Temporary position OT-22319
Managing editor for Peer Community In
to be discussed (but necessarily in one of INRAE centers)
INRAE presentation
The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) is a major player in research and innovation. It is a community of 12,000 people with 272 research, experimental research, and support units located in 18 regional centres throughout France. Internationally, INRAE is among the top research organisations in the agricultural and food sciences, plant and animal sciences, as well as in ecology and environmental science. It is the world’s leading research organisation specialising in agriculture, food and the environment. INRAE’s goal is to be a key player in the transitions necessary to address major global challenges. Faced with a growing world population, climate change, resource scarcity, and declining biodiversity, the Institute has a major role to play in building solutions and supporting the necessary acceleration of agricultural, food and environmental transitions.
Work environment, missions and activities
¡ You will be responsible for providing editorial support to Peer Community In within the Open Science Directorate (DipSO). You will be working closely with the PCI administrators (Denis Bourguet and Thomas Guillemaud) and will be an essential part of its development and smooth running.
Most of the work will be done on computer.
¡ More specifically, you will be responsible for:
- Editorial coordination of articles submitted to several PCI: monitoring evaluation and meeting deadlines, communication with authors, associate editors and reviewers
- Formatting and editing metadata for articles submitted to PCJ
- Managing communication on social networks and the PCI blog
- Monitoring the smooth running of the platforms
- Various administrative tasks (email, drafting documents, organising meetings, etc.)
¡ Special conditions of activity: full-time, remote working possible for a maximum of 3 days a week
Training and skills
¡ Recommended training: Scientific degree (Master)
¡ Knowledge required: Perfect command of written and spoken English (>B2), good writing skills
¡ Appreciated experience: Knowledge of the public research context and the challenges of scientific publishing
¡ Skills sought: Autonomy, time management and organisation skills, ability to dialogue and communicate, taste for collaborative work, perfect command of office software (word, excel…) and remote working tools (videoconferencing, shared documents, etc.).
INRAE's life quality
By joining our teams, you benefit from (depending on the type of contract and its duration):
- up to 30 days of annual leave + 15 days "Reduction of Working Time" (for a full time);
- parenting support: CESU childcare, leisure services;
- skills development systems: training, career advise;
- social support: advice and listening, social assistance and loans;
- holiday and leisure services: holiday vouchers, accommodation at preferential rates;
- sports and cultural activities;
- collective catering.
How to apply
I send my CV and my motivation letter
All persons employed by or hosted at INRAE, a public research establishment, are subject to its internal regulations, particularly with regard to the obligation of neutrality and respect for the principle of secularism. In carrying out their functions, whether or not they are in contact with the public, they must not express their religious, philosophical or political convictions through their behaviour or by what they wear.