A government agency located in Taipei City, Taiwan, is seeking one English editor/translator for full-time position. All applicants must meet the following requirements:
1.a native speaker of English 2.competent in Chinese-to-English translation 3.a university graduate or above 4.an excellent writer and editor with formal editing
experience 5.able to work overtime and under strict deadlines 6.interested in matters related to Taiwan society
To apply, please send your resume, a copy of highest degree attained, expected salary range, contact telephone number, e-mail address, and cover letter postmarked by Feb. 8, 2006, to:
Taipei P. O. Box 12-31 Taipei, Taiwan
Or submit your application materials electronically to: doctsec2@mail.gio.gov.tw
Only qualified applicants will be invited (via e-mail or telephone) to attend a competitive exam. Application materials will not be returned.
The Government Information Office's Standard Salary Scale for Foreign Employees (January 1998)
Editor:NT$67,500(about US$2,108)-NT$119,600(about US$3,735);Professional Editor: NT$74,400(about US$2,324)- NT$159,500(aboutUS$4,981);Senior Editor: NT$90,400(about US$2,823)-NT$199,400(about US$6,227)
1. This salary scale is applicable to foreign nationals employed full-time by the GIO. 2. Any employee qualified as a "specialist" under the Executive Yuan's Highest Salary Scale for Foreign Advisors, Experts, and Scholars [i.e., (a) has been a professor at a renowned foreign university and has published an internationally acclaimed work in the last five years; (b) holds an internationally renowned position in academia and has academic expertise not found among domestic academics and experts; or (c) has achieved a special level of achievement in the applied sciences or a field of technology and has several years of experience at this level] may be hired as a senior editor. A professor, or an academic or expert similarly qualified, may be hired as a professional editor. Academics and experts not qualified to be professors may be employed as editors. 3. The three listed levels of editors shall be compensated according to the salary scale for their respective positions. Those who have reached the highest salary level for their position shall not receive any further salary increases. 4. An exchange rate of NT$32.02 to US$1 has been used for this salary scale.
