Closing Date : Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:00:00 GMT | Grade 7: £30,434 - £37,394 p.a.
The Nuffield Department of Population Health contains world renowned population health research groups and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching. The Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Review Group (EPOC) is part of an international collaboration of individuals and organisations committed to preparing, maintaining, updating and disseminating the results of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions to help people make well-informed decisions about health care.
As Managing Editor, you will ensure the efficient and effective operation of the group’s editorial base, and effective working with the EPOC satellites in around the world. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the editorial processes for systematic review preparation and publication in the Cochrane Library. This involves providing specialised editorial support to review authors, managing the process of peer review, maintaining communication between the group’s editorial team members and submitting reviews and protocols to the publisher.
To be considered for this post you will be educated to degree level (or have equivalent skills and experience) and have experience in publishing with a working knowledge of scientific terminology and evidence based healthcare. You will also need excellent interpersonal, time management and IT skills.
Informal enquires should be addressed to Professor Sasha Shepperd (sasha.shepperd@dph.ox.ac.uk).
The position is full-time and fixed-term for 4.5 years.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 20 August 2015.