Recruiting Topical Advisory Panel Members for Software

We are currently recruiting Topical Advisory Panel Members for the journal Software (ISSN 2674-113X). The main responsibility of these individuals is to regularly provide support to Guest Editors, Reviewer Board Members, and Editorial Board Members (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/software/editors).

Software is a peer-reviewed, open access journal containing research on software engineering, published quarterly online by MDPI. The aims and scope of the journal can be found on the following website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/software/about.

The benefits of becoming a Topical Advisory Panel Member (TAP) include the following:

Opportunity to publish one paper, with a certain discount, per year in Software, as well as potential discounts for additional papers you invite;
Receiving a certificate in recognition of becoming a Topical Advisory Panel Member of Software;
Software will offer additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Topical Advisory Panel Members;
Travel grants of CHF 300–500 per year for conferences that you attend or organize.

The main responsibilities of the Topical Advisory Panel Members include the following:

Providing regular reviews of manuscripts;
Setting up at least one Special Issue (SI) in partnership with a senior researcher within two years of being appointed the role, and proposing a detailed strategy plan for the SI; the topic of the proposal is expected to be within the scope of the journal. The scope of the Special Issue should be broad enough to attract a reasonable number of submissions, but narrow enough to provide a cohesive collection of articles. The Special Issue should only cover a specific part of the scope of the journal;
Providing a detailed strategy plan for the SI, including assisting in preparing the Special Issue/Topic titles, aim & scope, summary, and keywords; soliciting papers; promoting the SI;
Providing support for the Special Issues/Topics related to your expertise when the Guest Editor(s) is/are not available. This includes SI promotion via social media and providing advice on some scientific cases;
Promoting the journal at conferences (adding 1–2 slides into your presentation, distributing flyers, recommending the journal to your colleagues, etc.), on social media, and on other relevant platforms;
Collaborating with the Editorial Board Members or the Editorial Office to promote high-quality/featured papers (for example, writing a summary or highlights of the Editor's selected papers).

To qualify as Topical Advisory Panel Member, applicants must:

Have expertise and experience in a field related to the journal;
Be within approximately 10 years of receiving a Ph.D.;
Have at least 6–8 published papers in the last 5 years, as a first author or corresponding author;
Currently hold an independent research position in academia or a government institute.

If you are interested in this position, please apply via the following link to apply: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/software/topical_advisory_panel_application, or send an email to software@mdpi.com with your academic CV. We look forward to hearing from you!