SCIENTIFIC EDITOR (IARC/11/FT293)
9 September 2011
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Centre international de Recherche sur le Cancer
Vacancy Notice No: IARC/11/FT293
Title: Scientific Editor
Grade: P3
Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment
Duration of contract: Two years. Extra-budgetary position established for a limited duration of two years from the date of entry on duty of the incumbent. Any extension subject to availability of extra-budgetary funding.
Date: 9 September 2011
Application Deadline: 21 October 2011
Duty Station: Lyons, France
Organization unit: IARC (IARC)
Section of IARC Monographs (IMO)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME :
The IARC Monographs Section (IMO) produces IARC's flagship series of scientific reviews that identify environmental factors that can increase the risk of cancer. The programme does this by convening international, interdisciplinary Working Groups of expert scientists to write critical reviews and develop evaluations of the published scientific evidence. The Monographs are used by national and international health agencies as scientific support for their actions to prevent exposure to known or suspected carcinogens
Description of duties:
The purpose of the post is to provide essential scientific editorial support and guidance and publishing expertise for the development of the IARC Monographs.
Under the general supervision of the IMO Section Head are several Responsible Officers, each responsible for the overall planning and execution of one Monograph meeting or related scientific meeting each year. The editor reports to the Section Head and works closely with the Responsible Officers. The IMO Group works together as a team, and the editor serves first as the editor and publishing expert, and also as a staff scientist within the Group. The incumbent is first-line supervisor to publication support staff within the Section. The incumbent closely cooperates with the IARC Editor in the Communications Group (COM).
Summary of the incumbent's assigned duties:
1. Scientific and English-language editor for the IARC Monographs:
- Take responsibility to review, edit and produce new IARC Monographs in English, generally three volumes each year.
- Before each meeting, plan with the Responsible Officers the outline and overview of each monograph in the volume.
- Receive preliminary working papers prepared by external scientists and bring them into conformity with house style, highlighting major discrepancies for the attention of the Responsible Officers and the authors.
2. Peer-review coordinator:
- Organize, coordinate and manage the peer-review cycle of working papers for several meetings simultaneously. Involves sending each working paper to at least two members of a Working Group for review with specific questions and within set deadlines.
- Keep track of deadlines, contacting reviewers directly if deadlines are not met.
- Collate, condense and send review comments to original authors, and ensure deadlines are met for receipt of revised manuscripts.
3. Rapporteur:
- At the meeting, serve as rapporteur at plenary sessions and ensure satisfactory completion of writing tasks assigned during the meeting.
4. Publishing-related activities:
- Analyse, streamline and document the publishing workflow, identifying areas for improvement and/or implementation of novel publishing/editing technologies.
- Act as main contact between IMO and printers, organize delivery of all material to be published from IMO to printers, check page proofs, ensure timely printing, production and delivery of Monographs.
- Recommend third-party vendors for printing.
- Take responsibility for terminology and style sheets, standards, accuracy and clarity of documentation.
- Provide guidance and support to staff and expert scientists with the drafting of manuscripts and on matters concerning editorial policy and practice.
- Develop and maintain guidelines for authors for production of the monographs.
5. Training and supervising:
- Supervise the work of clerical staff involved in document preparation (from initial draft submission to final layout)
- Train and supervise staff in the use of new publishing software.
- Supervise and revise the work of temporary editors and contract editors, advising them and ensuring their work meets expected standards.
6. Assist with external communications for the IARC Monographs programme:
- Maintain the Monographs programme website, electronic publication of Monographs (including adaptation to mobile devices), searchable databases, posting information about upcoming meetings, recent results, lists of classifications, and other useful information.
- Draft short articles about the Monographs programme for IARC annual reports and other similar publications.
- Respond to external queries about publication of specific Monographs or about the programme in general.
7. Other related duties, as assigned:
- Assist in the preparation, implementation and editing of other Monograph-related scientific meetings.
- Attend internal or external scientific meetings.
- At the request of the Section Head, undertake special tasks related to the analysis of cancer risks. This will generally involve information derived from existing Monographs, or may be a preliminary analysis related to future Monographs, or may be associated with an IARC Scientific Publication.
- Participate in the IARC Advisory Committee on Publications.
- Undertake other related duties as requested by the Section Head.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Essential: University degree or specialized training in scientific editing, including recognized professional credentials as an English-language editor.
University degree in a scientific discipline related to the evaluation of carcinogenic hazards; for example, chemistry, biochemistry, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, toxicology, genetic toxicology or other relevant biomedical subjects.
Skills:
Proven ability to write, edit and present technical scientific information in a clear, simple and effective manner.
A high competency in computing, with broad understanding of standard and emerging electronic publishing and web publications and technologies.
Strong project management skills in producing projects on time.
Excellent interpersonal skills and oral communications skills.
Knowledge of the scientific disciplines involved in carcinogen identification.
Ability to guide committees to produce scientific reports; to review manuscripts and tables for accuracy and to integrate scientific information across multiple disciplines.
Competency in MS Office suite, XML-based publishing software, XML-editing software, chemical structure drawing.
Required WHO competencies:
1) Communicating in a credible and effective way;
2) Producing results;
3) Moving forward in a changing environment;
4) Fostering integration and teamwork;
5) Knowing and managing yourself;
6) Creating an empowering and motivating environment;
7) Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences.
Experience:
Essential:
At least two years' experience in scientific and/or medical writing and editing, working in a wide range of media and formats.
Desirable:
Experience in both scholarly publishing and a news or multimedia environment. Some experience in a scientific position, including at international level.
Languages:
Expert level of English required, and working knowledge of French often needed for responding to external inquiries.
Additional Information:
Candidates called for interview may be expected to undergo a written test and/or give an oral presentation. The mentioned annual salary rates can be subject to slight variations as they include components (post adjustment, exchange rate) that are reviewed on a monthly basis. For more details on employment conditions, including annual leave, education grant, pension scheme, etc. Visit: http://www.who.int/employment/en
Annual salary:
(Net of tax)
65673 euros (with slight variations) at single rate
70356 euros (with slight variations) with primary dependants
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