Linguistic Internship High Risk

Center for Responsible; Lisboa; Hybride; EUR 30 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Center for Responsible is seeking a Linguist to support quality assessment in high risk translations across medical, finance and legal domains. The role involves linguistic analysis, data collection, annotation, MT/QE benchmarking, and exploring compliance regulations under supervision.

We're looking for a candidate with a relevant degree (or in progress), experience in high risk technical translation, interest in quality metrics, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• BSc degree or MA in linguistics related fields (in progress acceptable).
• Experience in technical translation of high risk domains (medical/finance/legal).
• Interest in translation quality evaluation methodologies (metrics/standards).
• Basic knowledge of linguistic annotation methodologies.
• English proficiency at CEFR C1-C2 level and strong writing skills.
• Proficiency in another non-English language.

Responsabilités

• Performs linguistic analysis tasks per Unbabel standards under supervision.
• Performs data collection and data quality annotation in high risk domains.
• Conducts MT and QE benchmarks.
• Explores compliance regulations for high risk domains.
• Participates in research activities and productization projects.

Connaissances

English proficiency C1-C2

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving

Formation

BSc or in-progress MA in Linguistics/Computational Linguistics/Translation Studies

Description du poste

We are looking for a Linguist to help us explore quality assessment in high risk translations for the medical, finance and legal domains. Errors in these domains, whether translation errors or regulatory compliance errors, may have a major impact in people’s lives, thus a proper quality assessment tool is crucial to ensure high quality translations.

Responsibilities

• Executes linguistic analysis tasks following the existing Unbabel standards and practices with the guidance from more experienced Linguistic Services researchers:
  • Performs data collection and data quality annotation in high risk domains
  • MT and QE benchmarkings
• Explores compliance regulations for specific high risk domains
• Participates in research activities and productization projects under direct supervision

Requirements

• Relevant BSc degree or an in-progress MA in the areas of Linguistics, Computational Linguistics and/or Translation Studies.
• Previous experience in technical translation of high risk domains, namely medical, finance or legal
• Interest in Translation Quality evaluation methodologies (metrics and quality standards)
• Basic knowledge of linguistic annotation methodologies
• High verbal and written communication in English (C1-2 CEFR Level)
• High proficiency (C1 CEFR Level) in another language other than English and the native language
• An analytical mind with problem-solving abilities