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175 Corporate Communications Startdate: 01.02.2025 | Working hours: 15 | Collective bargaining agreement: §54 VwGr. IIIb Limited until: 31.12.2026 Reference no.: 3317

A participatory spirit, independent work, accuracy and reliability perfectly describe you? Then this position might be of interest to you.

Your tasks

• Translate university-specific texts (e.g. websites, brochures, curricula, guidelines, articles for the research magazine and press releases) from German to English and from English to German, in accordance with the terminological database and the Style Guide of the University of Vienna
• Proofread and revise English-language texts, in accordance with the terminological database and the Style Guide of the University of Vienna
• Contribute to the coordination of the translation service, including development of the translation memory
• Coordinate comprehensive translation projects (for the language combination German-English as well as for other foreign languages) with external partners
• Contribute to the development of the terminological database and the Style Guide of the University of Vienna
• Provide advice to the organisational units of the University of Vienna with regard to English-German communication and translation services

Your qualifications

• Higher education degree in transcultural communication or translation studies
• Minimum of one year of experience as a translator and/or terminologist
• Experience of terminology management and using computer-assisted translation software (SDL Trados Studio and SDL MultiTerm or comparable)
• Experience of proofreading and revising English-language texts
• Excellent level of proficiency in English (native speaker or at native-speaker level) and German

This is also part of your personality

• You are interested in digital trends and new technologies such as artificial intelligence.
• Familiarity with the organisation of a university would be an advantage
• Team spirit and excellent communication skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and to work independently
• Customer focus

What we offer

• Classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: Section 54, job group IIIb, basic salary EUR 2.958,90 (full-time). The actual salary depends on your professional experience and qualification.
• An exciting and diverse work environment
• Room for creativity and individual initiative
• Cooperation in a motivated and humorous team
• Independent work in a very well-equipped office as well as work from home to the extent of up to 50 %

This position (15 hours/week) is a substitute position for the duration of the absence of an employee from 1 February 2025 to 31 December 2026.

How you apply

If this job advertisement appeals to you and you would like to become a member of the communications team of the University of Vienna, please submit your application (CV and motivation letter)

• via our job portal / Apply now button

Please note that we only accept applications via our job portal.

If you have any content questions, please contact:

Cornelia Blum

cornelia.blum@univie.ac.at

We look forward to new personalities in our team!
The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.

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Application deadline: 11/29/2024

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