Author: Tong MENG

Associate Editor: Policy Reviews in Higher Education

The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) is seeking to recruit a new Associate Editor from 1 July 2024.

Policy Reviews in Higher Education is an international journal published on behalf of the SRHE by Taylor & Francis Group. It opens space for publishing in-depth accounts of significant areas of policy development affecting higher education and other forms of post-secondary/tertiary education internationally. Authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to analyse higher education from fresh perspectives and with implications for policy development/implementation, including drawing on concepts and theories from other academic fields.

The journal is at an exciting point in its development as it prepares its eighth volume with plans for expansion. It has recently received its first CiteScore from Scopus (6.0), placing it in the first quartile and within the top 10% of journals in education research.

Editorial advances have created the opportunity for an Associate Editor to join the Editorial team.  Interested candidates should possess a range of subject expertise, an interest in policy, and have an appreciation of different research approaches.  Knowledge of a variety of different higher education systems globally and prior editorial experience would be significant advantages.

The Society encourages applications from all qualified candidates and is committed to increasing our engagement with underrepresented groups and regions – applicants with research knowledge/expertise of regions in the global south are particularly encouraged to apply.

A professional services fee will be paid for the editorial services provided, in light of the time commitment involved.

For further background and an overview of the journal see https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rprh20. 

How to apply

Please send a summary CV (maximum 2 sides of A4 per individual not including references and publication record) and a cover letter addressing the requirements in the job description and giving a short rationale supporting the reasons for your interest in this position to the Society CEO, Dr Clare Loughlin-Chow at clare.loughlin-chow@srhe.ac.uk.  References and a publication record can be included in an Appendix to the above CV.  Applications must be received by 09:00AM on 15 April 2024.  We anticipate scheduling interviews in the week commencing 29 April 2024.

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If you would like to have an informal discussion about this position and find out more about the role and the support available, please contact the journal’s editor, Professor Ellen Hazelkorn via ellen.hazelkorn@TUDublin.ie

Managing Editor: Tong Meng

Higher Education Quarterly is an international educational research journal publishing articles on policy, organization, leadership, governance, management and the professions in higher education. It aims to develop our understanding of higher education and its current challenges from a diversity of approaches and in an international context.

Wiley and the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) are currently seeking passionate individuals to fill several important roles within Higher Education Quarterly (HEQU).

We invite applications for two Associate Editor positions to join Editor-in-Chief Dr. João Santos and Associate Editors Dr. Jana Berg and Dr. Debananda Misra in shaping the journal’s editorial direction.

Additionally, we welcome early career researchers (ECRs) from the international higher education community to join our inaugural Early Career Researcher Board (ECR Board), collaborating closely with HEQU’s Editorial team and contributing fresh perspectives to our scholarly endeavors.

Please see below for more information on how to apply for these roles.

Associate Editor Role

The Associate Editor will work as part of the Editorial team, supporting the Editor-in-Chief in commissioning and coordinating the peer review of research papers.

The Associate Editor will have:

• Broad knowledge of research and practice related to higher education
• Good track record of research, publications and presentations at conferences
• International and local network of contacts
• Editorial board experience and/or experience as a high-quality reviewer, including use of electronic submission systems
• Sound judgement about the conduct of diverse forms of research
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Preferred

• Expertise in quantitative research analysis

The role comes with a modest honorarium. We are looking for candidates who are available for an immediate start.

For an informal discussion or expression of interest, please contact the Editor-in-Chief Dr. João Santos joao_marques_santos@iscte-iul.pt

Applicants are invited to submit a covering letter setting out their suitability for the role and curriculum vitae, and to send them to Nickie Roake, Publisher, Wiley: nroake@wiley.com.

The application deadline is 30^th April 2024.

