Are you an ANU PhD candidate with editing, proofreading, and/or project management experience? Are you interested in working behind the scenes on an academic publishing project? If so, we invite you to apply for the position of Assistant Editor for the ANU Undergraduate Research Journal.

The ANU Undergraduate Research Journal publishes high quality academic essays by ANU undergraduate students. Work is commencing shortly on the next volume of this journal, to be published online and via print on demand by ANU Press. The editors of the volume are located within the ANU Library Academic Skills team.

As an assistant editor, the successful applicant's role would be helping the editor to review and shortlist submissions, consolidate and provide feedback to student authors, and support student authors and the editor throughout the peer review and publication process.

This work will be carried out over the second half of 2022. It is estimated the work will comprise approximately 75 hours over this period, and this work can be done remotely.

For further information about this position, please contact Benjamin Kooyman at E:

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Application information

To apply, please attach the following three documents (in .docx or .pdf format only) to an email with the subject line 'Assistant Editor application' and send it to Benjamin Kooyman, ANU Library Academic Skills, at .

• An Expression of Interest statement no longer than two pages addressing your experience as relevant to the five selection criteria provided in the Position Description.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least two referees (preferably including your current supervisor).

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.