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Associate or Senior Editor (Materials science and inorganic materials chemistry), Nature Communications

5 Locations💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-09-29

Core

Associate or Senior Editor for Nature Communications, a leading multidisciplinary Open Access journal, focusing on the design, synthesis, and characterization of inorganic functional materials.

Role type

Associate or Senior Editor (Materials science and inorganic materials chemistry)

Builds

High-quality scientific research publications in the field of materials science and inorganic chemistry

Domain

Physical sciences, Materials science, Inorganic materials chemistry

Required skills

Expertise in design, synthesis, and characterization of inorganic or hybrid functional materials; Understanding of advanced materials characterization techniques; Ability to assess novelty, context, and implications of research; Critical scientific evaluation skills; Scientific and academic writing proficiency

Preferred skills

Experience in computational methods, data-driven approaches, and machine learning tools for materials discovery; Postdoctoral research experience; Editorial experience

Technologies

Computational methods, data-driven approaches, machine learning tools

Responsibilities

Handling original research papers and overseeing the editorial process including manuscript selection and peer review; Making well-reasoned editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts; Determining the representation of the subject in the journal; Liaising with editors at other journals and experts in the international scientific community; Attending conferences and visiting research institutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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