Mentorship Opportunity Available through Headache’s Assistant Editor Program

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain is recruiting a new class of trainees to join its Editorial Board through the Assistant Editor Team Program.

Current adult neurology residents, pediatric neurology residents, postdoctoral researchers, and headache medicine fellows are eligible to apply for a 2-year term, beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025. Interested trainees must also be current American Headache Society (AHS) members or submit for trainee membership status alongside this application.

Responsibilities over time will include peer reviewing, selecting peer reviewers, managing manuscripts through the editorial process, authoring, commissioning manuscripts, generating new ideas for the journal, participating in social media and marketing efforts, and attending virtual didactic lectures wherein topics related to editorial work, headache research, and headache medical education will be taught by members of Headache’s Editorial Board. The expected monthly time commitment is 4-6 hours.

Applicants should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Those with strong writing ability, leadership adeptness, and interests in headache research, medical education, and biostatistics are particularly welcome. Individuals from underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Application materials:

• American Headache Society (AHS) trainee membership
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• At least 1 peer-reviewed publication
• Letter of recommendation from Program Director
• Brief personal statement (no more than 500 words) describing your interest and suitability for the role; please also tell us how you intend to manage the expected time commitment

Applications must be emailed to Headache_EditorialOffice@yahoo.com by April 1, 2023.

Timeline:
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: February 1, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2023
TRAINEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY: June 1, 2023
START DATE: July 1, 2023