What's the career progression of associate scientific editor at a major publishing house?

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As someone who has been offered a position with Springer Nature as an associate scientific editor, I am unclear about the career progression in such an industry?

I am currently a 2 year postdoc in chemical engineering in the US.

Is it possible to shift to an industry other than publishing after reaching a senior position or if this doesn't work out after a year or two?

How about returning to a research position (tenure track) or research associate position after one or two years?

Isn't this already answered in Career options in scientific/academic publishing for PhDs and Postdocs? This was linked for the previous question you asked, as well. — Allure, Oct 18 '21 at 02:01
@Allure The links and the career progression you mentioned in your comment were about someone who doesn't have a technical background and a PhD. Their career progression would likely be very different than a person with a PhD and/or postdoc. Since this is an academic community, there might be some graduated PhD student who traversed through this path or might know someone who has. — Goku9, Oct 18 '21 at 11:41
If that's the focus of your question then it's a duplicate of What should one consider when pondering a career as a scientific editor? which explicitly deals with having a PhD in academic publishing. Voting ot close. — Allure, Oct 18 '21 at 11:47
Does this answer your question? What should one consider when pondering a career as a scientific editor? — Allure, Oct 18 '21 at 11:58

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 17 '21 at 22:00

In math, in the U.S., if you did not already have tenure, this might be a bad thing. That is, although it might be a useful activity, it's not directly about research or teaching, and somewhat indicates less interest in those aspects of academe.

After tenure, taking a year or two leave to do such things, or to work at the National Science Foundation, is considered legitimate service... but it's not a strong point toward tenure, at least in my observation. You'd want/need to continue research output during your time there, which might be difficult due to commitments of time and energy, even apart from Chem E lab needs...

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '21 at 21:43

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Yes you can change industry afterwards. Even as a technical person, although the more you are in publishing, the less likely it will be.

answered Oct 17 '21 at 21:43

What's the career progression of associate scientific editor at a major publishing house?

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