English Editor

**Area: Editing and Academic Publishing**

MDPI is the largest open access publisher in the world, with over 400 journals across a wide range of disciplines. Our mission is to foster open science and scientific exchange by delivering high-quality peer-reviewed research to scholars around the globe. The English Editing Department works to ensure that all of MDPI’s manuscripts are published with clarity, consistency, and grammatical accuracy.

**The Role: English Editor**

We are looking for meticulous and dedicated individuals with a strong grasp of the English language and the nuances of academic writing to support scholars publishing their research. English Editors support academic research by editing the language of peer-reviewed papers to a publication-ready standard.

**This is a full-time, in-office, entry-level position based in Singapore**.

Successful applicants undergo a probation period in which in-house training is provided by an experienced editor, after which there are opportunities to diversify the role and gain expertise in new areas.

**Responsibilities**
- Edit scholarly articles submitted to MDPI journals to a publication-ready standard.
- Ensure manuscripts align with MDPI’s house rules.
- Meet tight deadlines and hit targets with a high degree of consistency.
- Take on additional roles, such as training colleagues within and outside of the department and editing corporate material.
- Collaborate with members of Editorial and Production teams.

**Experience And Skills**

Essential criteria:

- Expert knowledge of the English language.
- Experience in editing, translating, or publishing.
- Excellent time management and organisation skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of an international team.
- Right to work in Singapore.

Desirable skills and experience:

- Professional experience in academic research, editing, or publishing.
- Familiarity with LaTeX.
- Experience working in an office environment.

**Benefits**

Training and Bonuses
- Focused in-house training in editing scholarly content according to MDPI’s conventions by experienced editors.
- Performance-based quarterly bonuses.
- Clear progression pathways.

Competitive Leave Packages
- Fourteen days of annual leave, in addition to medical leaves, which are prorated, after the successful completion of the first three months of work.

**Application Process**

**What we offer**:

- Professional and personal development
- International work environment
- Flexible working hours in the limits of a full-time job
- Competitive salary, benefits

**Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion**

At MDPI, we believe in fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values individual differences and prioritises growth through continuous learning, support, and feedback. We are always seeking new initiatives to advance diversity and inclusion across all our offices to create a more equal workforce.

**Initiatives**

MDPI is committed to promoting sustainability projects through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation. Sustainability is a key theme in many of our journals.We also develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community, which you can find below:
A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities **since 1996**. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than **400 diverse, peer-reviewed**, open access journals supported by over **66,000 academic editors**. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

**MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America.** We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

Pay: $3,600.00 - $3,800.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

- Performance bonus

**Education**:

- Bachelor's or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person