The RCPE is looking to recruit an Education Editor who will be responsible for editing the Education section of The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the College’s quarterly peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal (international circulation: 8,000). The Journal is indexed in Medline and Embase.

Responsibilities will include –

• commissioning and editing Expert Reviews and Rapporteur’s Reports from the College’s symposia programme;
• selecting CME material for potential reproduction in the JRCPE; and
• liaising with the editorial team to aid the development and editorial direction of the JRCPE, including overseeing the development of new content streams and contributing ideas for future editorials and other content.

The Education Editor will work closely with the in-house editorial/production team.

Interested candidates should be of consultant level, a Fellow or Member of the RCPE, have a demonstrable interest in medical education and international developments in general internal medicine, and a knowledge of and interest in editing, and commissioning for, medical or scientific journals.

Job Description

This position is unremunerated, but reasonable travel expenses will be paid.

Closing date: 23 January 2015

Applicants should submit a short CV and a covering letter detailing their suitability for the post to –

Graeme McAlister
Head of Fellowship & Membership Services
RCPE
9 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JQ

E-mail: g.mcalister@rcpe.ac.uk

Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place w/c 17 February 2015.

If you would like to learn more about this role or to discuss this vacancy informally please contact Graeme McAlister on 0131-247-3693 or by e-mail at g.mcalister@rcpe.ac.uk