Assistant Editor - Toxics

Location: Full-time, in-office role in the Manchester city centre office, United Kingdom. The role includes face-to-face work with the scholarly community at conferences, scholar visits, and marketing events.

Company

hirify.global is an open-access academic publisher founded in 1996, operating more than 400 peer-reviewed journals with over 66,000 academic editors and offices across Europe, Asia, and North America.

What you will do

• Support the editorial process for academic research journals related to the assigned field of expertise.
• Organize peer review for submitted manuscripts and coordinate editorial decisions.
• Manage email communication between researchers, editors, reviewers, and other publication stakeholders.
• Collaborate with editorial and production teams to edit and publish scholarly articles accurately and consistently.
• Process research articles from submission to publication while meeting tight deadlines.

Requirements

• PhD preferred or Master's degree required in a field related to toxicology, environmental sciences, public health, pharmacology, food and nutrition, neuroscience, occupational health, or another listed subject area.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Capability to work as a team player in a dynamic, international environment.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to see the big picture.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Very good communication and coordination skills.
• Interest in working face-to-face with the scholarly community and promoting open access.
• No previous editorial experience is required; familiarity with the academic editorial process is an advantage.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, permanent employment with editorial training supervised by an assigned tutor during the first six months.
• Career development opportunities and support from Managing Editors and a group leader.
• Flexible start time between 7–9am and finish time between 3–6pm.
• Competitive salary with a quarterly bonus scheme and a 10% pay rise after probation for PhD holders or 5% for Master's holders.
• Paid special days off, office events, snacks, Perkbox discounts, Cyclescheme, and Techscheme.
• Private Bupa health membership after passing probation.