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We are pleased to announce a new doctoral position in Translation Studies at Graz University, with a research focus on “Translation, Ethics, and Digital Transformation”. For full details, please visit: https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/cf0b0e19-e1d6-58f5-dd16-678e214cd646 We warmly invite high-quality applications and research proposals and would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with potential candidates. The application window is open until 12 April 2025. Best regards, Stefan Baumgarten
We are pleased to announce a new doctoral position in Translation Studies at Graz University, with a research focus on “Translation, Ethics, and Digital Transformation”. For full details, please visit: https://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/cf0b0e19-e1d6-58f5-dd16-678e214cd646 We warmly invite high-quality applications and research proposals and would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with potential candidates. The application window is open until 12 April 2025. Best regards, Stefan Baumgarten
As a university assistant prae doc in the field of Interpreting Studies with a special focus on Dialogue Interpreting/Community Interpreting, you will join the research team of Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Sonja Pöllabauer. In total, two positions are to be filled. We expect you to successfully complete your doctoral thesis in a related subject along with your contribution to research projects. The employment duration is 4 years. Initially, it will be limited to 1,5 years and will automatically be extended to 4 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration. Your future tasks You set of responsibilities includes, but is not limited to: You are actively involved in research, teaching and related administration We expect you to finalize your dissertation agreement within 12-18 months and to actively work on its successful completion.. You contribute to organizing meetings, research publications and presentations You hold courses independently within the scope of the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. You take care in the supervision of students. You take on administrative tasks in research, teaching and administration. This is part of your personality Completed Master's degree or Diploma, in the field of Translation Studies Research interest in Community Interpreting Knowledge of the theories and methods of Translation Studies with a focus on Interpreting Studies Basic experience in academic writing and with research methods Didactic competences / experience with e-learning Excellent command of written and spoken German and English as well as another language offered at the CTS Very good IT-user skills Teamwork and high social competencies Desireable knowledge is ... E-learning teaching experience Master*s/diploma thesis in the field of Community Interpreting Knowledge of university processes and structures .Basic experience in academic writing (publications in subject-related media) Experience abroad Presentation experience Deadline for application: 12 July 2024 For more information, click here.
Location: Stirling Campus The Post The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Spanish and/or Latin American Studies (Teaching and Scholarship) at Grade 7. This is a part-time 0.8 fte, fixed term post for 24 months. The successful candidate will be able to coordinate and teach a range of modules in Spanish and Latin American Studies and supervise BA honours dissertations and study abroad projects. Description of duties Contribute to the design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes, where required Contribute to the enhancement of the quality of teaching provision and programme development, drawing on leading practices from the HE sector Demonstrate a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning Contribute to enhancement of the student experience and employability Engage in individual and collaborative pedagogical scholarly activity, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University Essential criteria PhD in relevant discipline or close to successful completion or equivalent professional and/or teaching experience Experience or knowledge to design, deliver, assess and evaluate modules in the subject area Demonstrate an understanding of or provide evidence of developing effective approaches to teaching and learning, student support and guidance Experience or knowledge of approaches to enhance the student experience Clear plans for future scholarship activities Deadline for applications: 6 June 2024 For more information, click here.
About the role The Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies (PoLIS) is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in French. You will contribute primarily to the teaching of our French language programme for undergraduate students. This will involve the teaching of modules on the ab initio programme as well as advanced language classes and French language in the business context. You will be expected to participate fully in the life of the Department including engaging in personal tutoring and recruitment activities. PoLIS is a supportive and dynamic Department committed to teaching and research excellence. This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis. For more information, click here. Deadline for applications: 27 May 2024
Applications are sought for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Edmond Smith, conducting research for the ERC-selected, UKRI-funded project “Institutional Transformation and the Entangled Commercial Cultures of International Trade, 1450-1750” (INTRECCI). The project is based in the Department of History at The University of Manchester. The successful applicant will hold a PhD in the field of early modern, global, or economic history, or in another relevant field, with expertise in the history of Portugal’s trade and empire. They will have working fluency in Portuguese and experience working with Portuguese-language primary sources, as well as excellent communication skills in English. Under the overall project’s framework, the PDRA will contribute to both the comparative study of globalisation in specific regions and the connected analysis of institutional exchange between them. This will include fieldwork in archives and libraries away from The University of Manchester, as well as cataloguing and developing a shared project repository of material at The University of Manchester. The PDRA will co-organise events, write and co-author publications, and contribute to other collaborative activities. The post is available for 3 years (36 months), to commence on 1 September 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter. Deadline for applications: 10 April 2024 For more information, click here.
