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Business & Society is a leading scholarly journal that publishes research that enhances our understanding of important societal issues and their relation to business.

One of our major challenges is ensuring that research published in Business & Society is noticed and has an impact – both among fellow researchers and among practitioners and policy makers. To this end, we are seeking a passionate scholar and communicator to join the editorial team as a Social Media Editor. This is a replacement position for the current Social Media Editor who is standing down in April 2019 after almost 3 years in the post.

The Social Media Editor will work with the journal editor team to produce and disseminate highly accessible social media content about research published in Business & Society, and to facilitate online conversations about this (and related) research on issues pertinent to the field of business and society. The Business & Society twitter feed (@BASeditors) already has one of the largest and most active social media communities among management journals and we are looking to build on this and extend our reach and impact.

Although the precise nature of the role is to be agreed between the successful applicant and the editor team, it will likely include: the production of posts, interviews, infographics, and videos; managing the journal's existing Twitter feed; and exploring other social media opportunities and platforms where relevant.

The role will include a commitment to produce regular content every month and to manage social media interactions on a regular basis. In return, the postholder will receive an annual honorarium of US$1200, an editorial position in one of the leading journals in the field, as well as a unique opportunity to make an impact on research and practice in the field of business and society.

Applicants should have:

•             Proven research expertise in the field of business and society, ideally with (or currently studying for) a PhD

•             Experience in successfully creating or editing content for social media in a professional context and/or writing for non-academic audiences

The position is available initially for a one-year period, beginning May 2019, extendable by mutual agreement. 

Applicants should send a CV, a sample of their media or social media work, and a brief (500 word) statement outlining how they would go about achieving the journal's goals of ensuring that research published in Business & Society is noticed and has an impact by April 12, 2019 to BASeditors@schulich.yorku.ca.

Informal inquiries can be made to the journal co-editor Andrew Crane at a.w.crane@bath.ac.uk

Andrew Crane

Professor of Business and Society

Director, Centre for Business, Organisations and Society (CBOS)

Co-editor, Business & Society 

School of Management

University of Bath, UK

BA2 7AY

+44 (0)1225 386974

@ethicscrane