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2015-07-01 18:06:52| 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 Translation Section, Translation Division, Director Generals Cabinet. This post is classified in the L2L4 grade band of the Coordinated Organisations salary scale. LOCATION ESA Headquarters, Paris France. DUTIES Reporting to the Head of the French Translation Section, the postholder will translate into French, mainly from English, a wide variety of texts relating to the Agencys work, with some emphasis on scientific and technical subjects but also including legal, financial and administrative matter 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, by consulting the staff of other departments in order to solve problems of specialised terminology and cooperating with the Divisions TerminologistLanguage Technologist in preparing termbase input. QUALIFICATIONS Applicants for this post should have a Masters degree or equivalent qualification and some knowledge of scientific andor technical subjects such as space science and technology, engineering, electronics or physics. Some familiarity with financial, legal and administrative fields 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. A knowledge of Chinese would be an asset. They must demonstrate the ability to produce translations of high idiomatic quality from source texts of sometimes 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 4 September 2015. 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 Human Resources, ESA, 810 rue MarioNikis, 75738 Paris, Cedex 15 France. 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, Poland, 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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