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lil_rhody

What exactly does a journal assistant do? Just curious, lol. I used to be in chemistry, and I don't think we ever had one of those!

Scout05

I assist a professor here who is an associate editor for one of the major ACS publications. I shepherd the articles and communications through the submission and review process.

I was in commercial publishing before this, but that industry doesn't really exist outside of New York. I like this fine, the hours are flexible, which will be great when our LOs come.

What did you do in chemistry?

lil_rhody

Ah, that makes sense. So you don't really work for Northwestern, right, just that professor (and maybe that journal)?

I used to be a chemist, actually--mostly biochemically-related things, though I was always in chemsitry departments. I was in a PhD program before I decided it wasn't for me. Then I jumped ship and got a completely unrelated job in business. But the biochemistry knowledge comes in useful with all of this TTC and blood clotting disorder stuff! It's still annoying when I know more than the doctors though. :-P

Scout05

lil_rhody:

Ah, that makes sense. So you don't really work for Northwestern, right, just that professor (and maybe that journal)?

Yep, the journal is my true employer. But I do get tuition breaks and university matching, so that's nice. I've been toying with going back for my masters, but I'm not sure what in. I was a journalism major, and so is DH, but that's not really the right direction I don't think. You know, since our national media is crumbling into the pit all around us.