Job Description

Job Advert Summary

HSRC Press, a unit of the Human Sciences Research Council requires the services of freelancers in various functions. The names of successful applicants will be placed on a database, which signifies that the freelancer has been approved by People and Culture in terms of the criteria required for the particular function and is therefore employable.





It does not, however, signal the existence of a contract or even a guarantee of work. Work will be assigned directly to freelancers by the relevant Editorial Project Managers on a project-by-project basis, depending on the project requirements and freelancer availability, and will include a project-specific brief.





The successful applicants will be placed on a database that will be valid till 5 February 2027. Time frames and remuneration will be project-specific.





Freelancers who are currently on our database need not apply.

Indexer

Freelancer

Ref No:09/2025

HSRC Press, a unit of the Human Sciences Research Council, seeks to appoint freelance indexers who are able to provide high quality indexing for its academic and scholarly publications to its freelance database. In addition to the responsibilities and requirements set out below, there may be a project-specific brief.

Minimum Requirements

Proven experience in indexing a minimum of FIVE academic/scholarly books in the fields of the social sciences and humanities. In your CV, include a comprehensive list of relevant books/journals that you have indexed along with the publisher details. A tertiary qualification in any of the following: humanities, social sciences, economics, hard sciences or information sciences. Attach examples of three indexes that you've completed as PDFs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Using the PDF of the manuscript as supplied, the indexer must compile a single or double index as relevant, with one level of subentry, in MSWord format. Other details will be specified in the brief.