ArXiv Assistant Production Editor, Cornell Tech; NYC - Temporary, Part-time

About Cornell

Cornell Tech is Cornell University's state‑of‑the‑art campus in New York City that develops leaders and technologies for the AI era through foundational and applied research, graduate education, and new ventures. Located on Roosevelt Island, the campus was founded in partnership with the Technion‑Israel Institute of Technology and in close collaboration with the NYC Economic Development Corporation after Cornell won a worldwide competition initiated by Mayor Michael R.

Bloomberg’s administration to create an applied sciences campus in New York City.

arXiv.org is an international open access research-sharing platform for scholarly articles based at Cornell Tech. The e‑print repository receives 25,000+ papers per month in eight major subject areas and provides an article submission portal, a TeX compilation service, search and discovery tools, web distribution for human readers, API access, machine‑readable data sets, and community‑developed tools.

We are looking for a self‑starter with excellent problem‑solving and organizational skills to join our team. Reporting to the arXiv Lead Production Editor, the Assistant Production Editor will manage the manuscript submission, validation, and screening process, in addition to supporting author, reader, and moderator user groups. This is a fast‑paced environment with 800–2,000 new papers per day being processed.

Temporary, part‑time position for 20 hours per week through June 30, 2026. Recommended schedule 8:00 am–12:00 pm Monday‑Friday (negotiable). Visa sponsorship not available. Starting salary: $30 per hour.

• Interpret arXiv policy for editorial style standards and interact with subject moderators worldwide as part of screening manuscripts for scholarly standards.
• Evaluate manuscripts to ensure that submission files and metadata meet copyright, technical, and other validation criteria.
• Screen submitted manuscripts for accuracy, format, citations, and other elements to meet evolving arXiv policies.
• Monitor submitted manuscripts for tone and follow related policies to ensure content adheres to arXiv standards.
• Communicate with authors about submission revisions, rejection decisions, account issues, and author bibliographies.
• Model and support a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing and continually seek to understand how your role, behaviors, and actions impact the success of this culture.
• Coordinate with team members on daily service obligations and long‑term editorial process improvement projects.
• Maintain and update documentation.

Associate degree or other formal training program of two years or equivalent. One or more years of professional experience in a technical computing environment. A people‑ and service‑oriented attitude. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Proven ability to work productively in a supportive role with colleagues and in a team environment, yet also self‑motivated and possessing good independent decision‑making abilities.

Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills, as demonstrated by previous job experience. Able to work effectively and comfortably in a fast‑paced, changing environment. Detail oriented with good record‑keeping skills and documentation habits.

Degree in a physical science, engineering, computer science, mathematics, library science or information science desirable. Experience with publishing, cataloging, or end‑user technical support (such as help desk) a plus. Experience writing technical documentation helpful.

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