The journal Health Education is seeking an Editorial Assistant.
About the Journal
Health Education (HE) is a leading journal which reflects the best of modern thinking about health education. It offers stimulating and incisive coverage of current debates, concerns, interventions, and initiatives, and provides a wealth of evidence, research, information, and ideas to inform and inspire those in both the theory and practice of health education. Health Education plays a crucial role in the development of a healthy, inclusive, and equitable social, psychological, and physical environment.
Typical areas of interest include:
- Health education in the digital age
- Health education in settings – schools, universities, workplaces, prisons
- Social marketing approaches
- Critical health literacy
- Health professionals as educators
- Health communication
About the Role
The Editorial Assistant will be expected to assume the following responsibilities:
- Providing administrative assistance to the journal’s editorial team as well as supporting the Editorial Board
- Assisting the editorial team with managing manuscript peer review within a reasonable timeframe, using an online submission system
- Answering author queries
- Promoting the journal at conferences and through your own networks
- Contributing in other ways to the development of the journal
The ideal candidate will be expected to satisfy the following criteria:
- Hold a PhD degree, or be a PhD candidate, in an appropriate discipline
- Have knowledge of the peer review process
- Be able to provide impartial judgement on other researchers’ work
- Be fluent in English with good writing ability
The benefits of the role include:
- Full training and support in the ScholarOne submission and peer review system.
- Complimentary access to the journal.
- Your name listed on the journal website.
- Early access to new research, helping you keep abreast of developments in the field.
- The opportunity to network with colleagues and peers (editors or board members) and to influence the journal's future development.
The role includes an honorarium.
The successful candidate is expected to serve in the role for at least one year. This may be extended for a further period.
Applications
Interested candidates are invited to send a letter of up to 1000 words summarising their qualifications relative to the criteria stated above, together with an up to date CV, to the Editor, Gurpinder Lalli ([email protected]) and the Publisher, Danielle Crow ([email protected]) as soon as possible.