Freelance Russian to English Medical Translator

Job description

We are looking for experienced translators to work on academic manuscripts written in Russian. 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.

Job responsibilities

• Accurately convey the meaning of the source text
• Research legal, technical, and scientific phraseology to find the most appropriate terms
• Produce a grammatically correct final version

Qualifications and prerequisites

• Applicants must meet any one of the following criteria:

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

Benefits of this role

• Flexibility to determine your own schedule and work hours
• Work from anywhere! You will gain access to a list of projects and be able to preview the files before you decide to accept each project
• There is no minimum commitment required

About Us

CACTUS is a science communication and technology company. We specialize in AI products and solutions that improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Learn more: https://cactusglobal.com/

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