Simplified Chinese to English Translator - Earth Science

Cactus Communications; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, seeks skilled translators to work with us on a freelance basis. You will translate academic manuscripts, combining language skills with subject-area expertise to help researchers publish in prestigious journals.

Responsibilities include translating manuscripts between languages, ensuring accuracy and terminology, and collaborating with researchers to maintain scientific nuance. Prior experience in translation in foreign-language settings is preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in Translation or equivalent with translation training.
• Graduate degree plus two years translation experience.
• Five years of comprehensive professional translation experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate academic manuscripts from the source language to native English or vice versa.
• Maintain accuracy, terminology, and research integrity in translation.
• Collaborate with researchers to ensure clarity and scientific nuance.

Skills

Translation

Domain knowledge

Academic translation

Language skills

Education

Translation degree

Graduate degree + translation exp

Five years translation experience

Job description

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, provides translation services to help ESL (English-as-a-second-language) researchers communicate their science to the global scientific community. We are currently looking for skilled translators to work with us on a freelance basis.

As a Translator, you will combine your language skills and subject‑area expertise to help researchers around the globe publish cutting‑edge research in prestigious journals.

Job description

We are looking for translators to work on academic manuscripts written in various languages. To qualify, you must have technical expertise in your field. Experience working in a foreign‑language setting will be preferred. Essentially, your work will involve translating an academic research paper from the original language to native English or vice versa.

Requirements

• A degree in Translation or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training, from a recognized institution
• A graduate (or higher) degree in any other field from a recognized institution of higher education plus two years of comprehensive professional experience in translation
• Five years of comprehensive professional experience in translation