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2013-07-04 16:36:46| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Director Generals Cabinet The European Space Agency is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women POST Translator in the French Technical Translation Unit, Translation Division, Director Generals Cabinet. This post is classified in the L2L4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESTEC, Noordwijk The Netherlands. DUTIES The postholder will translate into French, mainly from English, texts dealing primarily with scientific and technical matters but occasionally also texts of a legal, financial and administrative nature provide assistance and advice to other Agency departments on the appropriate use of French contribute to the terminology research of the Translation Division as a whole, consulting the staff of other departments as appropriate and cooperating with the Divisions terminologist in preparing termbank input. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a university degree or equivalent qualification and an ability to grasp and assimilate scientific and technical concepts some familiarity with financial, legal and administrative matters would be an advantage. Candidates must have French as their mother tongue and a thorough knowledge and extensive practical experience of English. A good knowledge of at least one other language is required. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to produce translations of high idiomatic quality from source texts of considerable complexity, and to do so accurately and quickly under pressure. A keen team spirit and the ability to work in harmony with persons of different nationalities are essential. Experience in professional translation, preferably in an international environment or in an industrial, scientific, or legal field relevant to the Agencys work, is required. CLOSING DATE The closing date for applications is 01 August 2013. Applications from external candidates for this position should preferably be made online at the ESA Web Site www.esa.intcareers. Those unable to apply online should submit their CV to the Head of the Human Resources Division, ESTEC, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk ZH The Netherlands. The Agency may require applicants to undergo selection tests. Under ESA Regulations, the age limit for recruitment is 55. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada. Priority will be first given to internal candidates and secondly to external candidates from underrepresented member states. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment.
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