Simplified Chinese to English Translator - Earth Science

Cactus Communications; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Cactus Communications' Editage team is seeking freelance translators to work on academic manuscripts across languages. You will translate research papers from your language into native English or the reverse, applying subject-area expertise.

Candidates should hold a degree in Translation or an equivalent program with translation training, plus significant professional translation experience. Experience in foreign-language settings is preferred and you will work with researchers to publish in

Qualifications

• Requires degree in Translation or equivalent with substantial translation training.
• Graduate degree in any field with two years of comprehensive translation experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate academic manuscripts from the original language to native English or vice versa.
• Apply subject-area expertise to ensure accuracy and clarity of scholarly content.

Skills

Translation

Education

Translation degree or equivalent

Graduate degree + 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