CECEI Position Announcement - English to Spanish Translator

The Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention (CECEI) seeks an
energetic, detailed oriented, highly organized and innovative individual to support
the Children Study Their World (CSW) curriculum for 4-year olds. This curriculum
is being supported by professional development materials that allows teachers to
implement the curriculum with fidelity. These additional resources need to be
translated from English to Spanish, to allow for a greater range of accessibility.
CECEI will compensate the individual selected for this position a flat rate per
page translated.

Background on the Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention
CECEI, based in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, is a joint
initiative between the Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special
Education and the Department of Human Development and Quantitative
Methodology. The mission of CECEI is to conduct high-quality research on early
childhood education and early intervention programs in order to inform State and
Federal policy, to translate research into scalable education programs and best
practices, to build capacity in schools and communities, and to promote family
engagement in their children’s education.

English to Spanish Translator Responsibilities and Qualifications
● Translate from English to Spanish all CSW documents that are deemed
necessary for translation.
● Collaborate with PDC Project Manager on the translation of materials.

Minimum Qualifications:
● Experience in the translation of documents from English to Spanish.
● Evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills in both
Spanish and English
● Evidence of strong organizational skills.
● Evidence of technology skills (Google Apps for education, Microsoft
Office, etc.).

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal
employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or
applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental
disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information,
or political affiliation. Minorities are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should submit the following materials electronically: Cover letter
summarizing qualifications; a current resume; names, addresses, phone
numbers, and email addresses of two individuals who may be contacted by the
committee as references; and two writing samples that you have translated from
English to Spanish (one formal, such as a literature review, and one informal,
such as an email to a colleague or a supervisor). Incomplete application
packets will not be reviewed.

For best consideration, please submit all material by 5:00pm on February
18, 2019. All inquiries and applications should include the subject line “PD
English to Spanish Translator” and be sent to Gabriel Stangl-Riehle at
umdcsw@umd.edu.