EASA seeks a new Book Series Editor
EASA seeks a new Book Series Editor to take over from James Carrier, whose term of office has now come to an end and who has kindly agreed to act in a deputy capacity until a new Editor is appointed.
The expectation is that the EASA Book Series will be in the vanguard of ethnographic or theoretical developments in specific areas of anthropological inquiry. It is expected that the Editor will identify and develop new and innovative directions together with a small editorial board and the publisher.
The new Book Series Editor will be granted a stipend of EUR 2000 a year to support their editorial work, and an allowance to attend up to two European conferences a year. It is expected that this financial support will allow the Editor to enrich the Series' catalogue.
The editor role involves:
- Communication with Berghahn Books
- Identifying, in consultation with the editorial board and the publisher, the direction and upcoming theme of the book series
- Communication with the membership re the book series: including providing information for the EASA-website, and presenting the Book series at EASA Biennial Conferences (e.g. with book launches)
- Contacting possible authors and editors, and networking with EASA members to solicit strong and relevant manuscripts
- Contacting EASA-Network coordinators for possible publications
- Advising authors and editors on manuscripts (e.g. on proposals, submission, revision, language issues, and on-going production until final book)
- Finding the right reviewers for manuscripts and getting the reviews in an acceptable time frame
- Communication with the Treasurer regarding financial matters
- Coordinating the EASA book prize competition (providing evaluations, and advising the Executive)
- Providing reports to the EASA-Executive Committee (c. 2 per year), including a yearly report for the AGM or the Members’ Forum, and for publication in the EASA-Newsletter
The position of Book Series Editor is for two years in the first instance (2013-2015), and can be renewed up to four years.
Applications consisting of a short covering letter and a CV, should be sent by May 23 to the Secretary, Alberto Corsín Jiménez, on alberto.corsin-jimenez(at)cchs.csic.es
