Jobs

We are looking for Editors to join Microbial Genomics to help ensure the publication of high-quality, impactful research. As an Editor, you will oversee peer review, make editorial decisions with support from a Senior Editor, and contribute to the journal’s strategic direction while representing the Microbiology Society in this public-facing role.

This voluntary role, involves managing submissions, communicating decisions with authors, soliciting high-quality contributions, championing the journal at conferences and on social media, and participating in Editorial Board activities. We welcome applicants with demonstrated excellence across the breadth of microbial genomics, particularly: environmental microbiology, methods in microbial genomics, viral and fungal comparative genomics, genome epidemiology, (meta)genomics, symbioses, zoonotic pathogens, plasmid–host and phage–host evolution. We are seeking Editors who maintain an active research profile, have strong international networks, and understand the Society’s mission to promote microbiology through its journals.

If you’re interested in joining the Microbial Genomics board, please send your expression of interest to [email protected] with your CV and a brief statement by Monday 19 January 2026.

We are looking for Senior Editors to join Microbial Genomics to share editorial oversight of the ‘Pathogens and Epidemiology’ section of the journal. This voluntary role involves contributing to the journal’s strategic direction while representing the Microbiology Society in this public-facing role.

As a Senior Editor, you will guide section development, recommend Editorial Board members, solicit high-quality contributions, champion the journal at conferences and on social media, and participate in Editorial Board activities. We welcome applicants with prior editorial experience, who maintain an active research profile with a demonstrated excellence in microbial genomics, have strong international networks, and understand the Society’s mission to promote microbiology through its journals.

If you’re interested in joining the Microbial Genomics board, please send your expression of interest to [email protected] with your CV and a cover letter by Monday 19 January 2026.

We are looking for Editors to join Journal of General Virology to help ensure the publication of high-quality, impactful research. As an Editor, you will oversee peer review, make editorial decisions, and contribute to the journal’s strategic direction while representing the Microbiology Society in this public-facing role.

This voluntary role, involves managing submissions, communicating decisions with authors, soliciting high-quality contributions, championing the journal at conferences and on social media, and participating in Editorial Board activities. We welcome applicants with demonstrated excellence in an area of virology, particularly those with expertise in plant RNA viruses. We are seeking Editors who maintain an active research profile, have strong international networks, and understand the Society’s mission to promote virology and microbiology through its journals.

If you’re interested in joining the Journal of General Virology board, please send your expression of interest to [email protected] with your CV and a cover letter by Monday 19 January 2026.

The Microbiology Society is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity. It is governed by a Board of Trustees, who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. The Board of Trustees operates in compliance with the Society’s Articles of Association and Charity Commission guidance on good governance.

From the start of 2025, the Society constituted a new Board of Trustees that is comprised of the Society’s three Executive Officers (President, General Secretary and Treasurer) and three elected members, plus up to three external experts. The role of the Board is to govern the organisation, provide the strategic direction of the Society and ensure its long-term financial sustainability.

The Microbiology Society is specifically looking for candidates with expertise in either the academic publishing business or charitable fundraising to co-opt to the Board of Trustees.

Co-opted Trustee role description 2025

To make an application, please email the following to [email protected]:

• Your CV (no more than three sides)
• A supporting statement (no more than two sides) that answers the following questions:
  - Why do you want to be a trustee of the Microbiology Society?
  - How do your skills and expertise align with the role profile and candidate description detailed in the role description?

Our Governance Shadowing Scheme gives members an exclusive opportunity to gain insight into the inner workings of the Society. By experiencing first-hand the activities and decision-making processes of key governing groups of the organisation, members can add to their CV, gain a wealth of knowledge, get a glimpse behind the scenes, and network with other microbiology leaders. Apply now to find out more about the way we work, so that you can strengthen your future nomination and go on to contribute to the leadership of the organisation through serving on Governance Shadowing Scheme.

Find out more and apply on the Governance Shadowing Scheme page.

Find the full role description below.
The deadline to apply is 30 November 2025.

JMM Editor role description