Terminology Coordination Unit - Post B: Terminology trainee

The Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD) provides the European Parliament with translation and other linguistic services for its communication in all official and working languages of the European Union.

Our mission is:

• To support the Members and administration of the European Parliament by making all content related to Parliament’s legislative, budgetary and scrutiny activities accessible in all  official and working languages of the EU, ensuring transparency and legitimacy in these core functions;
• To uphold the European Parliament’s commitment to multilingualism, enabling equal treatment of all official and working languages and ensuring that all EU citizens can access and communicate with Parliament in these languages;
• To deliver high-quality multilingual communication services to the Members and administration of the European Parliament in text, audio and video formats, in a manner that is clear, inclusive and accessible to all citizens, including those with disabilities;
• To ensure that all language services provided by DG TRAD are delivered efficiently and sustainably, integrating innovative technologies and professional standards to meet the evolving needs of the European Parliament.

As a trainee in the Terminology Coordination Unit of the European Parliament:

• You will learn how to work with the EU’s terminology management system, IATE, and how to retrieve/export termbases for integration into computer-assisted translation tools;
• You will extract terminology (manually or using terminology extraction tools) from relevant texts in the fields of activity of the EU and the EP in particular;
• You will learn about the legislative process in the EU, the evolution of legal terminology and the terminology workflow in DG TRAD;
• You will also use corpus analysis tools to prepare specific terminology projects. You will participate in the coordination of terminology projects for translation trainees in the 24 EU languages.

As a prospective terminology trainee

• You have a perfect command of English;
• You have a very good knowledge of at least one of the other official EU languages;
• You have certified academic and/or professional experience in terminology;
• You have a good knowledge of office tools, term extraction software, corpus analysis tools, online dictionaries or databases;
• You have good writing skills;
• You show creativity and initiative;
• You have strong teamwork and communication skills, enabling you to work as part of a team of terminologists.

If you are interested, please send a motivation letter in English summarising your educational background and your motivation to apply. The motivation letter should not be longer than 600 words. 

Please also submit the relevant supporting documents (university diplomas, transcript of records, etc.) and a copy of your CV in English. The motivation letter and the supporting documents are to be uploaded as a single PDF file.

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.