CDT-TR-2024 - Advance Language Solutions Traineeship

1. Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the traineeship programme, candidates must meet the following requirements, on the closing date for applications (26 March 2024):

a)       be 18 years of age or older; 

b)      be nationals of a Member State of the European Union; 

c)       have, by the beginning of the traineeship, successfully completed at least 3 years of higher education (university studies) or equivalent education attested by a diploma or relevant official certificate related to the responsibilities of one of the profiles listed above;

d)      have language skills corresponding to level C1 for the first language (thorough knowledge) and level B2 for the second language (satisfactory knowledge), under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. 

e)      not have already been a trainee of the Centre, or have been employed by the Centre in any capacity, or have worked for the Centre as an interim staff member, consultant or external service provider.

2. Selection criteria 

·           1 Trainee Advanced Language Solutions Section:

Duration of traineeship: between 6 months and 12 months.

Fields: machine translation and translation systems, computational linguistics, natural language processing, machine learning, translation process automation, text data processing or linguistic data curation.

Desired knowledge:

1)        Programming skills (preferably in Python).

2)        Understanding of Natural Language Processing principles and techniques.

3)        Basic knowledge of Machine Translation and Machine Learning concepts.

4)         B2 level in English or French

other competencies:

•             Strong communication and interpersonal skills

•             Attention to detail and organizational abilities

•             Proactive and willing to take initiative

•             Good MS Office skills (Excel, Word)

•             Ability to work well in teams, particularly in a multicultural team.