arXiv Assistant Production Editor, Cornell Tech (NYC) - Temporary, Part-time

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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. arXiv 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.

Submissions are curated by our strong community of volunteer moderators, subject matter experts in the disciplines covered by arXiv, who balance content quality with distribution speed. Our small Editorial and User Support Team works alongside those 200+ volunteers evaluating manuscripts to ensure papers meet the editorial and scholarly standards of arXiv.

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Position Summary

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.

This is a temporary, part-time position for 20 hours per week through June 30, 2026. The r ecommended schedule is 8am–12pm, Monday–Friday. This is negotiable.

Visa sponsorship is not available

Starting salary: $30 per hour

Essential Functions Include

• 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, submission rejections, 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

Required Qualifications

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 trouble-shooting 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.

Preferred Qualifications

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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As a university founded to be a place where “…any person can find instruction in any study,” inclusion and belonging are at the core of our values and mission. We strive to be a welcoming, caring, healthy community where students, faculty, and staff with different backgrounds, perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn, innovate, and work in an environment of respect, and feel empowered to engage in any community conversation. As a member of the Cornell University community, it is important to recognize our shared responsibility to each other to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all. Cornell Core values

As a people manager and university leader you will model and support a culture of inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing by fostering an environment where everyone has the ability to thrive and navigate work and life’s challenges because they feel like they belong and have the tools and support they need.

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University Job Title

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Job Family

Temporary Communications/Marketing

Level

No Grade - Hourly

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Range

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Remote Option Availability

Remote

Company

Contact Name:

Evelyn Gordon

Contact Email

[email protected]

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