Freelance Translation Reviewers

CACTUS provides translation services to help ESL (English-as-a-second-language) researchers communicate their science to the global scientific community.

Job description

We are looking for experienced translation reviewers to work on academic manuscripts written in Korean/Chinese. To qualify, you must have technical expertise in your field. Experience working in a foreign-language setting will be preferred.

In a Translate review assignment, a translate reviewer thoroughly checks and revises an already translated document by comparing it with the source text. The object of the review is to ensure that the translation is:

• Accurate in terms of both meaning and subject-specific terminology.
• Clear and free of any awkward or unnatural constructions.
• Free of any proofreading errors.

We currently have openings for freelance translation reviewers for language pairs in:

• Korean to English
• English to Korean
• Chinese to English

You need to have:

• Fluency in at least one of the following languages: Chinese or Korean (essential)
• Native-level fluency in English (essential)
• An understanding and knowledge of technical terminology as expressed in the native language as well as in English is highly preferred
• Expertise/an advanced degree in any of the following fields:
  • Commerce - Business, Economics, Finance, Statistics
  • Earth and Environmental Science - Earth, Atmospheric, Planetary, Energy, Sustainability
  • Engineering - Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Petroleum
  • IT - Computer Science, IT
  • Life Science - Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant and Animal Science
  • Medicine - Medicine, Pharmacology, Nursing, Physiology, Healthcare, etc.
  • Physical Science - Physics, Chemistry, Material sciences, Mathematics

• Minimum 1 year of translation, translation review, editing or other academic writing experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word
• Strong time management skills (you will be required to work on deadlines)
• Ability to work independently

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