Arabic-L:LING:Editing Jobs at OUP for English-Arabic and Arabic-English Dictionary project

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Date: 13 Sep 2010
From: Tressy Arts <tressy.arts at gmail.com>
Subject: Editing Jobs at OUP for English-Arabic and Arabic-English Dictionary project

Oxford University Press is looking for native English speaking Arabists and native speakers of Arabic to work on a new Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionary, starting immediately.

Native English speaking Arabists are wanted to work on the Arabic-English side. The successful candidate will have an excellent command of English and an interest in English language issues as well as a thorough education in Arabic. He or she will have an understanding of the intricacies of language involved in compiling a dictionary, or the potential to acquire them.

The candidate will review the translations into English in the Arabic-English section to ensure the quality of the English in the Arabic-English translations. An excellent command of Arabic is therefore required.


For the English-Arabic side, Oxford University Press is looking for native speakers of Arabic with an excellent command of English and Arabic. The candidate will be providing Arabic translations for English entries and examples, and therefore needs to have a thorough understanding of English, experience in translating English to Arabic, and affinity with lexicography.

The work will be done via an internet connection to the data server, from the candidate's home location.


Please send a letter of application and a curriculum vitae to Nicholas Rollin at nicholas.rollin at oup.com

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