Associate Editor Job Description

Manuscript Management

Assisting the Editor-in-Chief with:

• Encouraging and soliciting high-quality submissions to Higher Education Quarterly by:
• Identifying emerging areas of importance and refer the best work in those areas to HEQU;
• Recommending topics, guest editors and authors for special issues;
• Providing an initial screening of papers;
• Ensuring submissions are reviewed by appropriately qualified experts, or by an Early Career Researcher under supervision;
• Ensuring that the peer review process is conducted impartially and ethically, and to follow the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) guidelines should any potential issues arise
• Communicating promptly in a clear, appropriate manner with authors;
• Supporting authors find the right home for their paper by considering which rejected papers may be suitable for referral to another appropriate Wiley Education journal

General

• Attending relevant conferences (either remotely or in person) to source ideas for journal content and represent and promote the journal amongst colleagues
• Being an ambassador for the journal at local engagement events, conferences, within networks, on social media, etc.
• Keeping in regular communication with the editorial team regarding copy flow and other relevant matters
• Participating in Editorial Board discussions via email or online meetings
• HEQU upholds a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and this must be reflected in the peer review process, published works and conduct of the editorial team and editorial board

Strategy

• Collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher and SRHE in the strategic development of the journal, including plans for article growth
• Ensuring that the journal fulfils its aims and remains useful and relevant to its users by following trends in the subject area
• Assisting the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher and SRHE in promoting the journal by promoting the Journal wherever possible through contacts and conferences attended

Early Career Researcher Board Members

This is an opportunity to enhance your research profile. ECR Board members will be acknowledged/recognised on the HEQU website and in the journal. You will benefit from:

• gaining editorial and peer review experience
• engaging with the academic community
• increasing your subject knowledge
• increased understanding of conducting academic research

Eligibility

This role is aimed at researchers who consider themselves to be ECRs (for example, postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and those within the first few years of their career in academic or other research organisations or as independent researchers). You will need to have demonstrable research expertise and some publications in this field.

Role description

The HEQU ECR Board will be separate and complementary to the established HEQU Editorial Board. Members will be expected to:

• undertake at least 2-3 high-quality and timely reviews annually. Reviews need to be completed within 21 days and to include detailed, sensitive and encouraging feedback
• promote the journal through their networks and other channels, such as ECR events at conferences
• put forward suggestions to the Editorial team and Editorial Board for special issue topics
• establish and deliver a social media strategy for the journal

Membership on the ECR Board is initially for 2 years, with the option to renew if agreed by all parties.  It is also possible to move from the ECR Board to the Editorial Board.

How to Apply

Applicants are invited to submit a covering letter and curriculum vitae, and to send them to Nickie Roake, Publisher, Wiley: nroake@wiley.com.

The application deadline is 30^th April 2024.

We welcome and encourage applicants of all ethnicities, races, religions, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, national origins, disabilities, ages, or other individual status.

Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/14682273/homepage/cfa-ae-ecr

Managing Editor: Tong Meng

You are invited to participate in the project, Doctoral research as knowledge production: Chinese international students’ navigation of ‘epistemic diversity’ in social sciences, conducted by Dr Ying Ji, who is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education Policy and Leadership, The Education University of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Dr Hayes Hei Hang Tang, Dr Adam Poole, and Dr Dala Duo. This research aims to explore how Chinese international students/graduates in social sciences in universities outside mainland China navigate their doctoral research.  You will be asked to participate if you are/were  a Chinese international doctoral student in your third or later year or a recent graduate who finished their PhD in the last five years in a university outside mainland China,  with a disciplinary background in any social science subjects, and  born in mainland China and educated in mainland China for primary, secondary, and undergraduate education.   

If you decide to participate in this part of the study, you will be asked to fill in a short survey which takes around 5 minutes to fill in.  At the end of the survey, you could state your choice to participate further in an online/face-to-face interview for 50-60 minutes to share your experiences of writing up your thesis. The interviews will be video or audio recorded upon your consent.  Around 40 participants will be recruited for the study.  Through participation, you will be contributing to research which would shed light on the doctoral experiences of international Chinese PhD students in Euro-American countries. If interested, copies of publications from this study will be sent to you through email after publication. You will be given a cash voucher (e.g. Amazon voucher) worth HKD150 through email after interview.   Participation in this research brings no risk to you. Your participation in the project is voluntary. You have every right to withdraw from the study at any time. All identifiable information related to you (including your university) will remain confidential and will only be accessed by the researcher on password protected devices. Results of the research will be presented in scholarly conferences or publications and personally identifiable information will be coded with pseudonyms or excluded for confidentiality.    

If you would like to obtain more information about this study, please contact Dr. Ying Ji, by email: jying@eduhk.hk. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research study, please do not hesitate to contact the Human Research Ethics Committee by email at hrec@eduhk.hk or by mail to Research and Development Office, The Education University of Hong Kong.

Managing Editor: Tong Meng