Call for Applications: Assistant Editor

(August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024, renewable)

InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching is seeking applications for a volunteer assistant editor. The Assistant Editor will join an editorial team and peer review board consisting of faculty from Park University and a variety of other institutions across the country who serve as peer reviewers. Founded in 2006, InSight is a well-established cross-disciplinary Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) journal that is indexed through EbscoHost, MERLOT, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (among others).

The Assistant Editor role is characterized by:

  • Working closely with the editor and editorial board on matters related to manuscript review and decision-making
  • Promoting the call for proposals among professional networks
  • Strengthening experience and skills related to writing, reviewing, and editing content for a SoTL journal

Successful candidates will have:

  • Commitment to advancing SoTL in higher education
  • Experience with research and scholarship
  • General knowledge of a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
  • Demonstrated ability to adhere to established timelines
  • Willingness to correspond via email, phone, and/or videoconference as needed with the editor

To correspond with a member of the team, please send a note to innovate@park.edu. To apply, please send the materials below to innovate@park.edu no later than April 30th, 2023 for priority consideration:

  • A brief cover letter highlighting interest and qualification for the position
  • A current curriculum vitae

The assistant editor role is a one-year renewable appointment.