Job advertisement: blog editor
Advertisement: voluntary blog editor
The Journal for the History of Knowledge Blog is looking for a blog editor to start on 1 February 2025 (or as close as possible to this date). This is a voluntary job, and the Journal for the History of Knowledge is unable to offer remuneration.
Journal for the History of Knowledge
The Journal for the History of Knowledge (https://journalhistoryknowledge.org) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the history of knowledge in its broadest sense. The JHoK’s editorial team consists of two editors-in-chief (Sven Dupré and Geert Somsen), a managing editor (Wouter Egelmeers), and an assistant managing editor (Tommaso Tonello).
To enhance the outreach of the journal articles we also publish the Journal for the History of Knowledge Blog. The blog presents short essays (600-900 words), written by JHoK’s authors, which provide additional information related to their articles or reflect on their research process. For more information on the blog, see https://blog.journalhistoryknowledge.org.
Your Tasks
As JHoK’s blog editor it will be your task to contact authors of accepted articles and invite them to contribute a blog. You will then work with these authors on content and format, suitable to the blog. You will also copy-edit the final text. Meanwhile you will work with the entire editorial team to coordinate blog input and output on the right moments.
Profile and Qualifications
- You have a proven affinity with the history of knowledge, or a related field
- You are a native speaker of English or have an equivalent facility with writing in English
- You are familiar with the standards and rules from The Chicago Manual of Style
- You have the capacity to work in a diligent and reliable way
- You can work independently and as part of a team
How to apply?
Please send your letter of motivation (max. 1 page) and curriculum vitae to the Journal of the History of Knowledge Blog Editorial Team (jhokjournal@gmail.com) by 10 January 2025. Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview in late January.
