Heritage & manuscripts jobs

Role overview

Read and transcribe historical Sindhi books and manuscripts, including older spellings and pre-standard forms of the Arabic-Sindhi script.

Key responsibilities

• Transcribe Sindhi manuscripts and early printed books exactly as written
• Record older letter forms and spellings, and note where they differ from today
• Flag unreadable words instead of guessing
• Help write conventions for Sindhi-specific letters and dots

Ideal qualifications

• Native Sindhi with confident reading of older texts
• Accurate typing in Sindhi script
• Familiarity with the extra letters and dot patterns of Sindhi
• A laptop or desktop and a stable internet connection

Nice to have

• Knowledge of classical Sindhi poetry such as Shah Abdul Latif's Risalo
• Library or archive experience in Sindh

More about the opportunity

Sindhi uses a larger alphabet than Urdu, with letters that differ only by dot placement. Older texts predate today's standard, so readers who know both are essential to build fair test data.

Compensation and contract terms

• Paid per verified page, in USD. Your rate is set after a short paid test.
• Per-page contract. You are engaged as an independent contractor.
• Remote. Flexible, part-time, on your own schedule.
• Paid weekly in USD for approved work.
• Projects can be extended, shortened or ended early depending on project needs and quality.

Application process

1. ApplyCreate a free profile and upload your CV.
2. InterviewAbout 20 minutes. You need a laptop or desktop with a camera and microphone.
3. ID and credential checkWe verify your identity and the qualifications the role needs.
4. Matched to projectsOnce verified, you are invited to paid projects that fit your skills.

Free to apply. Vettedlance never charges candidates, and will never ask you to pay for training, tests or equipment.