The Opportunity

• Do you have a strong customer focus?
• Do you have high attention to detail?
• Join CSIRO - Australia's premier science & technoloy research organisation!

The Position

CSIRO is currently seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Editorial Assistant with a strong customer focus to join our Journals Publishing team.  You will be responsible for driving manuscripts through a peer-review process for a number of scholarly journals. The role delivers high levels of service to editors and authors and contributes to raising journal quality and reputation.

Your duties will include

• Operate an online system (ScholarOne) to drive scholarly manuscripts through the peer review process, to defined workflows and timelines
• Maintain accurate records of submissions, peer review and email/telephone communications in the online system.
• Check author submissions for completeness and accuracy.
• Correspond with authors, reviewers and editors regarding manuscripts and workflows.
• Monitor submissions for special issues to defined timelines and provide progress reports to Guest Editors and Publishers.

Location: Clayton, VIC
Salary: AU$46k - AU$60k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite
Reference: 61262

To be successful you will need

• A relevant Certificate or tertiary qualification, and/or relevant industry work experience.
• Proven organisational skills and attention to detail in running processes while providing high service levels to stakeholders.
• Proficient computer skills including MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to supply timely and accurate information in a professional manner to internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to use initiative in selecting appropriate solutions, including ability to know when to escalate an issue.

Before you apply, please view the full position details and selection criteria here: Position Details.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you. Balance

About CSIRO

At CSIRO you can be part of helping to solve big, complex problems that make a real difference to our future. We spark off each other, learn from each other, trust each other and collaborate to achieve more than we could individually in a supportive, rewarding, inclusive and truly flexible environment. 

Apply Online

To apply online, please provide a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

Applications Close

23rd April 2019 at 11:59pm AEDT

We reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement prior to the closing date.