities.
• Contribute to research integrity tools, technologies, policies, audits, workflows, and industry initiatives.

Requirements

• Graduate-level education in STEM, humanities and social sciences, publishing, research ethics, or a related field; an advanced degree or equivalent professional experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of academic publishing, scholarly workflows, editorial decision-making, and systems used in publication ethics investigations.
• Strong understanding of publication ethics and research integrity, including COPE guidance, corrections and retractions, authorship, peer review manipulation, paper mills, image integrity, plagiarism, and conflicts of interest.
• Experience assessing complex or sensitive evidence, identifying risks, and producing clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Excellent analytical, investigative, organizational, project management, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English for communicating complex ethics concepts with diverse stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience handling conflict, sensitive correspondence, and challenging stakeholder interactions.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, investigative tools, databases, detection technologies, and case-management systems.
• Experience improving workflows, developing policies and tools, and supporting training or knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a growing Research Integrity Group focused on protecting the reliability of the published record.
• Opportunity to contribute to industry-leading research integrity practices, tools, and technologies.
• Support for continuous learning, personal development, and team-wide initiatives.
• Inclusive workplace with accommodations available for disability, neurodivergence, or chronic conditions.