The Department of Translation sets out to provide an education in bilingual and cross-cultural studies which nourishes graduates with competence in Chinese and English as well as a capacity to think critically and independently while adapting to a wide range of careers. The appointee will be required to teach courses in some of the following areas: Computer-aided Translation, Media Translation, Translating Culture, Bilingual Communication in Popular Culture, Chinese-to-English Translation, Methodology in Translation and Interpreting Research. Appointees are expected to have excellent command of Chinese and English, and experience in teaching Translation (both theory and practice) or Interpreting will be an advantage. Further information on the Department and its programmes and activities can be found on the Department’s website: http://www.LN.edu.hk/tran/. General Requirements Candidates should have a PhD degree in Translation studies or related discipline. Candidates should also have relevant teaching experience in universities and a good research record in publication and competitive grants acquisition. Lingnan University is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research. The appointee should demonstrate commitment to teaching and research excellence, and will be expected to apply for external competitive research grants, publish in reputable international journals in the field and contribute to the department’s post-graduate degree programmes. Candidates are required to provide information on their research records and evidence of quality teaching. Administrative experience will be an advantage. Deadline for applications: 4 May 2024 For more information, click here.
Editors: Sharon Black and Emília Perez Recent advances in media accessibility education In recent times media accessibility (MA) has been gaining ground internationally, and is now a necessary requirement and a “proactive principle” (Greco 2016, 21) for the fulfilment of the human right of all citizens to have full and equal access to and enjoyment of audiovisual products. This requirement is covered by international and European legislation. Films, TV programmes, live events and museums are being made more accessible to audiences, and a variety of accessibility services are increasingly being offered, which include but are by no means limited to audio description, live subtitling, intralingual theatre captions, sign language interpreting, audio guides, easy read materials, touch tours and tactile exhibitions. Moreover, accessibility services are being accessed using a range of different devices, screens and technologies. There has been a concomitant development of professional roles in the field, including those of the audio describer, live subtitler and accessibility manager, and the demand for trained professionals in these areas will no doubt continue to grow into the future. However, just as much remains to be done to make the media, arts and culture accessible to all, continued efforts are needed to fill the existing gaps in MA education and research in this area. A growing number of university programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels now offer modules focusing on MA, and master’s degrees in accessibility have been launched, but progress is slow and universities seem to have “a lower commitment to MA training” (Valdez et al. 2023) as they still largely only offer MA training within broader AVT modules and courses. Moreover, training for end users of MA services and tools is lacking, which contributes to the digital exclusion experienced by deaf, disabled and neurodivergent users. Considerable advances have been made towards filling these gaps by European projects over the last decade, such as ACT, ADLAB PRO, ILSA, DA4YOU, EASIT and ATHENA, to name but a few. While such projects have made valuable progress in terms of providing training courses, materials and profiles defining the skills and competences of media access professionals, more work is needed to better understand how these skills and competences can be learned and developed. Greater scholarly attention has been paid thus far to training in AD and live SDH through respeaking than to other modes of MA, such as the emerging topic of Easy Read content, and research on the didactics of MA is scant and fragmented, and typically addresses one accessibility service only. Moreover, scholars have highlighted a notable paucity of studies investigating topics such as assessment, and creativity in MA training. They also highlight issues such as the need for a more global scope beyond Eurocentric perspectives to bring more diversity to MA research, to include end users as collaborative partners, for more effective use of multimedia as teaching materials and of cutting-edge technologies in translator training. For this special issue, we especially welcome studies focusing on the aforementioned issues, as well as on other new developments in media accessibility training practices, pedagogical principles and methodologies, as well as challenges and lessons learned. We also welcome proposals from outside of the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies, studies that adopt user-centred, participatory approaches, and research that aims to have a social impact on communities. The topics suggested below may apply to various training scenarios (e.g., higher education, training outside academia, training for content creators, live event organisers, etc.). Themes that may be addressed include (but are not restricted to) the following: current practices in translator and interpreter training for media accessibility (training methodologies, technological advancements, training platforms) cross-disciplinary collaboration in media accessibility training, and partnerships with non-academic organisations user centred approaches and participatory media accessibility training and research, inclusive learning environments and methods in media accessibility contexts, quality and evaluation in media accessibility training, training the media accessibility trainers (profiles, requirements and continuous learning). Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 July 2024 For more information, click here.
