Associate Editor, PRB

Responsibilities:

Editorial:

• Evaluate the scientific content and impact of manuscripts in a critical and independent manner managing all aspects of peer review.

• Decide to editorially reject or proceed with peer review based on the journals acceptance criteria and scope.

• Maintain impeccable ethical standards and fairness at all editorial stages.

• Actively participate in everyday journal initiatives such as highlighting and attracting top content.

• Actively contribute to high-level editorial strategies and engage with Editorial Board members.

• Participate in editorial and cross-departmental projects to meet and support the goals of APS.

Outreach:

• Represent the journals and the APS as a whole at scientific conferences and give presentations. The ability to travel internationally is desirable.

• Interact with key researchers and groups at pertinent laboratories and institutions or through social media.

• Actively engage and develop strong relationships and trust with a broad network of researchers from academia and industry.

Technical:

• Ensure that Physical Review standards for quality general style guidelines and technical matters are maintained by communicating with authors internal support staff and external vendors.

• Use tools to conduct analyze and enhance the peer-review process.
  

Education:

• A PhD is required in Physics or adjacent areas.
  

Experience Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• A minimum of one year of postdoctoral experience in condensed matter and materials physics.

• Published in major journals within the scope of Physical Review B.

• Proven referee experience in the topical areas of Physical Review B.

• Excellent knowledge of the scientific literature in condensed matter and materials physics existing research groups in the area of coverage and acute awareness of current developments.

• Passion for learning and sharing research in all fields covered by the journal.

• A strong sense of integrity.

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Ability to make independent decisions and evaluations.

• The ability to apply journal policies and practices and make sound editorial judgments.

Travel:

This role involves occasional travel approximately up to 10% for meetings with APS staff departmental gatherings and interactions with colleagues in the Long Island NY Washington DC and College Park MD areas. Additionally the position requires world-wide travel to attend conferences and events and to interact with researchers at their institutions and universities.

Salary:

The salary range for this position takes into account various factors influencing compensation decisions such as skill sets experience training and other business and organizational requirements. The salary listed within the specified ranges considers relevant experience. Our compensation philosophy at APS aims to maintain salaries at the midpoint of the market. As a result we typically hire within the target starting range. Exceptional rare cases may merit reviews above target starting range for specialized or niche skills aligned with strategic operational goals.

Hiring Range:$83041/year - $113143/year (USD)

Target Starting Range:$83041/year - $92382/year (USD)

Work Environment:

Our Editorial Offices are located on Long Island. We are operational in most US states. The Editorial Department allows flexible work hours; responsiveness is required however during the core 9 am to 5pm Eastern Standard Time workday. The successful candidate will join a collaborative international team of editors across the Physical Review journals.

This is Us:

Help us achieve our mission of advancing and diffusing the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity promote physics and serve the broader physics community.

Our Core Values:Our values are our guideposts

• Scientific Method
• Trust Integrity and Ethical Conduct
• Equity Diversity and Respect
• Collaboration
• Education and Learning
• Speaking Out

Amazing 2026 Benefit Offerings:

• Flexible schedules and ability to work remotely

• 8% employer-paid retirement contribution

• Investment advisement services: 100% employer paid

• Medical benefits: PPO or HDHP option

• Employer contribution to FSA or HSA account eligibility based on medical plan enrollment

• Lifestyle Spending benefit up to $1500.00 (USD) - 100% employer paid

• Vision benefits: individual and dependent coverage 100% employer paid

• Basic Life & Accident insurance: employee coverage 100% employer paid

• Supplemental Life & Accident insurance including spouse & dependent child(ren) coverage

• Disability insurance: employee coverage 100% employer paid

• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness insurance

• Healthcare Commuter & Dependent care flexible spending accounts

• Vacation: 15 days annually

• Generous holiday leave: 17 paid office closures; includes one week closure at the end of December

• Personal leave: 4 days annually

• Volunteer leave: 1 day annually

• Sick leave: 10 days annually

• Bereavement & Compassion leave: 2 -15 days based on loss

• 12 weeks employer-paid family leave

• College tuition reimbursement plan

• Job related seminar & continuing education 100% employer paid

• Professional Certification/Recertification 100% employer paid

• Training and professional development; access to LinkedIn Learning on-demand courses

• Employee Assistance Program

• Mindfulness Meditation: live and on-demand classes

• APS does not offer relocation assistance/costs

The American Physical Society is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of American Physical Society not to discriminate or allow the harassment of employees or applicants on the basis of race religious creed immigration status alienage or citizenship religion color ethnicity sex national origin age disability marital status familial status protected veteran status protected military status physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information predisposing genetic characteristics ancestry domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices including recruitment advertising job application procedures hiring upgrading training promotion transfer compensation job assignments benefits and/or other terms conditions or privileges of employment provided the individual is qualified with or without reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at APS. The American Physical Society is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation please contact APS Human Resources at The Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster prepared by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provides an overview of several laws that protect you from discrimination on the job and several rights are afforded to you by these laws. The Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision prepared by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) provides an overview of several protections implemented to protect individuals working under federal contracts from discrimination when inquiring about or discussing compensation; these protections apply to all employees and applicants. The APS has a remote first concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access independent of physical work location with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations.

Application deadline December31 2025.

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