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GPB, an international peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, is currently seeking a Scientific Editor (position immediately available) to join its editorial office located in Beijing. Currently indexed by databases including DOAJ, PubMed/MEDLINE, PubMed Central, SCIE, and Scopus (2-year Impact Factor of 6.409; 5-year Impact Factor 10.196 in 2022 and CiteScore of 12.0 in 2022), GPB aims to publish high-quality findings from scientists around the globe. Featured areas and particular interests of GPB include large-scale data acquisition, analysis, integration based on high-throughput sequencing technologies, as well as bioinformatics tools, webservers, or databases for data analysis and archiving.

The Scientific Editor is expected to play key roles in all aspects of manuscript processing, including but not limited to the responsibilities listed below:

Responsibilities:

1.To interact with leading scientists in the fields, solicit submissions, and coordinate organization of special issues;

2.To actively engage in editorial processes, including screening manuscripts and overseeing peer review;

3.To perform pre-publication editing and proofreading for accepted manuscripts;

4.To promote the journal by attending or organizing conferences and other events.

Requirements:

1.Ph.D. degree in bioinformatics, genomics (or other omics), computational biology, molecular genetics, or other closely related fields of life sciences. At least one original research article as the first author or corresponding author in the well-known international (English) journals is required. Working/study experience abroad is desirable; editing experience is a plus but not required.

2.Broad scientific interests, ability to critically think, and dedication in scientific editing;

3.Strong sense of responsibility, collaboration, and independence, highly self-motivated, creative, and open-minded;

4.Proficient in oral and written English as well as computer skills; good communication skills

The journal office is affiliated with Beijing Institute of Genomics (BIG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / China National Center for Bioinformation and a competitive salary package will be offered according to the policy of BIG, CAS / CNCB. The position is open for application immediately until it is filled.

To learn more about GPB, please visit http://www.journals.elsevier.com/genomics-proteomics-and-bioinformatics or http://gpb.big.ac.cn. Applicants interested in this position should contact Ms. Zhang at jiaoyx@big.ac.cn , send his/her Curriculum Vitae, Personal Statement, and any supporting materials by email with subject: Name, GPB editor application.