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The main responsibility of the post holder will be to contribute to the teaching and research activity of the Division of English Language and Applied Linguistics, especially in delivering modules on postgraduate degree programmes (both on campus and by distance learning), and also contributing to the development of research postgraduate activity. Some administrative duties will be involved. The appointed person will also be expected to undertake research of an international standard. Main Duties To deliver a range of teaching and assessment activities within the specified subject area and within own area of subject specialism to undergraduates and post graduates, predominantly through allocated lectures and seminars, but also through methods appropriate to distance learning, so that the School’s teaching objectives are met. To plan, design and develop course objectives and material To set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to students To design own teaching work including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the objectives of the teaching programme To contribute to the accreditation of courses and quality control processes To identify the need for developing the content or structure of modules with colleagues and make recommendations on how this should be achieved To provide pastoral care for students within own area to ensure that issues are dealt with in a timely and effective manner To contribute to new teaching approaches and to curriculum development To plan and develop research contributions to subject area using methodologies, critical evaluations, interpretations, analyses and other appropriate techniques To secure research funding for innovative projects To suggest and contribute to the development of research techniques, models and methods in collaboration with colleagues To disseminate research findings using appropriate and effective media such as publication, research seminars etc To supervise and examine PhD students Person Specification Essential Excellent publications record demonstrated by existing and forthcoming publications Demonstrated experience of teaching in Higher Education Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office Demonstrated skills in managing, motivating and counselling colleagues and students Desirable Demonstrated ability to attract research funding Experience of postgraduate supervision Teaching or research-related administrative experience in a university context The Department of English: Division of English Language and Applied Linguistics The Department of English is one of the largest centres of teaching and research on English language and literature in the country, with a distinguished history that reaches back 100 years. Its staff includes internationally-respected authorities in many branches of English language studies, broadly conceived (from narratology to corpus linguistics), Applied Linguistics, and in all the major periods and writers of the literature (from Chaucer to J.G.Ballard). We run several taught Masters programmes in TEFL, Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (both on campus and at distance), and approximately 40 students are completing doctorates under our supervision at any point in time. The undergraduate body comprises approximately 100 single honours and 100 joint honours students in each of the three years. Our single honours programmes include a Single Honours and Joint Honours programme in English Language as well as programmes focusing on English Literature. There is a lively research culture here, in many aspects of discourse studies, language learning and teaching, and corpus linguistics. The School of English, Drama and American & Canadian Studies The School specialises in English and American literature, performance and culture alongside English Language studies and work in US and Canadian politics and history. It has one of the largest undergraduate cohorts in the university and a thriving community of postgraduate students. About 70 academic staff are employed by the School. The School is part of the College of Arts and Law. Email: j.m.littlemore@bham.ac.uk.
Internship at Arabia Books, 70 Cadogan Place, London SW1X 9AH, www.arabiabooks.co.uk. Fulltime (Mon-Fri, 9am-5am), October – December 2012 (with slight flexibility on dates) We are offering a versatile internship with a lot of opportunities to work independently. The Internship will primarily involve Editorial work with a contemporary literary text translated from the Arabic, though the successful applicant will have an overview of the entire publishing process. This is a great opportunity for those looking to begin a career in publishing, as you will gain an insight into the operations of a publishing house, as well as valuable contacts and hands-on experience. Applicants must have a Masters degree or the equivalent or higher from a UK HEI, or be enrolled in a PhD programme at a UK HEI, and be able to secure a leave from studies for the period of the internship. Eligibility follows AHRC PG studentship guidelines. The successful applicant will have excellent written and spoken English, good communication and organisational skills, be proficient in MS Office and have a passion for publishing and literature in translation, particularly Arabic literature. Experience in Arabic-to-English literary translation is desirable. The internship provides a monthly stipend based on AHRC guidelines. The internship holder will be expected to provide a short final report in writing before receiving the final instalment of the stipend. Please send a letter of application and CV (including names of two references) to the above address, or as attachments to the first email address below, by 15 August 2012. Finalists will be interviewed in London. Contact: Harry Hall, info@hauspublishing.com / Prof Marilyn Booth (Director, CASAW), m.booth@ed.ac.uk
A new round of Birmingham Fellowships has just opened. Details can be found at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/excellence/fellows/index.aspx. These are exceptional opportunities for outstanding early-career researchers (for instance, they are permanent, and the terms of eligibility are quite widely drawn). The sidebar on the main page offers sections ‘about’, ‘apply’ (including a very useful FAQ), and ‘priority areas’ (of which the one most likely to be of interest will probably be ‘Language, Text and Performance’). Please do read the details, and, if you think this is an opportunity you’d like to look into, just click on the relevant contact email for your chosen priority area (or, if none of the areas seems to fit, use the email that’s given for people outside the priority areas).
SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA, NORWICH, UK SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP IN APPLIED TRANSLATION STUDIES/INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION WITH SPANISH LANGUAGE Ref: ATR1072 Applications are invited for this new post designed to further strengthen both research in the School and the existing Spanish sector. We are looking for a research appointment which combines expertise in translation studies/intercultural communication with degree level Spanish language teaching. The successful candidate will have a publication record of international quality in Applied Translation Studies/Intercultural Communication in addition to experience of capturing grant income and providing PhD supervision. In order to identify the best people with this skill set we are advertising concurrently for a Senior Lecturer (ATR4), Lecturer B (ATR3) and Lecturer A (ATR2), but only one appointment will be made. Further particulars can be found here: http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/acad/atr1072.pdf Closing date: 12 noon on 27 June 2012.
SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP IN APPLIED TRANSLATION STUDIES/INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION WITH SPANISH LANGUAGERef: ATR1072 Applications are invited for this new post designed to further strengthen both research in the School and the existing Spanish sector. We are looking for a research appointment which combines expertise in translation studies/intercultural communication with degree level Spanish language teaching. The successful candidate will have a publication record of international quality in Applied Translation Studies/Intercultural Communication in addition to experience of capturing grant income and providing PhD supervision. In order to identify the best people with this skill set we are advertising concurrently for a Senior Lecturer (ATR4), Lecturer B (ATR3) and Lecturer A (ATR2), but only one appointment will be made.Further particulars can be found here: http://www.uea.ac.uk/hr/jobs/acad/atr1072.pdfClosing date: 12 noon on 27 June 2012.
Most importantly, the successful candidate will bring substantial experience in academic leadership and a clear vision for how the potential of the Language at Leeds initiative may be realised. The role will therefore require outstanding leadership and team skills and the ability to encourage and develop interdisciplinary links between colleagues in the different academic areas.The successful candidate will also have an excellent record in research and student education at all levels, demonstrating both a broad understanding of the fields of linguistics and language study in general, and an outstanding research record in a specialism that will complement and dovetail with current research within Linguistics & Phonetics and/or Translation studies. A strong commitment to interdisciplinarity should also be demonstrated. The Chair is expected to enhance existing research into language in the School and to foster research collaboration within language studies across the University, while also making an innovative contribution to teaching on relevant School-level undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and supporting cross-School scholarship activities.Preliminary enquiries about the post should be directed to our retained consultancy firm, Perrett Laver on +44 (0)207 340 6200. To download further particulars about the role please visit www.perrettlaver.com, quoting reference number 0995/8.Deadline for receipt of applications: 15th June 2012.Language at LeedsLanguage at Leeds is a recently articulated initiative that brings together the study of language, both in terms of teaching and research. Within this, the Language at Leeds Research Hub aims to link up existing research groups from the Faculties of Arts, Engineering, Medicine and Health, and Education and provide them with (i) a coherent outward-facing identity with the potential to make Leeds an internationally recognised centre of excellence for the study of language, (ii) centralised research support (within the Faculty of Arts) to better enable the incremental growth of expertise, (iii) the infrastructure necessary to enable more and better inter-disciplinary research.The Chair will be expected to develop further the Language at Leeds Research Hub within the proposed framework and in conjunction with the team that define it (comprising the research directors from Linguistics & Phonetics, the Centre for Translation Studies, the language group of the School of English, and the Director of the Language, Linguistics & Translation research group within the School of Modern Languages and Cultures).
