Terminology Coordination Unit - Post B: AI-Driven Terminology Extraction and Management

The Directorate-General for Translation and Clear Language (DG TRAD) provides the European Parliament with translation and other linguistic services 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, 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 while upholding our 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 support the AI4TRAD project with the development of intelligent terminology extraction and management systems.

Your main responsibilities will include, inter alia:

• Contributing to implementing automated terminology extraction engines for EP documents using Large Language Models;
• Supporting the development of a context analysis tools for extracted terms and their validation;
• Contributing to the creation of integration pipelines with existing terminology databases (IATE) and translation memories (EURAMIS);
• Building AI-powered terminology consistency checking systems for translation workflows.

The ideal candidate should have background in computational linguistics, text mining, or related fields, with programming skills and understanding of NLP techniques. Knowledge of terminology management principles, or experience with terminology databases would be valuable.

As a prospective AI-Driven Terminology Extraction and Management trainee, you:

• Have a perfect command of English (native-speaker equivalent);
• Have a very good knowledge of at least one of the other official EU languages;
• Have a background in computational linguistics, text mining, or related fields, with programming skills;
• Have a solid understanding of natural language processing (NLP) techniques;
• Have knowledge of terminology management principles or experience with terminology databases would be an asset;
• Show creativity and initiative;
• Have strong teamwork and communication skills, enabling you to work as part of a team of IT developers and terminologists;
• Have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship.

If you are interested in this offer, please submit a motivation letter in English stating your reasons for applying for this traineeship. The motivation letter should not exceed 400 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.