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The International Centre of Advanced Studies ‘Metamorphoses of thePolitical: Comparative Perspectives on the Long Twentieth Century’ (ICAS:MP) workingin India under the aegis of the Max Weber Stiftung India Branch Office, is aninterdisciplinary research project (Humanities/Social Science) with approx.seventy permanent members and ten to fifteen short-term fellows p.a. Theproject is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF) until June 2024. Research within theICAS:MP framework is organised in six different Thematic Modules which approachthe ‘Metamorphoses of the Political’ from distinctive vantage points (pleasesee our website https://micasmp.hypotheses.org/for more information). ICAS:MP is looking for a PublishingConsultant (PC) who will refine, execute and maximise the project’spublication strategy across a range of genres and formats on a freelance basis.S/he will mainly be responsible for the publications of the ICAS:MP fellows(10-15 p.a.; one article each, each article comprising 8-10,000 words) andICAS:MP members (also approx. 10 articles p.a.). Thearticles shall be published in an open access paper series organised incollaboration with perspectivia.net, the publishing platform of the Max WeberStiftung ‚Foundation German Humanities &#160;Institutes abroad’, andin a series of Edited Volumes published with Cambridge University Press. EditedVolumes will predominantly be attached to the project’s conferences. The EditorialConsultant shallWork with the ICAS:MP directorsto define goals and set short-term and long-term targets for the publicationprogrammeWork closely with the coordinators of the Thematic Modules to conceiveand propose new series for research modules in print or digital formatProvide editorial support toICAS:MP scholars and researchers to ensure that the publications are rapidlyand consistently edited to a high qualityCoordination of languageeditingIf necessary, provide soundguidance and practical advice on all aspects of publishing, including (but notlimited to):Print publication Open Access Digital publicationsand resources Journal operations anddevelopmentCopyright, licensing andCreative CommonsPublishing contracts and requestsfor proposals (RFPs)Pre- and post-publication peerreviewPlagiarism and publishingethics Measuring publication impactInterestedfreelancers shall hand in an application comprising references of their experiencein academic publishing with ideally a deep understanding of the digital andprint media;a first proposal (max. 2 pages)of their envisaged publication strategy incl. milestones from March 2019 toFebruary 2021. The first three months shall be dedicated to refine ICAS:MP’spublication strategy (part a), which shall be executed in the followingmonths/years (part b). In the proposal, ideas regarding the above mentionedtasks shall be elaborated uponan expected honorarium (part aand b) incl. a calculation of estimated hours with a price per hour or work day.Please send your application compiled inone single pdf until 24 February2019 to Dr. Laila Abu-Er-Rub (abu-er-rub@mwsindia.org). 