The Department of Media, Communication and Culture (MCC) of International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan, invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track faculty position in Interpreting and Translation (I/T) Studies. The successful candidate will have a strong grounding in the theory and practice of Japanese translation, for both traditional prose and other media, and will teach general education, foundation and area major courses as well as graduate courses in translation studies. Expertise in related fields such as technology/science communication, translation in multilingual society, and others, are also desirable. For further details, please refer to our recruit web page: http://www.icu.ac.jp/english/recruit/index.html or write to: Prof. Richiko Ikeda Chair Department of Media, Communication and Culture (MCC) International Christian University 3-10-2 Osama, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8585 Japan E-mail: mcc-search@icu.ac.jp For more information about International Christian University (ICU), please visit: http:www.icu.ac.jp
Joining Date: September 2012 For more information please visit: http://www.translationstudiesportal.org/index.php/news/entry/lecturer_in_translation_and_interpreting_oman
A Lecturer in French and Spanish with Translation is required to play a key role in the development of these subject areas. The applicant will be expected to have specialist knowledge of and a commitment to scholarship in these subject areas, have a relevant first and postgraduate degree (a PhD at or near completion is essential), and teaching experience within the Higher Education sector or with other adult learners. S/he will be a native or near-native speaker of English and will have near-native speaker language competence in French and a very high level of language competence in Spanish. The ability to contribute to the work of the Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) and to the REF is highly desirable. The appointment is full-time. The person we are looking for should be happy to work as part of a team, with an outgoing personality, and a willingness to develop teaching, including eLearning, materials. To apply online visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEG598/lecturer-in-french-and-spanish-with-translation/ Alternatively telephone 023 9284 3421. Please quote the reference number on all communications. All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time. A Lecturer in Mandarin Chinese and Translation is required to play a key role in the development of these subject areas. The applicant will be expected to have specialist knowledge of and a commitment to scholarship in these subject areas, have a relevant first and postgraduate degree (a PhD at or near completion is essential), and teaching experience within the Higher Education sector or with other adult learners. S/he will be a native or near-native speaker of English and will have near-native speaker language competence in Mandarin Chinese. The ability to contribute to the work of the Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) and to the REF is highly desirable. The appointment is full-time. The person we are looking for should be happy to work as part of a team, with an outgoing personality, and a willingness to develop teaching, including eLearning, materials. To apply online please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEG599/lecturer-in-mandarin-chinese-and-translation/ Alternatively telephone 023 9284 3421. Please quote the reference number on all communications. All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time.
