Science Fiction Film and Television, internationally recognized as a leader in the scholarly study of science fiction visual media, invites applications for the position of co-editor.

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Science Fiction Film and Television encourages dialogue among the scholarly and intellectual communities of science fiction studies, film studies and television studies, and cultural studies.

Founded by Mark Bould (UWE) and Sherryl Vint (University of California, Riverside), the journal is currently edited by Gerry Canavan (Marquette University), Alison Sperling (Florida State University), and Ida Yoshinaga (Georgia Institute of Technology), with an international board of advisory editors. The journal is seeking two new editors who can begin their role immediately upon selection.

The Job

The new Co-Editors will be expected to:

• Proactively seek journal content through commissioning, including special issues and special sections.
• Work with the other co-editors to maintain the academic and professional standards of contributions, and to encourage healthy submission and rejection rates.
• Act as a point of contact for potential contributors.
• Assist with peer review and suggest referees for submitted manuscripts.
• Use the online submission system, ScholarOne Manuscripts.
• Assist the co-editors and the publishers in targeting potential contributors, readers and subscribers via academic institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and academic and professional communities.
• Represent the journal at conferences and other academic and professional meetings.

The Selection Process

Applications should include the following information:

• name and contact details
• your previous practical experience with editing a journal, including using online submission systems
• your ideas for developing SFFTV
• other points in support of your application
• a CV, with names and contact details of two references.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who research interests are in Black film and Black speculative fiction, or in transpacific cultural exchange, including animation and/or video games. Specialization in media studies and/or in global speculative TV or film are also desirable.

Applications are invited to Clare Hooper, Director of Journals Publishing at Liverpool University Press (clare.hooper@liverpool.ac.uk) as soon as possible and not later than 1st September 2025.

Diversity and Equality

Liverpool University Press and Science Fiction Film and Television are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity.

All applicants will be considered on their abilities and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age, caring responsibilities, colour, disability, employment status, gender, gender identity, marital status, nationality, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction.

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