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We are currently recruiting freelancers as well as part-time (30–35 hours/week) and full-time (40 hours/week) staff members for the position of

English speaker for language copy-editing

Copernicus Publications is your chance to work with well-established international journals with a focus on geosciences. All journals are open access: they are available at no cost to the readers, and the costs are instead borne by the authors. Copernicus provides an excellent publishing service for these authors.

Your tasks

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

Your profile

  • You speak and write English at a native-speaker level and have a passion for language. Knowledge of German and/or other languages is a plus.
  • You have a university degree in linguistics or the natural sciences.
  • You have work experience and are familiar with academic texts.
  • You have experience with LaTeX as we are editing the manuscripts using TeXLive.
  • You have a keen eye for detail and an excellent command of English mechanics, punctuation, and grammar.
  • You are motivated and possess good organizational and time-management skills.
  • You are open-minded to learning new technologies.

We offer

  • freelance relations starting immediately with the later option of turning the freelancing into a permanent working contract;
  • a friendly working environment with 20 open-minded colleagues in copy-editing;
  • a challenging and rewarding job with opportunities to contribute your unique talents;
  • if a permanent working contract is agreed, it requires relocating to Germany or another EU country with the choice of permanent home office or work in our headquarters in Göttingen, Germany. Then, we offer a secure working position with performance-related allowances, substantial social benefits, and a family-friendly policy.

Your application

Your application should include a cover letter in English, your CV, relevant certificates, and your asking freelancing rates or salary. Please send your application to Nicole Fromm at: jobs@copernicus.org. We are looking forward to meeting you.