Working for us
We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts. Our size means that you will also have the opportunity to get involved with specialist projects.
Our staff have a variety of backgrounds – with many coming from scientific research as well as from the world of publishing. It’s this mix of experience that helps us to support and inspire the biological community.
We are an equal opportunities employer and offer a competitive salary and benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme. Staff are based in our Cambridge office.
Vacancies will be posted on this page, but if you don’t see anything relevant please do still get in touch with us by emailing recruitment@biologists.com.
Scientific Copy Editor
Full time but part-time considered
The Company of Biologists (biologists.com) is looking to recruit an experienced Scientific Copy Editor to work across our portfolio of five life-science journals.
The role entails copyediting articles to a high standard, compiling author corrections, overseeing the journal production process, and liaising with authors, academic editors, external production suppliers and in-house staff to ensure that articles are published in a timely and professional manner. Please see the full job description for further details.
To apply, or for more information, contact recruitment@biologists.com.
Applications should be made as soon as possible and by 20 January 2020.
Digital Proofreader
The Company of Biologists, a not-for-profit scientific publisher, is looking to recruit a proofreader to work across our portfolio of five life-science journals.
This in-house role will provide essential support for editorial teams by ensuring that journal content meets the appropriate standards required for publication and providing quality-control article checks at various stages of the publishing workflow. All checking will be carried out on-screen. The postholder will be required to manage and prioritise their own workload, liaising with in-house journal teams and external production suppliers to resolve queries and correct errors. Please see the full job description for further details.
To apply, or for more information, contact recruitment@biologists.com.
Applications should be made as soon as possible and by 13 December 2019, using the reference QC2019.
Hosted internships
We offer professional internships for PhD students. Each internship is carefully defined, both with the institute and the individual, and usually involves projects with our journal teams. Each year, we host a 12-week internship with a focus on data gathering and analysis – if you are interested in applying, please contact us at recruitment@biologists.com ideally a year in advance. From time to time, we offer additional internships, such as working on our blog, the Node – for these, please look out for one of our job adverts.
Hosted internships are funded through PhD programmes – created by funders to help further your professional development – and should be agreed with your PhD supervisor and institute.
