World Scientific Publishing is an award-winning home-grown international publishing and media company. It is one of the world’s leading independent academic publishers and the largest in the Asia-Pacific region. With its headquarters in Singapore and offices in New Jersey, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chennai, it publishes more than 600 titles a year and 180 journals in various fields. World Scientific has published more than 12,000 titles.
Former Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong are among World Scientific’s authors. Many of its books are recommended texts adopted by renowned institutions such as Harvard University, California Institute of Technology, Stanford University and Princeton University. Working with the Nobel Foundation, World Scientific has the exclusive right to publish the entire series of Nobel Lectures in all subjects. Apart from the Nobel Lectures, we have collaborated with many Nobel laureates to produce best-selling books since 1980s.
The Company is searching for a talented, result oriented and innovative individual to join our dynamic team.
Responsibilities
- Desk research on current scientific interests (using Dimensions, Web of Science, Prophy, and others)
- Create regular reports on scientific trends based on above desk research, to present to Supervisor in Editorial Department
- Familiarization with editorial processes for book and journals (excellent interns may be assigned production duties)
Requirements
- Currently studying Diploma in any course under Applied Sciences or Engineering in a local polytechnic, preferably more scientific in nature
- Recent graduates from any local Junior College will also be considered
- No publishing experience is required, but interest in scientific publishing is needed (Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Engineering), preferably in Physics. Applicants who are only interested in science research will also be considered.
- Applicants should be highly motivated, independent, inquisitive, and willing to learn about growing fields in scientific research
- Proficient in basic Microsoft Office software (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) and online research
- Experience handling big databases will be a plus
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