Associate Editor, PRE

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of peer review for a suite of manuscripts.
• Select referees and evaluate responses.
• Decide whether to publish manuscripts.
• Maintain close contact with other PRE editors and APS editors.
• Select and briefly summarize papers to highlight.
• Stay updated with current and emerging physics research.
• Communicate research updates with editors across the portfolio.
• Support the manuscript post acceptance process.
• Perform editorial checks to ensure paper quality and timeliness.
• Maintain high ethical standards and fairness.
• Gain mastery of the peer-review management system.
• Represent journals and APS at scientific conferences.
• Engage and build strong relationships with a broad network of researchers.
• Requirements

  A PhD and postdoctoral experience in statistical physics, nonlinear physics, complex systems, biological physics, soft matter, fluids, plasma physics, computational physics.

  Qualifications

  • A minimum of one year of postdoctoral experience.
  • Excellent knowledge of the science and literature in their field.
  • Familiarity with existing research groups in that area.
  • Strong sense of integrity.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to make prompt independent evaluations and decisions.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to work well both alone and as part of a team.
  • 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.

    Benefits

    Amazing 2026 Benefit Offerings: Flexible schedules and ability to work remotely, 8% employer-paid retirement contribution, investment advisement services, medical benefits, vision benefits, life and accident insurance, disability insurance, voluntary accident & critical illness insurance, healthcare, commuter & dependent care flexible spending accounts, vacation, holiday leave, personal leave, sick leave, bereavement & compassion leave, college tuition reimbursement plan, job-related seminar & continuing education, professional certification/recertification, training and professional development, access to LinkedIn Learning on-demand courses, employee assistance program, mindfulness meditation.

    Pay

    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.

    Schedule

    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.

    Application

    The application deadline is September 7, 2026.