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The Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) seeks to fill the role of Editor in Chief (EiC) for the society’s flagship journal, Evolution, which aims to publish leading research from across the field of evolutionary biology.

The EiC is expected to be an evolutionary biologist with a broad overview of the field. Main responsibilities are building on the success of the journal, fostering the journal’s growth with a focus on maintaining its quality, and encouraging submissions of the best research articles in the field. The EiC will oversee and work hand in hand with a board of Handling Editors and Associate Editors, our publisher, the Digests Editor, a social media/communications editor, and a Managing Editor. We encourage applications from scientists from across career stages and from all subdisciplines related to evolutionary biology. While preferred, you do not have to be a current member of SSE to apply.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of SSE. We are committed to ensuring that all of our activities reflect those values. We strongly encourage applications from researchers identifying as members of historically marginalized groups in STEM.

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The EiC is responsible for:



  •   Managing, recruiting, and interacting with a board of 80 dedicated Associate Editors to guarantee high quality publications; 

  •   Contributing to policy decisions on publication strategy and quality control, in collaboration with the publisher and society leadership;

  •   Making final publication decisions based on scientific merit;

  •   Soliciting or commissioning suitable manuscripts, coordinating special Issues, and other publishing opportunities;

  •   Overseeing journal-related publicity through various outlets, including the production of digest articles (see https://sites.duke.edu/evodigests/ );

  •   Serving as a full voting member of the SSE governing council; attending meetings of council and the annual SSE conference; contributing to the SSE mission, vision, and goals;

  •   Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the journal's operations, including submissions, reviews, production, promotion, and accessibility.


Appointments are for a 3-year term with possibility for renewal. Location is flexible as most communication occurs electronically. An honorarium of $30,000 USD is paid and attendance costs for annual council meetings and conferences are covered by the society. Academic publishing is undergoing significant changes, and we wish the candidate to be enthusiastic in support of a Society journal and its aims by pursuing opportunities to improve its popularity, impact, and strength during this period.

There is considerable independence and freedom to develop the journal. The term of the current EiC, Tracey Chapman, is ending in July 2023. Ideally the new appointee will be in place to shadow Dr. Chapman for six months before beginning their 3-year appointment in the summer of 2023.

Application materials should be sent to Laura Galloway (president@evolutionsociety.org), the Chair of the EiC selection committee, by October 31st, 2022. Your letter of application should include a brief CV (4 pages maximum) along with a narrative (~2–3 pages) providing an explanation of why you would be interested in taking on this exciting role at this stage of your career and a brief outline of your vision for the journal over the next three years. Vision statements could include (but are not limited to) information about:



  • Ideas for maintaining/improving Evolution journal health 

  • Description of primary goals for 3-year term to improve journal equity and practices

  • Current and future challenges facing academic publishing, in general, and society journals, in particular

  • The most significant barriers to inclusion and accessibility in scientific publishing and ideas of ways to address them


Further information about the journal and society is available via the links below.

Evolution Journal: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15585646

Society for the Study of Evolution: http://www.evolutionsociety.org/

Interested candidates are welcome to contact anyone listed below.

Selection Committee:

Laura Galloway, SSE President and Chair of the Selection Committee: president@evolutionsociety.org
Kelly Zamudio, Member of the Selection Committee: kelly.zamudio@austin.utexas.edu
Joel McGlothlin, Member of the Selection Committee: joelmcg@vt.edu
Mike Boots, Member of the Selection Committee: mboots@berkeley.edu 

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