
Academic Work Sweden AB · Göteborg
Join our client, a leader in automotive compliance and technical documentation, on an innovative project quality-assuring AI-translated owner's manuals for pass...
Join our client, a leader in automotive compliance and technical documentation, on an innovative project quality-assuring AI-translated owner's manuals for passenger cars, ensuring international market standards and regulatory compliance.
About the role
This role involves critically assessing and refining AI-translated owner's manuals and technical documents for passenger cars. You will play a crucial part in quality assurance, ensuring linguistic accuracy, natural tone, and strict adherence to local language requirements and international compliance standards. Starting with an initial manual and extending to further material up to about 700 pages.
The assignment can be executed fully remote during flexible working hours but needs to be completed before/during the summer. You will need to have access to a computer with a license for Office 365 and WiFi.
Work tasks
Quality assurance and linguistic refinement of AI-translated technical documentation and owner's manuals for the automotive sector, ensuring compliance with international and local standards.
Review AI-translated technical material for automotive owner's manuals.
Verify language, tone, and formulations to ensure natural and accurate text.
Implement linguistic adjustments and improvements.
Ensure content adheres to local language requirements and industry standards.
Identify and address deficiencies in manuals to meet EU compliance.
We are looking for
Access to a computer with the Office 365 suite.
Advanced fluency in one of the following languages: Dutch, German, French, Danish, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovenian, Croatian, Greek, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Slovak, Estonian, Latvian, Hungarian.
Advanced reading comprehension and meticulous attention to detail.
Good knowledge of technical documentation principles.
Fluent in English.
It is meritorious if you have
Experience with reviewing AI-translated content.
Understanding of compliance and certification processes.
Familiarity with the automotive industry or technical texts.
Experience working with Adobe tools for linguistic review.
Goal oriented
Orderly
Responsible
Our recruitment process
This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.
Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process. To join us in a part-time role, you’ll need another main activity that covers at least 50% of your time. That could be studies, another job, running your own business, parental leave, or something similar.
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If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process. We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We use automated tools to help our recruiting team efficiently screen a large volume of applications. All final hiring decisions are made by a human reviewer. This role is newly created and does not replace or backfill an existing position. How We'll Take Care of You: Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range shown below is annualized, is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits. Canada Annual Pay Range $91,000—$107,000 CAD
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RESPONSIBILITIES Research Group / Project: Visual Computing Group / Pharos-CY Category: An initial one-year full time employment contract will be offered with the possibility for renewal depending on performance and project needs. Location: Nicosia, Cyprus Preferred Start Date: June or as soon thereafter. Application Deadline: 31/07/2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No. Of Positions: 1 Salary Range: Depending on qualifications and experience. About the project / position: CYENS Centre of Excellence is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant to join the Visual Computing Group and contribute to the Pharos-CY project. Pharos-CY aims to support the development and deployment of advanced, trustworthy, and human-centric AI technologies in Cyprus and the wider region. Within this context, CYENS contributes expertise in visual computing, interactive technologies, AI-enabled data services, digital twins, visual analytics, and applied research that can support both the public and private sectors. The successful candidate will work on research and development activities related to language and AI for Pharos-CY, including areas such as natural language processing, speech processing, multilingual AI, and retrieval-augmented generation. The successful candidate may also contribute to the preparation of project reports and deliverables, research proposals, software prototypes, stakeholder engagement activities, and dissemination of research results. Where applicable, the candidate will be encouraged to publish and present research outputs in international conferences, journals, workshops, and project events. Position holders are expected to contribute to both the research and applied innovation objectives of Pharos-CY, working closely with CYENS researchers, project partners, public-sector stakeholders, private-sector users, and other relevant actors in Cyprus’ AI and data ecosystem. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Visual Computing Group Leader. Responsibilities of Research Assistant: 1. Conduct research and development in natural language processing, speech processing, machine learning, generative AI, or related areas relevant to Pharos-CY.. 2. Design, implement, test, and document software prototypes, tools, pipelines, and services that support Pharos-CY use cases. 3. Work with text, speech, audio, or other domain-specific datasets, including data preparation, annotation, processing, analysis, and visualization. 