Simplified Chinese to English Translator - Earth Science

Cactus Communications; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Editage, the flagship brand of CACTUS, is seeking skilled translators to join on a freelance basis. You will translate academic manuscripts across languages, applying subject-area expertise to ensure clear, publishable English texts or accurate translation into other languages.

Candidates should have a degree in Translation or equivalent, plus substantial translation experience; knowledge of academic writing and experience with scholarly terminology is essential.

Qualifications

• Required: degree in Translation or equivalent with significant translation training.
• Graduate degree in any field plus two years translation experience.
• Five years of professional translation experience.

Skills

Translation proficiency

Technical translation

Linguistic accuracy

Education

Degree in Translation or equivalent with translation training

Graduate degree + two years translation experience

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