Freelance Japanese to English Translator

Job description

We seek experienced translators to work on academic manuscripts written in Japanese. To qualify, you must have technical expertise in your field. Experience working in a foreign-language setting will be preferred. 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

We have openings in the following subject areas:
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science
Medicine
Physics
Psychology and Psychosocial Healthcare

Benefits of this role

Flexibility to determine your 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

If you are interested and meet the above criteria, please send your updated resume to [HIDDEN]