Research Integrity Officer

Job purpose

Research integrity is a cornerstone of the academic publishing process: ensuring that the content we publish conforms to the highest ethical standards is therefore vital to IOP Publishing. The Research Integrity Officer’s (RIO) role is to contribute to the quality, reliability, and trustworthiness of IOP Publishing’s content by managing allegations of publication misconduct and correcting the scientific record. The RIO addresses allegations of misconduct promptly and consistently, in line with industry guidelines, owning and managing the majority of cases to conclusion, with support from the Research Integrity and Inclusion Manager (RIIM). The RIO will support the RIIM in their goal to prevent and tackle emerging research integrity challenges, and will work with cross-functional teams across the business to ensure goals and objectives are met and promoted.

Key job accountabilities include:

• Manage the research integrity case load.
• Provide support and training on research integrity to staff in the Publishing department.
• Implement change projects related to research integrity.

About you

Successful applicants should demonstrate the following:

• Extensive experience in an editorial role within journals publishing – required.
• Demonstrable understanding of research integrity problems affecting the STM Publishing market – required.
• Working knowledge of copyright/permissions and intellectual property management – desirable.
• Demonstrable data-driven approach to decision making – required.
• Experienced user of relevant software and tools (e.g. ScholarOne, iThenticate) – required.
• Extensive experience of COPE workflows and guidelines – desirable.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable and experienced having difficult conversations with stakeholders.
• Good time management skills, including the ability to manage an unpredictable and varied workload.
• Able to prioritise quickly and effectively based on incoming information, managing short-, medium- and long-term demands.
• Decision quality.
• Customer focus.
• Drive for results.
• Innovation management.

About the benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including an excellent pension scheme, discretionary annual bonus scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and generous annual leave, and a range of flexible benefits including cycle to work and gym membership.

Our modern and contemporary offices are based in the thriving city centre of Bristol, a stone’s throw away from Temple Meads train station, and within walking distance of Cabot Circus shopping centre, and numerous cafés and restaurants. Named on more than one occasion as the best city in the UK to live in, Bristol is a cosmopolitan and creative city boasting a historic harbour, internationally renowned cultural institutions and home to world-class festivals and events.

To apply

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter through our careers site highlighting your previous experience and how it applies to the role, and why you are interested in this opportunity and IOP Publishing.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently working remotely.

About us

IOP Publishing is an international scientific publisher, through which leading-edge research is distributed worldwide. Our rapidly expanding journals programme is published alongside other sources of scientific information in the form of ebooks, magazines and conference proceedings. Other publications include easily accessible community and regional websites. We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community and have offices in Europe, Asia and the US.  Working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society. Any financial surplus earned by IOP Publishing goes to supporting science through the activities of the Institute. With a continuing focus on growth we recognise that every single person has a real part to play if we’re to achieve our aim of becoming the world’s leading publisher in our field.