• Copyedit academic journal articles in science and economics following tight production schedules and deadlines.
• Copyedit all parts of a manuscript, including not only the main text, literature cited, and any appendixes but also figure captions, complex tables, and extensive math expressions and equations.
• Guide manuscripts through all publication stages and ensure high-level quality control.
• Review author proofs, enter and check corrections, and approve final files for publication.
• Identify and tactfully solve unique editorial situations with authors, journal office staff, and/or supervisors.
• Communicate extensively with authors, managing editors, and colleagues, including editorial supervisors and production staff.
• At manager's discretion, fulfill lead editor responsibilities for journal oversight, including editing manuscripts for assigned journal(s) and others, following production schedules, maintaining style notes, training editors, communicating with production controllers and journal offices as needed, and checking paginated issues before final publication.
• Edits books, journals, or other written materials with some guidance from others.
• Establishes editing schedules.
• Coordinate all stages of manuscript editing and proof review up to the time the book is bound and edit and approve catalog and jacket materials with guidance from others.
• Performs other related work as needed.

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Graduate coursework.

• Two years of prior publishing experience in copyediting or proofreading, preferably in scholarly journals or books rather than newspapers or magazines.

• Familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style, XML-based editing, Microsoft Office, and Adobe Acrobat strongly preferred.

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Work independently and to interact confidently but flexibly with authors.
• Work cordially with colleagues at all levels.
• Tactfulness and diplomacy in dealing with authors, editors, and people in other departments.
• Concentrate and attend to highly detail-oriented tasks.
• Ability to focus, despite distractions in environment.
• Ability to work on multiple jobs simultaneously, involving manuscripts in various stages of the publication process, for multiple journals with different styles and procedures.
• Willingness to take direction.
• Willingness to take responsibility for meeting deadlines.
• Background in a foreign language.

• Hybrid in-person/remote work, at manager's discretion.

• Resume (required)
• Cover letter (required)

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• Communications

• Individual Contributor

d Weekly Hours

• 37.5

• No

• No

• No

• Pay Rate Type: Salary
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Pay Range: $45,900.00 - $59,400.00
• The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.