Join a fast-paced, collaborative team where you’ll manage key society and journal data, contribute to exciting acquisition research, and support impactful marketing initiatives. This role offers hands-on experience, skill development across departments, and the opportunity to play a vital part in shaping growing academic partnerships.

As part of our commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment, this role requires working fully on-site.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the internal database for societies and acquisitions
• Set up system accounts for societies affiliated with the journals
• Respond to society members regarding discount policies and eligibility
• Research societies suggested by Managing Editors, Journal Relations Specialists, or other colleagues, and recommend appropriate outreach strategies
• Research journals with potential for acquisition or take-over and prepare supporting information
• Monitor team activities and compile monthly reports
• Draft preliminary agreements and amendments using established templates
• Ensure all contracts and related documents are accurately stored and well-organized
• Provide support for team marketing initiatives
• Assist in updating documents, guidelines, and web content related to societies
• Support the team with additional tasks as required, aligned with the Assistant’s skills and experience

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree, ideally in Marketing, Communications, or Publishing
  
• Native or near-native proficiency in English and French (C2 level)
  
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office 365
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
  
• Highly detail-oriented with strong strategic awareness
  
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently
  
• Comfortable collaborating across departments and with diverse stakeholders
  
• Collaborative team-oriented mindset
  

What we offer

• The opportunity to contribute to the academic/scientific community;
• Flexible working hours;
• Team bond strengthening through team-building events;
• Professional growth opportunities with our global training system;
• Working in a collaborative and socially responsible team;
• Company retreat facility;
• Full-coverage insurance for accidents/daily sickness;
• Prime location near Basel train station and city center;
• And more

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving:

• A motivational letter (EN) that briefly describes your motivations for joining MDPI
• A resume (EN) including personal information, past & current education,
• Copy of ID and Diplomas
• If available: reference letters and certificates.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:

https://www.mdpi.com
https://www.mdpi.com/books/
https://sciprofiles.com
https://sciforum.net
https://www.scilit.net
https://www.preprints.org
https://encyclopedia.pub

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