As soon as I started my graduate job as a publishing editor, I realised I had landed on my feet at the RSC.
I began work in the General Chemistry Team in October having completed a Masters degree in Natural Sciences. The
General Chemistry Team deals with
Chemical Communications and
Chemical Science, which is great as the articles span all subject areas of the Chemical Sciences and tend to be of high impact. I began training in proof reading to start with and, by the end of November, I was given permission to proof read without assistance and publish articles on the web. At the moment, I am really enjoying learning to summarise articles into keywords and, from these, find scientists suitable to contact for the peer review process. Hopefully, I will be independent in this task in a few weeks as well.
Although a new recruit, I already feel part of the team because of the people and the opportunities there are to socialise outside work. Since starting here, I’ve played badminton with other RSC staff every week. Recently, I’ve organised a meal out for all the members of the General Chemistry team, (which I think was a success) and I’ve been to the RSC Christmas party and to the staff Christmas lunch organised by the RSC’s own Sports and Social Club.
I’ve found that I really enjoy the tasks the job has involved so far, such as writing to authors to answer their queries and keeping up with and learning more about the chemical sciences through reading submitted articles. It seems I have landed on my feet here with a career that suits me.
Rowan Frame is a Graduate working in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Publishing Department. To see if there are any current vacancies go to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' Blog or subscribe to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' by Email
