Assistant Editor-Microbiome/Microbiology/Bioinformatics

Job Description:

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role:

About the Role

The Assistant Editor is responsible for managing manuscripts throughout the editorial lifecycle, from submission to final decision. This role serves as a key liaison between authors, reviewers, and internal editorial teams, ensuring a fair, efficient, and high-quality peer-review process. The Assistant Editor applies scientific expertise and editorial judgment to support the integrity, impact, and growth of Wiley’s journal portfolio, including titles such as Advanced Science, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry Europe journals, Small, physical status solidi, and Macromolecular journals.

Key Responsibilities

• Screen new manuscript submissions for scope, scientific quality, originality, and research integrity

• Make initial editorial decisions and provide clear, constructive decision rationales in line with journal policies

• Identify and escalate potential ethical or integrity concerns using established procedures

• Select, invite, and manage peer reviewers to ensure timely and high-quality reviews

• Evaluate reviewer reports and make editorial decisions (accept, reject, revise, or refer)

• Assess revised manuscripts and author responses to determine next steps

• Recommend suitable alternative journals within the portfolio when appropriate

• Commission articles, special issues, and invited content aligned with journal strategy

• Engage subject-matter experts to contribute reviews, commentaries, and other commissioned content

• Track and manage invited content pipelines and contributor communications

• Analyze editorial performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities

• Collaborate with senior editors and editorial teams to share knowledge and best practices

• Participate in training and development to build proficiency in editorial systems and workflows

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant academic discipline

• Postdoctoral research experience preferred

• Subject-matter expertise in one or more of the following areas:

  • Microbiology
  • Microbiome Research
  • Host-Microbiome Interactions
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Metagenomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Systems Biology
  • Multi-Omics Analysis
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology
  • AI and Machine Learning for Biological Data

• Experience with scholarly publishing or peer review as an author, reviewer, or editor

• International research experience outside the candidate’s home country is strongly preferred

• Strong analytical, decision-making, and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively with global stakeholders

• Demonstrated interest in science communication and continuous learning

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For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing-creating impact that reaches everywhere.

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Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for United Kingdom, Canada and USA based roles.

When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.