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Science Editor Openings for 2023

GSA seeks applications for science co-editors for GSA Books, GSA Today, GSA Bulletin, and Geosphere (one position each).
The four-year terms begin 1 January 2023. Duties include: ensuring stringent peer review and expeditious processing of
manuscripts; making final acceptance or rejection decisions after considering reviewer recommendations; and, along
with your co-editors, setting the editorial tone of the journal and maintaining excellent content through publication of a
diverse range of papers.

POSITION DETAILS REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

The editors of GSA Today, one of the most widely read earth
science publications in the world, must have a wide range • Experience as an editor or associate editor for a
of interests and expertise along with the ability to identify geoscience journal. Include details of the duties and
research topics of both high quality and broad appeal. Prior duration of the position(s) held.
editing experience and a publication record in a wide range • Demonstrated expertise in two or more fields in the
of journals is key. geosciences or in interdisciplinary fields broadly
related to the geosciences.
Geosphere editors should be broadly interdisciplinary with
specialization in a range of possible disciplines, such as: • Demonstrated experience handling a significant
volcanology; deformation; geodynamics; neotectonics; editorial workload and ability to make timely decisions.
paleo seismicity; geomorphology; tectonic geomorphol- • Because of the breadth of topics covered in GSA
ogy; uplift and erosion; quaternary geology; seismology; journals, the applicant must clearly express
seismotectonics; tectonics; neotectonics. willingness to handle papers outside of their main
disciplines.
Research interests that complement those of the continuing
GSA Bulletin editors include but are not limited to: tectonics; • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and be
tectonophysics; structural geology; low-T thermo chronology; responsive to author needs.
deformation; archaeological geology; economic geology;
geochronology; geodynamics; paleomagnetism; petrology;
Precambrian geology; sedimentary geology. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
GSA Books editor duties include soliciting high-quality book
proposals and ensuring that proper peer review procedures • Experience with a GSA journal as a reviewer, associate
are followed by volume editors. Editors handle the entire editor, or editor.
peer-review process for authored volumes. The successful • Breadth of interdisciplinary experience to complement
candidate will have a wide range of interests and expertise, that of existing editors; demonstrated interest in
prior editing experience, and a strong publication record. interdisciplinary research.

Editors work out of their current locations at work or at • International reputation and connections with the
home. The positions are considered voluntary, but GSA geoscience communities.
provides an annual stipend and funds for office expenses. • Interest in encouraging innovation; willingness to take
risks.
Evaluation Process: The GSA Publications Committee
will evaluate applications and make its recommendations • Ability to support a positive team dynamic; ability to
to GSA Council based on the combination of how a can- work with GSA staff and other editors to enhance the
didate’s disciplinary expertise fits with the needs of the reputation of the journal.
journal and on the candidate’s application, which should
provide documentation of the required and preferred qual-
ifications listed here.
GSA affirms the value of diverse scientific ideas and the
connection between diverse scientific ideas and a diverse
group of contributors of those ideas. Accordingly, GSA
welcomes applications from all qualified persons and
encourages applications that highlight diversity.

To Apply: In a single PDF, submit your curriculum vitae and
a letter of application that demonstrates how your interests
and experience fulfill the required and preferred qualifi-
cations listed below to Jeanette Hammann, jhammann@
geosociety.org. Deadline: 1 March 2022.