Editor - Pretoria, South Africa - HSRC Recruitment

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In delivering 'social science that makes a difference' the Research Programmes, Units, Institutes and Centres of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) undertake policy-oriented research from its offices in Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Our public purpose mandate is set out in the Human Sciences Research Council Act of 2008.

The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires the services of freelancers in the various functions below.

The names of successful applicants will be placed on a database, which signifies that the freelancer has been approved by HR in terms of the criteria required for the particular function and is therefore employable.

It does not, however, signal the existence of a contract or even a guarantee of work.

Work will be assigned directly to freelancers by the relevant Editorial Project Managers on a project-by-project basis, depending on the project requirements and freelancer availability, and will include a project specific brief.

The database will be valid for the period 01 November 2023 to 31 October 2026. Time frames and remuneration will be project specific.


Editor

Ref No:
ED/07/2023


The Publishing unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires freelance editors to provide high quality editorial services for the editing of its scholarly publications and research surveys.

In addition to the duties and requirements set out below, there may be a project-specific brief.


Minimum Requirements:


  • Excellent grasp of English grammar, English syntax and general English usage
  • Proven experience in general editing as well as editing a minimum of FIVE published scholarly or academic books or academic journals in English.
  • In your CV, provide a list of
- up to twenty relevant books/journals that you have recently edited (state publisher & date of publication)
- alongside each of the titles in your list, state which of the following referencing styles you followed: Oxford, Harvard, Modern Language Association (MLA),


Duties and Responsibilities:


  • Using the MSWord files of the manuscript as supplied, edit the content (text and artwork) according to the Press guidelines and project brief with track changes operative.
  • Edit the references according to the Press referencing guidelines or as briefed
  • Mark up all queries for the authors, using the electronic COMMENTS feature or in a separate MSWord document.
  • Implement the author feedback.
  • Prepare the manuscript for setting.
  • Check first pages and mark up all corrections for the setter in the PDF.

Applications MUST include:


  • A cover letter of motivation indicating your suitability for this position.
  • A detailed CV which should clearly indicate your highest qualification and details of your citizenship.

Application Instructions:


  • Attachments must be less than 1MB, there is an onscreen option to resize;
  • The Neptune system will only allow you to upload 1 attachment. Please ensure that all documents are merged into 1 file before uploading.
We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time. The HSRC reserves the right not to make an appointment.

**APPLICATIONS FROM RECRUITMENT AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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