I’ve been running the show here for the last 12 or so years, with support from Dianndra Roberts, our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Associate Editor and Angela Cochran, our Associate Editor. Angela’s role has been that of an emergency backup, filling in when I’m not available, and we are now looking to expand that position into a full Deputy Editorship. While still providing continuity of service when I’m not around, the Deputy Editor will take on some of the work done with guest authors, support our program of webinars and panel appearances, track our author and site performance, and help brainstorm and develop new content ideas.

We’re looking for someone familiar with the community and the blog, and ideally the Deputy Editor already is, or would become a contributing member of The Scholarly Kitchen. A small stipend comes with the role, which we estimate will take around 5 hours per week. The full listing for the position is available on the SSP website, and interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to info@sspnet.org by January 17.

I encourage you to come join us. It’s a great way to support the SSP community and the backstage conversations among the Chefs are always enlightening. And if an editorship seems too much, then please do consider writing a guest post for us or starting on the path to becoming a full-time Chef. We’re working on revising our guidance for doing both, but you can see how those things work on our “About” page.

David Crotty

David Crotty

David Crotty is a Senior Consultant at Clarke & Esposito, a boutique management consulting firm focused on strategic issues related to professional and academic publishing and information services. Previously, David was the Editorial Director, Journals Policy for Oxford University Press. He oversaw journal policy across OUP’s journals program, drove technological innovation, and served as an information officer. David acquired and managed a suite of research society-owned journals with OUP, and before that was the Executive Editor for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, where he created and edited new science books and journals, along with serving as a journal Editor-in-Chief. He has served on the Board of Directors for the STM Association, the Society for Scholarly Publishing and CHOR, Inc., as well as The AAP-PSP Executive Council. David received his PhD in Genetics from Columbia University and did developmental neuroscience research at Caltech before moving from the bench to publishing.

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