Job Description:
We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.
About the Role:
Location: Noida, U.P., or Pune, Maharashtra
Work Model: Hybrid (On-site presence required)
Preferred background: PhD in Chemical Engineering and/or Renewable Energy
We are seeking a dynamic, internationally connected and strategically minded Editor-in-Chief to lead Wiley's prestigious chemistry portfolio, for interdisciplinary journals with a focus on chemical engineering and renewable energy.
Working closely with Wiley colleagues, the journal’s editorial board and the wider research community, the Editor-in-Chief will shape the journal’s editorial direction, strengthen its reputation and visibility, attract influential content, and uphold the highest standards of editorial integrity, peer review and publishing ethics.
How you will make an impact:
- Define and implement the journal’s editorial strategy in collaboration with the editorial board and other key stakeholders.
- Strengthen the journal’s position in the international research community by identifying emerging areas, commissioning high-quality content, and developing opportunities for reviews, perspectives, commentaries, special issues and thematic collections.
- Lead, develop and engage the journal’s editorial board, ensuring appropriate subject coverage, international representation, active participation and alignment with the journal’s strategic goals.
- Promote best practices in publishing ethics, research integrity, peer review, open research and author service.
- Represent the journal, and adjacent Chemistry journals at conferences, workshops, institute visits and virtual outreach activities.
- Collaborate with Wiley colleagues across editorial, marketing, publishing, production, society publishing, communications and analytics teams to support journal development and performance.
- Support a culture of collaboration, transparency, inclusion and high performance across the journal team and editorial community.
What we are looking for:
- A PhD or equivalent research experience in a relevant discipline (e.g., chemical engineering, environmental science, energy technology, or carbon capture and storage), with a strong international research profile in renewable energy.
- Demonstrated expertise in one or more areas, greenhouse gas science, carbon capture, storage, transport and utilization, and climate-change mitigation technologies, alongside sustainable biofuels, bioproducts, bio-renewables and biorefining.
- A broad, interdisciplinary outlook with strong understanding of scientific publishing, peer review and research integrity, and the ability to engage researchers across academia, industry, government and policy communities.
- Excellent communication, networking and strategic thinking skills, with a collaborative, diplomatic leadership style to represent the journal externally and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Outstanding organizational skills and sound judgment, with a strong commitment to advancing high-quality science and open research, and willingness to travel to represent the journal as needed.
We power infinite possibilities.
For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what's next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere.
We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives.
Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.
Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.
We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.
We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies. Wiley proactively displays target base pay range for United Kingdom, Canada and USA based roles.
When applying, please attach your resume/CV to be considered.


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