Desk Editor - STM (Beijing, 3 positions)

Responsibilities

• Help us foster human progress through knowledge! As a Desk Editor, you will aid in our mission by:
• Taking responsibility for an end-to-end submission and peer review process with prompt in-house processing of manuscripts;
• Ensuring the highest levels of publication ethics and integrity standards are maintained on the Journal;
• Having a strong author service mentality, providing timely, friendly and professional communication with authors;
• Collaborating with the Publisher, Commissioning Editor (where applicable) and journal Editors to support overall journal growth and development.

Requirements

• Relevant science, technology and medicine (STM) knowledge and experience in academic publishing;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to convey messages clearly, concisely and accurately, in both English and Mandarin;
• An understanding of best practice and gold standards in academic research and publication ethics and integrity;
• Knowledge of principles for ethical research involving humans and animals;
• Confidence in evaluating scientific rigor and integrity of manuscripts;
• A strong familiarity with the academic research community and relevant organizations;
• Ability to build and manage relationships with authors, peer reviewers, editors, and other colleagues;
• An inquisitive nature, maintaining current knowledge related to developments and trends in respective areas of expertise;
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, remaining unfazed by change;
• Takes a proactive approach toward learning new technologies and processes;
• Someone who acts with integrity and accountability;
• Ability to make data-driven informed decisions synthesizing information from a wide range of sources;
• Strong critical thinking skills and confidence to make decisions;
• Thorough and detail oriented.
• What we offer in return:
• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
• 20 days (pro-rata for first year) annual leave per year, plus an extra day off for your birthday
• 4 paid volunteering days each year
• Paid sick leave of 14 days
• Social insurance and housing fund plus supplementary medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme - offering 24/7 well-being support
• Performance bonus
• Annual health screening for employee and spouse, optical and medical care
• Location:
• This role is based in Beijing, and you must have the right to work and live in China
• The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance to our Beijing office (Culture Square, Haidian) to ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office location 3 days per week.
• Relocation support is not provided for this role.
• Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis
• Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn an

Benefits

Additional Information

We're looking for 3 Desk Editors to join our new Beijing team! This is your chance to be part of an exciting launch and make your mark. We are looking for talented Desk Editors to join our team in Beijing, working closely with our established global team. You will be an important part of a ground-breaking team that provides a streamlined, personalised, rigorous publishing service to enhance our author's research. Our mantra is pace, ease, quality, service and trust. Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity. Closing Date: Applications will close on 26 June 2026

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