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Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.
Taylor & Francis is one of the world\'s largest publishers of high-quality, peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, e-books and reference works. We empower learners, thinkers and doers with trusted knowledge that advances research and enriches lives. We bring together diverse people, ideas and opinions to validate and publish the experts, theories and truths that matter. And we\'ve been doing this in an unbroken arc since 1798.
Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that\'s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we\'d love to hear from you.
Routledge (part of the Taylor and Francis Group) is looking for a Commissioning Editor to help grow our portfolio of research volumes and textbooks in Social Sciences/Asian Studies - covering politics/IR, sociology, history, linguistics, and media studies.
The Editor will commission new titles from authors based in the Asia Pacific region to help expand our academic book publishing programme.
In order to fulfil the requirements of this varied role, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate a keen commercial awareness and be adept at negotiation and problem-solving. You should possess a proven track record in editorial, delivering to tight schedules and possess the tact and diplomacy required to form strong working relationships with authors. A desire to innovate and an enthusiastic, flexible approach will be advantageous. The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate the ability to work on his/her own initiative as well as under direction from the Senior Publisher.
The successful candidate will possess relevant publishing experience and be able to demonstrate an ongoing interest in the field and an awareness of current issues.
Closing Date: Applications will close on 10th March 2023. Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.
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