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Features Editor - Physics World
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Role Summary
We are looking for a Features Editor to join the Physics World journalism team on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your publishing career, using your enthusiasm, knowledge, and experience to contribute to the success and growth of the world’s leading physics magazine and website.
- Working alongside our other Features Editor, you will be contribute to Physics World’s programme of must-read, long-form articles covering the whole breadth of physics.
- This will involve devising, commissioning, and editing feature, careers, and book-review articles written by high-profile academics, industry leaders, and specialist freelance writers, managing the entire process from initial idea to final publication online and then in print.
- Opportunities to contribute to our podcast, social-media, and newsletter programme exist too.
About you:
Successful candidates will demonstrate the following:
Qualifications
- Degree in physics or related discipline, preferably to PhD level.
- Science communication experience
Skills and Experience
- Exemplary science writing and editing skills
- An ability to manage a complex workload to deadline and budget
- Creativity to devise great article ideas.
- A demonstrable interest in all areas of physics and its applications.
- An ability to communicate and work well with external contributors
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About the benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, discretionary annual bonus scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, and generous annual leave, and a range of flexible benefits including cycle to work and gym membership. We also have a subsidized café which is a popular, sociable spot for meetings and lunch.
Our modern and contemporary offices are based in the thriving city centre of Bristol, a stone’s throw away from Temple Meads train station, and within walking distance of Cabot Circus shopping centre, and numerous cafés and restaurants. Named on more than one occasion as the best city in the UK to live in, Bristol is a cosmopolitan and creative city boasting a historic harbour, internationally renowned cultural institutions, and home to world-class festivals and events.
Why work with us at IOP Publishing:
Purpose
We are a world leader in the development of publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximize the impact of the research we publish.
Culture
We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia, and the US, and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration, and authenticity with a social conscience.
Financial Benefits
- A competitive salary starting from £32,200 (Band C) depending on experience
- An excellent pension scheme
- A discretionary annual bonus scheme
- A range of other useful and cost-saving benefits available through our benefits platform
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Health and Wellbeing
- 33+ days holiday (including bank holidays)
- A 35-hour working week
- Life assurance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Dental insurance
- Health care cash plan
- A great positive working environment in our brand-new office in central Bristol - modern, airy, and designed with all of our colleagues in mind – for work and social time.
Flexibility
A flexible hybrid working environment to suit everyone’s needs. Ideally we are looking for someone who is able to come into our Bristol office at least once a fortnight.
And last but not least, did we mention that we are unique: IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society, and we gift-aid all our profits to support science through the activities of the Institute.
To apply, please submit your CV through our careers site.
IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks, and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities, and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to support you.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for candidates. If however you already have the right to work in the UK or hold an eligible work permit or visa, we encourage you to apply for this position.
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