4. Contribute to the development of AI-ready datasets and data services that may be used by public-sector and private-sector stakeholders. 5. Support the integration of speech-to-text, subtitling, diarisation, transcription, summarisation, translation, and text classification pipelines.. 6. Participate in project meetings, technical discussions, reporting activities, and coordination with Pharos-CY partners. 7. Contribute to project deliverables, technical documentation, presentations, demonstrations, and dissemination material. 8. Assist in the preparation of scientific publications, research proposals, and innovation activities related to the project. 9. Engage with stakeholders to understand real-world needs and translate them into technical requirements, prototypes, or research tasks. 10. Support the wider activities of the Visual Computing Group and CYENS Centre of Excellence, where relevant. YOUR PROFILE Profile of the ideal candidate: 1. Self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and work independently. 2. Able to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary research and development team. 3. Strong in analytical thinking, problem-solving, and attention to detail. 4. Able to translate research ideas into working prototypes, tools, or demonstrators. 5. Dynamic, adaptable, hands-on, and results driven. 6. Comfortable working with researchers, engineers, project managers, and external stakeholders. 7. Able to communicate technical ideas clearly through written reports, presentations, and demonstrations. 8. Interested in applied AI and NLP solutions that can have real impact for Cyprus’ public and private sectors. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS General qualifications and requirements: 1. University Degree (Bachelor's degree and/or postgraduate degree) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or another relevant field. 2. Experience in one or more of the following areas: natural language processing, speech processing, computational linguistics, machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, large language models, or AI-enabled software development. 3. Strong programming skills, preferably in Python and/or C++. Experience with relevant libraries and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Transformers, NLTK, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, LangChain, Whisper-family tools, or similar will be considered an advantage. 4. Experience with data processing pipelines, APIs, databases, cloud tools, or software engineering practices will be considered an advantage. 5. Ability to read, understand, and apply technical and scientific literature. 6. Computer literacy and ability to work with collaborative software development tools, such as Git. 7. Excellent written and oral English-language skills. 8. For non-EU applicants, a work permit will be required. Specific requirements for Research Associate positions: 1. University Degree (Bachelor's degree and/or postgraduate degree), in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing,, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Speech Technology, or a related area. 2. Strong programming skills in at least one of the following languages: Python. 3. Experience with one or more of the following: NLP, LLMs, speech-to-text, automatic speech recognition, subtitling, text classification, information extraction, summarisation, translation, corpus development, information retrieval, RAG, or AI-enabled language applications. 4. Experience with AI and machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Transformers, scikit-learn, or similar. 5. Ability to independently identify technical problems and carry out research and development work within the scope of the Visual Computing Group and Pharos-CY. 6. Ability to work with domain experts and stakeholders to identify needs, define use cases, and support applied research activities. 7. Previous research experience and high-impact publications on relevant topics will be considered an advantage, especially for PhD holders. 8. Previous industrial, innovation, entrepreneurship, or grant-writing experience will be considered an advantage. 9. Experience with EU-funded or nationally funded research projects will be considered an advantage. 10. Experience with data governance, trustworthy AI, explainable AI, secure data handling, or responsible AI practices will be considered an advantage. WHY US? TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BY BEING PART OF A FAST-GROWING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE. A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate according to qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary environment, collaborate with leading researchers and innovators, contribute to a strategic AI initiative for Cyprus, engage with real-world stakeholders, and participate in high-impact research and innovation activities. APPLICATION PROCESS For full consideration, interested applicants should submit the following items via the online application form and mention the position you are applying for: “Application for Research Assistant - Language Technologies and AI - Visual Computing Group / Pharos-CY”: Process for Research Associates: 1. A cover letter which clearly specifies 1) contact details, 2) employment availability date 2. A detailed curriculum vitae in English. 3. Copies of academic transcripts 4. Description of their academic and research experiences as well as any relevant industrial / innovation / entrepreneurship experience, where applicable (500 words maximum). 5. Contact details of one University professor or one industry referee who will provide the reference letters. 6. One (1) representative publications. In case you previously applied for a post at CYENS CoE, a new application is required. CONTACT DETAILS For general enquiries, applicants may contact the HR Department of CYENS, Centre of Excellence at vacancies@cyens.org.cy .