Acquisitions Editor

Job Description

The Acquisitions Editor will be responsible for developing and executing an acquisitions strategy for the Press. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a firm grasp of the changing landscape of academic publishing particularly with respect to emerging digital publication initiatives within libraries and university presses. Essential to the position is successful work with scholars from a range of disciplines who are interested in pursuing open access scholarship. Virginia Tech Publishing & Press is a digital first open access university press based in the University Libraries at Virginia Tech and publishes books journals open educational resources and digital scholarship.

Required Qualifications

-Bachelors degree with relevant training and at least junior level work experience in scholarly publishing
-Demonstrated successful experience working with authors across multiple academic disciplines to develop scholarship
-Experience managing peer review processes following standards and best practices
-Experience working in publishing acquisitions
-Experience planning and managing projects including setting priorities creating schedules and meeting deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

-Masters or other advanced degree in relevant acquiring areas such as education science and technology studies or digital humanities
-Experience acquiring new titles for scholarly publishers and presses
-Previous experience working in university presses
-Demonstrated experience working with open access and non traditional publications

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$60000 - $65000 dependent on qualifications and experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

6/2/26

Additional Information

The application package needs to include a resume cover letter addressing the candidates experience with the responsibilities associated with the position and the required and preferred qualifications and the names of three(3) references and their contact information.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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