30-31 January 2013
Imam Reza International University of Mashhad, Iran
University of Surrey -School of English and Languages
The IATIS General Meeting was held on Tuesday, 24 July 2012, during the Belfast Conference. It was very well attended, and members engaged actively with the various proposals made by the President and Executive Council. A record of that meeting is available for the benefit of all IATIS members. Click here to download a pdf copy of the minutes.
The Faculty of Translation and Interpretation of Geneva has opened a post of assistant professor at the Arabic unit. Below you will find the web link that allows you to view the announcement and apply online.
The Faculty of Arts at An-Najah National University announces its first call for papers for its fifth international conference on “The Role of Translation in the Dialogue of Civilizations,” which will take place at An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine, Sunday and Monday, September 16th and 17th, 2012. Researchers and translators from all over the world are cordially invited to submit their abstracts.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LAW, SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, DRAMA AND ACS
Division of English Language and Applied Linguistics
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, University of Birmingham
LECTURER IN TRANSLATION STUDIES
Job Summary
The University of Birmingham wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Translation Studies with effect from 1st January 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. We seek someone who will make an outstanding contribution to the research profile of the English Department, and will be able to teach across a range of modules including, preferably, Translation Technology and Translation in Professional Contexts.
3-month fulltime internship offered by the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW, University of Edinburgh) and funded by the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK).
Routledge have now launched their Translation Studies Portal, which offers a wide range of resources for scholars and lecturers of translation and interpreting, including video and audio interviews and lectures, sample chapters from key publications, exercises, glossaries, and other material. Url address:
The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies (CTIS) at the University of Manchester invites applications for three permanent lectureship positions, to start on 1 July 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter, and no later than 1 September 2012:
- · Lecturer in Interpreting and Translation Studies (research and teaching position, any language combination)
- Lecturer in Arabic Interpreting (teaching-focused position)
- ·0.5 Lecturer in Spanish Interpreting (teaching-focused position)
Successfully launched in 2009, The HONG KONG TRANSLATION RESEARCH SUMMER SCHOOL – TRSS (HK) – is based at the Centre for Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University. TRSS (HK) is run in conjunction with the UK TRSS programme, and offers a two-week course in Hong Kong, providing intensive research training in translation and intercultural studies for prospective researchers in the field. Teaching is conducted in English.