Description The University of Bristol seeks to appoint a Language Director in Translation to work in the School of Modern Languages from 1 August 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter. The principal responsibilities of this post are for the management, delivery and continuing expansion of the School of Modern Languages' MA in Translation. This is a highly successful, professionally oriented postgraduate qualification delivered by distance learning, to which you will contribute teaching in Translation Theory, Translation Technology and/or the Translation Industry. You may also contribute MA and/or undergraduate teaching in a specific language, and will play a key role in the development and delivery of School-wide policy both for undergraduate teaching of translation and, as appropriate, for the enhancement of postgraduate provision in translation and translation studies. You are likely to have substantial experience of leadership and management of language programmes in the HE Sector, with specific experience in supporting distance learning. You have native or near native competence and considerable teaching experience in a relevant language. Extensive familiarity with recent developments in translation theory and translation technologies is essential; first-hand experience of the translation industry and/or publication in the field may be an advantage. It is expected that interviews will be held in the week commencing 21 May 2012. Further information Download full details (17077fds.doc) If you do not have Microsoft Word you may require a Word document reader to open this file: Open Office- download, or Word viewer are available. Contact for informal enquiries: Prof M Basker (M.Basker@bristol.ac.uk | 0117 928 9733)
For further details and access to the online application system, go to: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/universityofmanchester/vacancies.Aspx Deadline for applications is 18 APRIL 2012. For information about CTIS, go to http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/ctis
Ideenreich, Innovativ, International – mit 3.800 MitarbeiterInnen und rund 30.000 Studierenden bietet die Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz ein spannendes und abwechslungsreiches Arbeitsumfeld. Mit unserer Forschungs- und Lehrkompetenz sind wir eine zentrale Institution für die Sicherung des Standorts Steiermark. Das Institut für Theoretische und Angewandte Translationswissenschaft der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät besetzt eine Professur für Translationswissenschaft (40 Stunden/Woche; auf 5 Jahre befristetes Arbeitsverhältnis gemäß § 99 (1) UG; voraussichtlich zu besetzen ab sofort ) Leistungen und Schwerpunkte in Forschung und Lehre: Die Stelleninhaberin/Der Stelleninhaber vertritt das Fach Translationswissenschaft. Sie betreiben Forschung auf internationalem Niveau und greifen Forschungsfragen im interdisziplinären Rahmen auf. In der Lehre übernehmen Sie Lehrveranstaltungen in den Diplom-, Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen des Instituts sowie im Doktoratsstudium der Philosophie der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät nach Maßgabe der jeweils gültigen Studienpläne und betreuen Diplom-, Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten sowie Dissertationen. Darüber hinaus beteiligen Sie sich an den administrativen Aufgaben des Instituts sowie der Geisteswissenschaftlichen Fakultät. Anstellungserfordernisse: Eine der Verwendung entsprechende abgeschlossene inländische oder gleichwertige ausländische Hochschulbildung Hervorragende wissenschaftliche Qualifikation in Forschung und Lehre für das zu besetzende Fach Pädagogische und hochschuldidaktische Eignung Qualifikation zur Führungskraft Facheinschlägige Auslandserfahrung Einstufung: Gehaltsschema des Universitäten-KV: A1 Mindestgehalt: Das kollektivvertragliche Mindestentgelt gemäß der angegebenen Einstufung beträgt € 4571.20 brutto/Monat. Ein allfälliges höheres Gehalt kann zum Gegenstand von Verhandlungen gemacht werden. Die Bewerberinnen/Bewerber verfügen über eine facheinschlägige Promotion sowie Habilitation oder eine international anerkannte gleichwertige Qualifikation. Die Stelleninhaberin/Der Stelleninhaber soll die Forschungsschwerpunkte des Institutes vorantreiben, integrieren und gegebenenfalls erweitern. International anerkannte Leistungen sind in Form von Publikationen nachzuweisen. Die Bewerberinnen/Bewerber beherrschen mindestens zwei der am Institut in den Studienplänen vorgesehenen Sprachen, verfügen über Führungsqualitäten und pflegen einen kooperativen Führungsstil. Darüber hinaus sind Erfahrung in der Einwerbung von Drittmitteln und der Leitung von Forschungsprojekten erwünscht. Zudem erwarten wir Kompetenz im Bereich des Gender Mainstreaming. Ende der Bewerbungsfrist: 11. April 2012 Kennzahl: PR/10/99 ex 2011/12 Die Universität Graz strebt eine Erhöhung des Frauenanteils insbesondere in Leitungsfunktionen an und fordert daher qualifizierte Frauen ausdrücklich zur Bewerbung auf. Bei gleicher Qualifikation werden Frauen vorrangig aufgenommen. Bei Interesse senden Sie bitte Ihre Bewerbungsunterlagen unter Berücksichtigung der allgemeinen Bewerbungsbestimmungen – informieren Sie sich unter http://jobs.uni-graz.at/Berufungsverfahren – innerhalb der angegebenen Bewerbungsfrist unter Angabe der Kennzahl an: Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Personalressort Universitätsplatz 3 8010 Graz
