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In-house Irish Linguist
This is a temporary position with possibility of extension. The overall purpose is to support the DCU Language Services’ team with a variety of linguistic tasks from English into Irish and from Irish into English (mainly translation and proofreading tasks, but also minor editing, audio transcription, translation memory and term database clean-up, amongst others). You will also get valuable experience and insights on the daily run of a translation agency and translation project management.
Key responsibilities focus on assisting with:
• Translate and proofread documents daily
• Cooperate with in-house translators and freelancers on long-term projects
• Run quality assurance checks and provide feedback on general quality of Irish translations
• Perform translation memory and term base clean-ups
• Process files on CAT tool and assemble reference materials for projects
• Administrative tasks
Job Type: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: €30,598.00 per year, pro rata
Benefits: Company events, On-site parking, Work from home
Schedule: Monday to Friday (9:15am to 5:15pm)
Expected start date: March 2025
Candidates will be required to take a written translation test in the first stage of the recruitment process. Successful candidates will be invited to attend an interview carried out in English and in Irish. A second interview may be required.
Deadline for applications: Feb 28th, 5pm
To apply, please email your CV and Cover Letter to claudia.butturavazquez@dcu.ie
- Linguists (all languages)
If you are a qualified and experienced linguist, we would like to work with you. To register as a partner of DCU Language Services, please send an up-to-date CV and 3 suitable references to translations@dcu.ie.
- Three work references
- Your areas of expertise (e.g. translation, proofreading, subtitling etc.)
- The CAT tools you use
- Your availability
- Your rates
We look forward to hearing from you and to working with you in the near future.