Research Integrity Assistant
Employees can work remotely
Full-time
Company Description
Our Client is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.
Our client operates globally and produces high-quality, peer-reviewed books and journals. They publish trusted content by expert authors, cultivating knowledge and promoting discovery, globally. We aim to expand thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share their work and realize their individual potential.
Job Description
Our client, a leading international academic publishing company is currently looking for a research integrity assistant to work closely with their Publishing Ethics & Integrity team across a variety of STM journals.
Key responsibilities:
- Work closely with the team to drive research integrity investigations
- Check articles for integrity of authorship, content, data and key ethics statements.
- Assist the ethics team with contacting authors and assessing files requested from authors
- Where required, assist in identifying experts to provide advice on specific articles
- Work with the ethics team and editorial teams on organising post-publication notices.
- Handle confidential information confidently and sensitively, with consideration for the legal and ethical issues that may arise from any mishandling
Qualifications
- Research background in a relevant discipline
- Editorial experience in assessing scientific manuscripts for quality and integrity of content
- Strong understanding of various research methods and practices
- Awareness of global research and publishing ethics issues
- Awareness of required journal editorial standards
- Experience in project management
- Strong numerical and verbal reasoning skills
- Excellent communication skills