Job Description

We are seeking a Publishing Production Officer with a background in scholarly publishing to work on the Open Research Europe (ORE) platform, soon to be hosted at CERN.

As part of a growing team, you will support the Production Manager in the management of the entire article production workflow, from pre-publication checks through final publication.

Your responsibilities

• Contribute to the coordination of the full production workflow from pre-publication to final version.
• Collaborate with Production Manager and Editorial Coordinator to ensure smooth editorial-to-production transition.
• Communicate with external providers.
• Contribute to the management of the article schedules, manuscript tracking (OJS), and author communications.
• Maintain documentation, identify bottlenecks and suggest process improvements.

Your profile

• Maximum of 2 years experience in scholarly publishing or scholarly communication in general, with a focus on production, operational workflows, or editorial operations.
• Hands-on experience with Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, including workflow configuration and management, is an advantage.
• Experience with Publish-Review-Curate models is an advantage.

Skills

• Publishing.
• Quality management.
• Process analysis, definition and improvement.
• Attention to detail.
• Working in Teams: working well in groups and readily fitting into a team; participating fully and taking an active role in team activities.
• Communicating Effectively: expressing opinions, ideas and suggestions with conviction and in a logical/structured manner; keeping to the point.
• Achieving Results: being rigorous and producing quality results at first attempt.
• Solving Problems: assimilating large quantities of information, identifying key issues and formulating conclusions clearly and concisely.
• Learning and Sharing Knowledge: keeping up-to-date with developments in own field of expertise and readily absorbing new information.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Publishing or related field (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
• Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 28.04.2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Target start date: 01-July-2026

Job reference: OSI-SIS-OS-2026-96-GRAE

Field of work: Support Services (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement)

Benchmark job: 5B0160 - Scientific Information Support Officer

Global Benefits

• A monthly stipend between 5266-5793 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
• 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
• A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
• Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
• On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

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