Research Integrity Associate

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Taylor & Francis Group operates globally and produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential.

Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values.

Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.

Reporting into the Director of Research Integrity Engagement, Research Integrity Associates (RIAs) act as the first point of call for triaging and supporting on ethics and integrity queries across Taylor & Francis Group books and journals. Working across departments and with different key stakeholders, the RIAs play an important role within the Publishing Ethics and Integrity team in ensuring that tasks related to investigations are handled professionally and efficiently.

Due to business growth we are now looking for 2 new Research Integrity Associates to work out of our Milton Park office!

• Triage, assess and classify queries to the Ethics team inbox, escalating as appropriate;
• Provide advice on publication ethics queries to internal & external stakeholders;
• Work with the Research Integrity managers to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and resources for books ethics investigations;
• Work with the Team Lead, Ethics and Integrity Analyst to develop the management and tracking of books ethics cases;
• Ensure that all investigations are tracked centrally with a clear audit trail, to input into case reporting;
• In accordance with T&F policies and SOPs, ensure that cases are handled professionally, accurately and punctually;
• Assess special issue proposals, according to established due diligence protocols;
• Support large-scale investigations ensuring these are handled in a consistent and auditable manner;
• Identify complex cases for escalation and prepare case summaries as appropriate;
• Handle author name change queries and authorship change requests in accordance with T&F policies and SOPs, escalating where appropriate;
• Participate in research integrity tool testing and provide detailed feedback;
• Use tools to detect research integrity and ethics issues (such as iThenticate or Image Twin) interpret the results to verify concerns raised;
• Draft author correspondence and post-publication correction notices where appropriate;
• Use knowledge gained from cases to input into discussions around policies and workflows.

Knowledge and qualifications

• A degree in STM or HSS, or demonstrated academic background;
• Familiarity with publication ethics and research integrity issues;
• Experience in working with scholarly journals or books;
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook and shared folders;
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to take an agile approach when needed;
• Curiosity and good problem‑solving skills;
• Advanced organisational skills;
• Team player and a self‑starter;
• Ability to quickly build rapport with internal and external stakeholders of all levels;
• Strong written and oral communication skills;
• Experience in research integrity issues or submission systems (e.g. Scholar One, Editorial Manager) would be advantageous.

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