[Commlist] Science Fiction Film and Television - Call for Co-Editors

*Science Fiction Film and Television | Call for Co-Editors*
/_Science Fiction Film and Television 
<https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/sfftv>_/ encourages 
dialogue among the scholarly and intellectual communities of science 
fiction studies, film studies and television studies, and cultural studies.
Founded by Mark Bould (UWE) and Sherryl Vint (University of California, 
Riverside), the journal is currently edited by Gerry Canavan (Marquette 
University), Alison Sperling (Florida State University), and Ida 
Yoshinaga (Georgia Institute of Technology), with an international board 
of advisory editors. The journal is seeking two new editors who can 
begin their role immediately upon selection.
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*The Job*
The new Co-Editors will be expected to:

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    Proactively seek journal content through commissioning, including
    special issues and special sections.
  *
    Work generally with the other co-editors to maintain the academic
    and professional standards of contributions, and to encourage
    healthy submission and rejection rates.
  *
    Act as a point of contact for potential contributors.
  *
    Assist with peer review and suggest referees for submitted manuscripts.
  *
    Use the online submission system, ScholarOne Manuscripts.
  *
    Assist the co-editors and the publishers in targeting potential
    contributors, readers and subscribers via academic institutions,
    governmental and non-governmental organizations, and academic and
    professional communities.
  *
    Represent the journal at conferences and other academic and
    professional meetings.


*The Selection Process*
Applications should include the following information:

  *
    name and contact details
  *
    your previous practical experience with editing a journal, including
    using online submission systems
  *
    your ideas for developing /SFFTV/
  *
    other points in support of your application
  *
    a CV, with names and contact details of two references.


We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who research interests 
are in Black film and Black speculative fiction, or in transpacific 
cultural exchange, including animation and/or video games. 
Specialization in media studies and/or in global speculative TV or film 
are also desirable.
Applications are invited to Clare Hooper, Director of Journals 
Publishing at Liverpool University Press ((_clare.hooper /at/ liverpool.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(clare.hooper /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)>_) as soon as possible and *not 
later than August 1st 2025*.
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Diversity and Equality*
Liverpool University Press and /Science Fiction Film and Television /are 
committed to diversity and equality of opportunity.

All applicants will be considered on their abilities and will not be 
discriminated against on the grounds of age, caring responsibilities, 
colour, disability, employment status, gender, gender identity, marital 
status, nationality, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual 
orientation, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction.

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