Publications Manager

• Take a leading role in shaping the linguistic and editorial quality of the department’s publications, and provide high-level academic editing for publications in the history of science, technology, and related fields
• Copyediting, developmental editing, proofreading, formatting according to publishers’ style sheets, creation of bibliographies for academic texts in English, and a second language as applicable
• The setting up and day-to-day management of academic publication projects, including editorial work for English-language collective volumes and journal issues
• Translate and edit academic texts between English and a second language, and verify multilingual references, including entries in footnotes and bibliographies
• Correspondence with authors, publishers, and institutions such as libraries and archives
• Editing of English texts, e.g., for the website of the department, its in-house publications, calls for papers/conferences, and other communications
• Image research and the acquisition of digital files, licenses, and permissions

• MA degree in humanities or social sciences, ideally in the history of science/technology, history, STS, regional studies, or related fields
• Native-level English language competency
• A very good command of a second language, preferably Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Japanese
• Experience in editorial tasks, translations, and management in an academic publishing environment
• Very good command of office software for text processing, formatting, and manuscript organization including reference management software
• Outstanding editorial judgment, deep familiarity with academic communication, and the ability to work with complex, interdisciplinary research materials
• Exceptional attention to detail balanced with the ability to prioritize and delegate duties in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work in a team as a dedicated, reliable, and creative colleague with a genuine interest in academic research

Experience in indexing is highly desirable

• flexible working hours
• the opportunity to work from home as arranged with your superior
• the opportunity to work part-time
• annual year-end bonus
• occupational pension (VBL)
• subsidy for public transportation within Berlin or Germany (“Jobticket”)
• paid leave on Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year’s Eve (December 31) in addition to regular annual leave
• weekly in-house yoga classes
• regular information on occupational health management courses offered by our partner health insurance companies
• access to the wide range of training courses offered by the MPG’s Planck Academy
• close contact with all research and research-support units and the opportunity for direct, personal dialogue
• an international setting with staff and guests from more than forty countries