Applications are invited for the Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Languages at St Hugh’s College, Oxford. The Fellowship is open to those working in the following fields, in any period: French and/or Francophone literatures and cultures; German, Austrian or Swiss literatures and cultures; Italian literatures and cultures. A comparative or interdisciplinary approach to work in these fields is also welcomed. The Fellow will be a member of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages and of an appropriate Sub-Faculty in the University of Oxford. They will be expected to undertake some teaching for the College. Deadline for applications: 8 April 2024 For more information, click here.
The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS) warmly welcomes applications for the position of Teaching Fellow - Language Coordinator in Hispanic Studies. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team and will be a key member contributing to teaching excellence and innovation. This is a full time post, 3-year fixed term over thirty six months. The successful candidate must be available to start August 2024. Appointment will be made at Teaching Fellow grade [€39,469 - €50,886 per annum] at a point in line with Government Pay Policy. Appointment is intended at postdoctoral level only, honouring the relevant scale point for colleagues already in the public service in Ireland. Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Dr Catherine Barbour, Head of Hispanic Studies (barbourc@tcd.ie). The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies is one of the largest of the twelve Schools in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and has over 140 members of staff in all, including full time academics, language assistants and lectors, part-time teachers, and professional staff. SLLCS is made up of the Departments of French, Germanic Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian, Irish and Celtic Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian and Slavonic Studies, the Centre for European Studies, the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, the Centre for Forced Migration Studies, and the HCI-funded Centre for Global Intercultural Communications. The School enjoys an excellent international reputation in its teaching and research and attracts highly qualified and motivated students from Ireland and internationally. Since its inception, it has consistently been ranked in the top 100 in Modern Languages. It is currently ranked 57th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. To apply: Applicants should submit an email, quoting title of the position in the subject line, with: Full Curriculum Vitae, A covering letter outlining their skills and experience relevant to the post (2 pages max.), Sample syllabi for two 5ECTS modules of 11 teaching weeks each (with teaching scheduled Weeks 1-6 and 8-12, and normally 2 hours per week) as follows: core language module for second year students language-specific (please specify year of study) or content-specific research-led/research-informed third year module in any area of Iberian and Latin American Studies [Please specify if research-led or research-informed]. Names and contact details of 2 academic referees (including email addresses), to: HR Administrator, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies Email Address: financeandhr.sllcs@tcd.ie Closing Date: 12 Noon (GMT), 5th April 2024. Please note incomplete and late applications will not be considered. At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war. We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment. For more information, click here.
The University of Antwerp is a dynamic, forward-thinking, European university. We offer an innovative academic education to more than 20000 students, conduct pioneering scientific research and play an important service-providing role in society. We are one of the largest, most international and most innovative employers in the region. With more than 6000 employees from 100 different countries, we are helping to build tomorrow's world every day. Through top scientific research, we push back boundaries and set a course for the future – a future that you can help to shape. The Department of Applied Linguistics, Translation and Interpreting Studies in the Faculty of Arts has the following part-time (80 %) vacancy: junior or senior professor in the field of Interpreting Studies (French-Dutch). Position You will contribute to the University of Antwerp’s three core tasks: education (40 %), research (40 %) and services (20 %). Your role will also include organisational and managerial aspects. Deadline for applications: 26 February For more information, click here.
The School of English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on an ERC-2020-ADG-funded research project, ‘‘Textuality and Diversity: A Literary History of Europe and its Global Connections,1529-1683’ (Action number: 101021262), led by Professor Warren Boutcher (PI). The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work under the supervision of Professor Boutcher. The purpose of the project is to produce an interdisciplinary, multi-collaborator literary history of Europe and its global connections for the period between the early sixteenth and later seventeenth centuries, to be published by Oxford University Press. The job’s purpose is to finalise a peer-reviewed research output (a chapter of max. 10000 words) by 31 August 2026 and to support research and editorial activities for the project ‘TextDiveGlobal’. The project is principally looking for someone with (a) a suitable topic of research in an area of need for one of four sections in the OUP output (‘Works’, ‘Forms’, ‘Spaces’, ‘Events’); (b) advanced editorial skills in academic English; (c) skills necessary to assist in compiling and editing database in liaison with a Digital Humanities support officer (including picture research). Queries from possible applicants can be addressed to textdiveglobal@qmul.ac.uk. Deadline for applications: 20 March 2024 For more information, click here.
