Managing Editor - Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group - Oxford, UK

A Managing Editor is required to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group’s editorial base in Oxford, UK.

The candidate will be responsible for managing the editorial processes for systematic review preparation. This involves providing specialised editorial support to review authors, managing the process of peer review, maintaining communication between the Review Group’s editorial team members, submitting monthly modules to the publisher, Wiley-Blackwell, and representing the Review Group to all relevant individuals and agencies.

The ideal applicant will be educated to degree level or above, with managerial, administrative, scientific or publishing experience or equivalent, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. Knowledge of scientific and medical terminology and evidence based health care is desirable. Familiarity with clinical trials, systematic reviews, or The Cochrane Collaboration would be welcomed.

For further details including a job description, person specification and application visit the NHS job website and type in ref 321-NW-188

Please contact the Group if you would like to discuss the role before submitting an application:

Jessica Thomas at Jessica.thomas@ndcn.ox.ac.uk +44 1865 225762 or
Chris Eccleston at c.eccleston@bath.ac.uk +44 1225 386439

The closing date for receipt of applications is 31 May 2012.
Please note that interviews are likely to be held on 13 June 2012.