Copernicus is a publisher of well-established international journals with a focus on geo- and environmental sciences. All journals are open access, i.e., they are cost-free to readers and costs are instead borne by the authors. It is therefore Copernicus’ aim to provide an excellent publishing service for these authors. We are presently recruiting full-time, permanent staff members (40 h/week) for the position of


English Native Speaker for Language Copy-Editing (m/w)



Your Tasks

  • Applying Copernicus’ policy of Lite Copy-Editing to our manuscripts: spelling, grammar, articles/prepositions, punctuation, and word-choice corrections
  • Supporting non-English authors from around the world by improving their manuscripts and thereby achieving higher credibility in the scientific community

Your Profile

  • You are a native English speaker with a passion for the language
  • You have an education in linguistics/philology with a scientific background
  • Your strengths include communication and responsibility
  • You are proactive, committed, efficient, and thorough
  • You are open-minded to new technological developments and tools

We offer

  • 35 colleagues with a passion for collaboration
  • A challenging job with opportunities to contribute your unique talents
  • A secure working position with performance-related allowances, substantial social benefits, and a family-friendly policy

Please send us your application, including your asking salary, to: jobs@copernicus.org

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