Ecological Economics (ECOLEC) is looking to hire an Assistant Editor

The journal Ecological Economics (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ecological-economics) is seeking a
part-time Assistant Editor to support the Editors in various activities.
Responsibilities
The Assistant Editor’s responsibilities include the following:
• Content acquisition: commissioning and editing special issues with an open call and in
cooperation with guest-editors; work with the International Society of Ecological Economics
(ISEE) to develop special Issues. Target: 3 proposals for special issues/call for papers per year.
Upon acceptance of the proposals, prepare call for papers, find (guest) editors, and invite
potential authors.
• Assist the Editors-in-Chief in their strategic actions, such as e.g. continuously overseeing the
field of ecological economics as well as competing journals in terms of potential topics, editors,
authors and reviewers; developing relations with academic communities and Societies of
relevance to Ecological Economics.
• Manage the relations between the Editors-in-Chiefs and the Editors as well as the Members of
the Editorial Board: monitor performance, identify the need for updates, etc.
• Identify «real problem papers”: papers that are stuck somewhere in the system for some reason,
identify the causes of the problem, report those to the handling Editor or the Editor-in-Chief,
and follow-up until solution. Handle any ethics cases when needed.
Ideal candidate’s profile
The ideal Assistant Editor:
• has an academic qualification (Bachelor-, Master- or PhD-degree) in the field of ecological
economics
• has excellent communication skills, in written and spoken English, on academic matters and with
target audiences who are very diverse in terms of research expertise, professional experience,
culture, gender, etc.
• has outstanding organizational talent, and can oversee and manage a complex system of
multiple and overlapping tasks, with responsibilities distributed between several actors
• is effective, reliable, diligent and careful in carrying out tasks
• has the technical abilities to efficiently employ the electronic systems provided by Elsevier
(Editorial Manager, ScienceDirect etc.) and other public database systems (Google Scholar etc.)
• works independently and can easily organize and motivate themselves
Details of the appointment
• Duration: Initial agreement is from 1 October 2021 until 31 March 2023. This agreement may be
renewed upon mutual agreement.
• Workload: The position is expected to involve approximately 10 hours per week.
• Application deadline: 1 September 2021. Please send your application to Sandra Broerse at
s.broerse@elsevier.com
• For inquiries and details about the Honorarium please contact s.broerse@elsevier.com