Deputy Editor, Physical Sciences

Job Description: We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large. About the Role: Job Description Location: Noida, U.P., or Pune, Maharashtra Work Model: Hybrid (On-site presence required) Preferred background: PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry Wiley's prestigious materials science and physics portfolio, encompassing the Advanced journal family (Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials), is seeking a dynamic and ambitious individual to join the team as Deputy Editor of Advanced Energy Materials, and Advanced Theory and Simulations. In this role, you will leverage your background in energy research, your knowledge of the publishing landscape, and your exceptional communication and networking skills to drive the strategic development of these journals, elevating their profile and visibility within the community while attracting new authors and high-impact content. The Deputy Editor will represent the journals at conferences and institutional visits and will actively contribute to broader outreach initiatives. Additional responsibilities include overseeing the peer review process, making editorial decisions on submitted manuscripts, and upholding the highest ethical standards and best practices in scholarly publishing. How you will make an impact:   Strategically develop one or more journals, together with the Editor-in-Chief, from scientific and publishing perspectives within the context of the broader physical sciences journals portfolio. Establish and maintain a strong network of scientists who are the journals' authors, peer reviewers, and board members. Leverage your network, knowledge of the subject area and its development, and desk research skills to drive content acquisition and submissions growth. Represent Wiley and the physical sciences portfolio at conferences and through in-person and virtual outreach activities at universities and research institutes. Collaborate with colleagues across departments to develop the journal portfolio. Contribute to the editorial evaluation, peer review, and decision-making for manuscripts submitted to one or more journals. Collaborate with managers and colleagues to establish a team culture of trust, respect, and high performance. What we are looking for: A PhD degree in materials science, physics or chemistry with a background in energy materials research and a strong understanding of recent trends and developments. 2+ years of post-PhD work experience (Post-doctoral, Industrial, Academic, Publishing, and/or international experience) is required. Experience in theoretical or computational research will be considered as a st