China Expat Jobs

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 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:

Chinese to English

You need to have:

Fluency in Chinese (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:
Earth and Environmental Science – Earth, Atmospheric, Planetary, Energy, Sustainability
Life Science – Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology
Pharmaceutical Science
Engineering – Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications
Social Science: Sociology and Anthropology
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