Research Integrity Manager

Research Integrity Manager

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Remote, UK

Compensation: circa £37,000

Description

We have an opportunity to join the Research Integrity department at Emerald, within the wider Legal and Ethics function.

You'll join a dedicated Research Integrity team, focussed on ensuring Emerald publishes content to the highest ethical standards, acting swiftly where issues arise, to ensure the published record is corrected.

You will be working in partnership with both internal and external stakeholders, providing expert advice and guidance on research and publication ethics, working closely with internal teams to demonstrate continuous improvement of Research Integrity processes and policy.

Location: We perform at our best when we feel trusted and are able to choose an approach to working that suits us best, which is why we are a remote-first company. However, we also believe in face to face collaboration, and our UK colleagues meet once a month for team time and quarterly for company get togethers in our Leeds office, so we ask that you be within a commutable distance that you are comfortable with in order to attend the office on those occasions. 

Day to day we’ll trust you to:   

• Manage a caseload of potential research integrity and publication ethics issues across the Emerald portfolio
• Support internal stakeholders and journal editorial teams in the investigation of cases
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to determine and facilitate the resolution of publication ethics cases
• Deliver training on publication ethics both internally and externally
• Actively use industry and Emerald guidelines to lead your work
• Support and advise our Peer Review Editor team on research integrity issues ahead of publication, and our production team on research integrity issues post-publication.
• Support and advise our publishing teams on best practice editorial guidance and commissioning due diligence.

You'll be integral to delivering Emerald's Research Integrity strategic plan by:

• Building and disseminating practical resources for internal and external stakeholders to support them in their roles
• Testing and implementing tools and technology to support the research integrity department and the wider business
• Reviewing and updating our policies and processes, in line with best practice and industry guidelines
• Using and analysing data to report on research integrity trends and inform future priorities.

You’ll need to have:   

• Proven experience of the academic publishing industry with previous experience working in …