Job Description:

WHY JOIN AGU?

Our employees are our most valuable assets! You will feel welcomed and supported from the moment you join our team, and you will take part in strengthening and evolving our workplace culture.

We offer work-life balance- We are a remote-first organization, with flexible work hours.

In the summers we only work 4 days a week and get the Fridays off and paid! It's called SPF 15! 

WHO WE ARE?

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) supports a global community of more than half a million professionals and advocates in the Earth and space sciences. 

Through broad and inclusive partnerships, AGU aims to advance discovery and solution science that accelerate knowledge and create solutions that are ethical, unbiased and respectful of communities and their values. Our programs include serving as a scholarly publisher, convening virtual and in-person events, and providing career support. We live our values in everything we do, such as our net-zero energy renovated building in Washington, D.C., and our Ethics and Equity Center, which fosters a diverse and inclusive geoscience community to ensure responsible conduct.

This is an exciting time to work at AGU. Every day we approach our work with a sense of purpose, and we look for others who share that passion and desire for a career with impact.

 WHO YOU ARE?

You will provide support and contribute to tasks and initiatives that help fulfil AGU's mission and strategic plans while gaining experience in editorial operations and the development of new scientific publishing initiatives. To do so, we are looking for people who can think both in the big picture and be able to focus on the details by being proactive, organized, and exercise good time management skills.

You will manage peer review and publication operations of AGU’s scientific journals and support various development projects for the Community Science Exchange (communitysci.org). You will work directly with publishing stakeholders (authors, editors, reviews, and other partners) to manage and solve submission and production related issues.

WHAT YOU WILL DO?

Community Science Exchange (CSE) operations and projects (50%)

• Support editorial operations of the journal Community Science in GEMS, which includes attending editorial board calls and team meetings, engaging editors and collaborating on solutions.


• Support and develop outreach efforts to the Community Science Exchange’s several partner organizations.


• Support and develop social media content and campaigns for the Community Science Exchange and additional content promotion for the journal Community Science.
  


• Participate in other projects that support CSE goals.

Journal operations (50%)

• Manage work in GEMS (AGU journals submission and peer review platform) for assigned journals to ensure that submitted manuscripts are processed in accordance with journal expectations in terms of timeliness, ethical standards, and quality while maintaining strong, positive relationships with the editors, authors, and reviewers.


• Provide support to editors, authors, and reviewers. This includes GEMS assistance, advice on procedures and policy, troubleshooting production and publication related issues, coordinating editorial board calls, etc.


• Provide support during peak volume times, potentially managing other journals during these times.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING?

• A Bachelor's degree, or a current student of a program, in publishing, comparative literature, or a related discipline, or the geosciences, environmental sciences, or a related discipline.


• Ability to manage multiple complex projects at the same time.


• Ability to work in a collaborative environment.


• Professional verbal and written communication skills: ability to communicate effectively and appropriately to technical and non-technical global audiences and responding in a timely manner.


• Demonstrated attention to detail.


• Professional customer service and interpersonal skills.


• Capable of exercising discretion confidential matters.


• Commitment to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the workplace and within scholarly publishing.  

HIRING SPECIFICS

• We understand that it is unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria listed in a job posting. However, we encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve. If you are willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!


• Pay $17.00 per hour.


• Full Time/ Hourly, Non-Exempt, 3-month Summer 2024 Internship, remote in most US states. We are currently NOT hiring in WA, OR or CA.


• AGU will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.


• Work Authorization: We will not sponsor applicants for work visas in the US.


• AGU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.


• EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

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