Academic Medicine is seeking applications for volunteer assistant editors. The assistant editor role is characterized by

• Working closely with the editor-in-chief, associate editors, and editorial staff on matters related to manuscript review and decision-making
• Strengthening experience and skills related to writing, reviewing, and editing content for scholarly publication
• Attending annual Academic Medicine editorial board meetings

Successful candidates will have experience reviewing for our journal and demonstrate a strong interest in medical education and scholarly publishing. Priority will be given to those who have expertise in qualitative or quantitative research methodologies.

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

To apply, please submit a CV and a 1-2 page letter of interest to academicmedicine@aamc.org (Attn: Mary Beth DeVilbiss, Managing Editor) by February 7, 2022. 

Editor’s Note: For more information about the assistant editor role, please see this editorial by Academic Medicine’s editor-in-chief and professional editorial staff as well as this commentary by Academic Medicine’s inaugural cohort of assistant editors.