You would start out as an Editorial Trainee working in close collaboration with our Managing Editors learning how to process papers properly from submission to publication.

You should share our passion for spreading the newly acquired knowledge of today’s scientific community and feel motivated to contribute to open access publishing. We look forward to welcoming energetic new members to our Belgrade and Novi Sad office.

Depending on your scientific background you will be assigned to an according field. We are mostly looking for Editors educated in the following areas: Social Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Agriculture, Medicine, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Sciences, Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Computer Sciences, Geosciences, Ecology.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Support the editorial process for academic research journals in your domain of expertise
• Organize the peer-review process for submitted manuscripts and coordinate editorial decisions
• Handle email communication between the parties involved in the publication process
• Collaborate with other members of the editorial team and production team

Requirements

• MSc or PhD degree
• Advanced knowledge of MS office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong English skills in written and spoken language
• Ability to multitask, attention to detail
• Experience with scholarly publishing is beneficial

What we offer

• Private health insurance & team building activities
• Flexible working hours
• FitPass
• Possibility to spend time abroad and collaborate with colleagues in other MDPI offices
• Contributing to the academic community
• Mentorship program and training opportunities for shaping and realizing your career goals in the scientific publishing industry
• Various opportunities for professional development in an international company
• Working in a collaborative, diverse, and socially responsible team

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving your complete application. Please submit your cover letter and CV. We look forward to welcoming you to our Belgrade office.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly, open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI has the mission to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines.

We operate currently over 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open-access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

Besides our main publishing business, we develop and maintain digital platforms and software ranging from scientific exchange platforms to article databases and search engines, all focused on empowering scholars and giving them the best possible product and service. As of the end of 2022, we count more than 6700 colleagues in 17 offices across 11 countries.

MDPI Serbia was established in 2016 to support the rapid global expansion of MDPI. Over the course of 8 years, we opened 2 offices in Belgrade (Zvezdara and New Belgrade) and 1 additional office in Novi Sad. We now have over 600+ employees in our 3 Serbian offices, dedicated to ensuring that high-quality research is made available as quickly as possible in different fields of science.

Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:
https://www.mdpi.com/
https://sciprofiles.com/
https://sciforum.net/
https://www.scilit.net/
https://www.preprints.org/
https://encyclopedia.pub/