[Remote] arXiv Assistant Production Editor, Cornell Tech (NYC) - Temporary, Part-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cornell University is a prestigious institution located in New York City, and they are seeking an Assistant Production Editor for their arXiv platform. The role involves managing the manuscript submission process, ensuring quality and adherence to editorial standards, and supporting various user groups in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Interpret arXiv policy for editorial style standards and interact with subject moderators worldwide as part of screening manuscripts for scholarly standards
- Evaluate manuscripts to ensure that submission files and metadata meet copyright, technical, and other validation criteria
- Screen submitted manuscripts for accuracy, format, citations, and other elements to meet evolving arXiv policies
- Monitor submitted manuscripts for tone and follow related policies to ensure content adheres to arXiv standards
- Communicate with authors about submission revisions, submission rejections, account issues, and author bibliographies
- Model and support a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing and continually seek to understand how your role, behaviors, and actions impact the success of this culture
- Coordinate with team members on daily service obligations and long-term editorial process improvement projects
- Maintain and update documentation
Skills
- Associate degree or other formal training program of two years or equivalent
- One or more years of professional experience in a technical computing environment
- A people- and service-oriented attitude
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Proven ability to work productively in a supportive role with colleagues and in a team environment, yet also self-motivated and possessing good independent decision-making abilities
- Excellent trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills, as demonstrated by previous job experience
- Able to work effectively and comfortably in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Detail oriented with good record-keeping skills and documentation habits
- Degree in a physical science, engineering, computer science, mathematics, library science or information science desirable
- Experience with publishing, cataloging, or end-user technical support (such as help desk) a plus
- Experience writing technical documentation helpful
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