Westcliff International School

Research Program Manager, WIJAR Editor

Westcliff International School

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $85,000 - $100,000 per year

About the role

  • Advance institutional research capacity by increasing faculty and doctoral student scholarly productivity and engagement
  • Ensure the quality and integrity of research and scholarship through promotion of ethical standards and methodological rigor
  • Support continuous improvement in faculty scholarship by guiding research design, methodology, and publication strategy
  • Increase publication-ready manuscripts through structured support from conceptualization to submission
  • Strengthen research literacy and information fluency through collaboration with library and research support services
  • Design, implement, and assess research workshops and professional development aligned with institutional learning and research outcomes
  • Identify and integrate emerging research trends, best practices, and external expectations into faculty research initiatives
  • Promote interdisciplinary and faculty–student collaborative research that aligns with institutional mission and strategic priorities
  • Develop and sustain research teams and communities of practice that demonstrate measurable scholarly outcomes
  • Collect, analyze, and report evidence of research engagement, productivity, and impact to support accreditation, assessment, and institutional effectiveness
  • Participate on university committees and/or external advisory boards and committees as needed
  • Oversee faculty research programs (Faculty Fellows) and initiatives at the university level
  • Provide strategic leadership for the journal’s vision, scope, and editorial board and direction
  • Establish and uphold editorial policies, ethics, and peer-review integrity
  • Oversee manuscript submission, review, and publication; make final editorial decisions
  • Recruit, mentor, and manage associate editors, editorial board members, and reviewers
  • Ensure timely, fair, and rigorous peer review and issue planning
  • Collaborate with library and research leadership on indexing, discoverability, and archiving
  • Mentor authors—especially faculty and doctoral students—on scholarly writing and publication readiness
  • Monitor journal quality, impact, diversity, and continuous improvement, including alignment with Scopus standards
  • Manage multi-round peer review through hands-on coordination and continuous communication with authors and reviewers
  • Oversee detailed editing, proofreading, and end-to-end journal production and publishing, including posting issues to the journal website

Requirements

  • Earned doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution in a relevant discipline
  • Demonstrated record of scholarly publication in peer-reviewed journals or equivalent academic outlets
  • Experience in applied research (e.g. SMART aligned programs), including authorship of case studies, research reports, or published studies with practical impact
  • Experience supporting or mentoring faculty and/or doctoral students in research design, methodology, and scholarly writing
  • Strong knowledge of research methods (qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods) and research ethics
  • Familiarity with institutional research processes, including IRB requirements and publication standards
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and support research initiatives across disciplines
  • Publications in indexed or high-impact journals (e.g., Scopus-indexed)
  • Experience with interdisciplinary, international, or collaborative research
  • Prior service as a journal editor, reviewer, or editorial board member
  • Experience contributing to institutional research reporting, accreditation, or rankings
Benefits
  • outstanding benefits
  • strong Company values
  • opportunity to make a tangible impact
  • fully remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
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