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The research fellowship programme at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations based in London (AKU-ISMC) commences in January 2019 and offers an opportunity to pursue research within a stimulating and supportive environment. Fellows play an active role in the intellectual life of the Institute, participating in a wide range of seminars, workshops, and conferences. The duration of the fellowship will be six months. During this period, candidates explore and shed new light on one of the Institute’s major research themes. Fellowship for 2018/19 For 2018/19, the fellowship will focus on AKU-ISMC’s programme on Governance for the Public Good in Muslim Contexts. As such, the fellow is expected to actively participate in the planning and execution of the programme’s activities. Within the progamme’s focus, a Research Fellow is sought who will carry out research related to one the following topics. Potential areas of research Translation and governance: translation(s) of governance and governance of translation Political accountability of the executive in semi-presidential regimes Fiqh and popular culture Expected Outcomes The Fellow will be expected to: (1) produce a deliverable (e.g., a research paper) on their fellowship topic acknowledging the fellowship scheme at AKU-ISMC; (2) organise a research workshop which will be an opportunity to bring together other academics working on their topic; (3) engage in discussions about their work and that of colleagues at AKU-ISMC; and (4) possibly delivering lectures and seminars in the MA programme in Muslim Cultures. Requirements: Candidates should have: A PhD in the Humanities or Social SciencesDemonstrated research background in the above topicExcellent communication skills demonstrating a high level of proficiency in English, written and verbal, including language(s) relevant to their proposed research Funding: The incumbents will receive a gross annual salary in the range of £31,000 to £35,000 and an annual research budget of £500. A return flight will be paid for international Fellows. Please note that accommodation in London will need to be independently organised by the Fellow. Other benefits include: office space, access to computer facilities, and access to AKU-ISMC’s library and the libraries of neighbouring academic institutions. Application Procedure Interested candidates should send a cover letter, their CV, and a proposal for a public event/workshop (maximum 2 pages, including a short abstract, a timeline, potential participants, and expected outputs) to ismc.personnel@aku.edu. The duration of the post will be up to six months and is for a late autumn or early winter start. The specifics of this will be discussed at interview stage. Application Deadline: 21 September 2018 Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interviews (either in person or online, as appropriate) during the month of October 2018.
Τhe University of Cyprus invites applications for one (1) tenure-track academic position at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in the field of “Translation and Interpreting Studies”. The position is open to any combination of areas within the field of both Translation and Interpreting Studies. The successful candidate will need to combine a practice and research background in both fields and will be instrumental in contributing to the Department’s undergraduate track in Translation Studies as well as to the prospective (re)launching of the postgraduate program in Translation/Interpreting. Elective courses to be taught will depend on the candidate’s areas of specialization. Applications must be submitted by Monday, 17th of September 2018. The application dossiers must include two (2) sets of the following documents in printed and electronic form (i.e., two (2) hardcopies and two (2) USB sticks with the documents in PDF (Portable Document Format) or Word files). I. Cover letter stating the Department, the field of study, the academic rank for which the candidate applies, and the date on which the candidate could assume duties if selected. II. Curriculum Vitae. III. Brief summary of previous research work and a statement of plans for future research (up to 1500 words). IV. List of publications. V. Copies of the three most representative publications. VI. Copies of Degree certificates should be scanned and included in the USB sticks. VII. Applicants must ask three academic referees to send recommendation letters in PDF form, directly from their e-mail account to the University, at references@ucy.ac.cy Τhe names and contact details of these referees must be indicated in the application, because additional confidential information may be requested. The recommendation letters must reach the University by Monday, 17th of September 2018. For more information, visit http://www.ucy.ac.cy/hr/documents/akdm_kenes_theseis/AGGL/tranlationenglish.pdf.
The Centre for Translation Studies advertises the following position(s): Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society's ability to innovate. The appointment of researchers with high potential to the announced positions is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies (full-time position) is to be filled. Digitization and globalization have a transformative impact on international language industry, where multilingual terminology management in combination with the use of a broad range of translation technologies are of fundamental importance. Terminology science and research in language technologies deal in an interdisciplinary way with socio-cultural, cognitive, economic and technological dimensions. This tenure-track professorship strengthens research and teaching activities in this integrated and dynamic field. Successful candidates should have the following qualifications: Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institutionOutstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputationExperience in designing and participating in research projects, as well as the willingness and ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept as well as the ability and willingness to teach students in all phases of their studies (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promoting young academic colleagues The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees. In addition, the University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to be prepared to take over responsibility on the organisational level of the Centre and the University, if necessary. Job description: The announced position is an academic tenure-track professorship position. Within two years' time, the University will offer a qualification agreement if the academic performance suggests that the required high qualification can be reached. With the conclusion of the qualification agreement, the employee will be allocated to the group of "Assistant Professors". If the qualification is achieved according to the agreement, employment, which originally has a six-year duration, will be continued for an indefinite period as an "Associate Professor". Via a further competitive procedure as stipulated in the University's Statutes, associate professors can be directly promoted to full professor. If the qualification goals are not achieved, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract term. We offer: the opportunity for a long-time career track (initial classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 48, job group B1, lit. b)in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension fund to its employeesa dynamic research location with well-established research funding provisionsattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifea wide range of support services offered by central service institutions The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. Application document: Please provide your application in English and in electronic form structured in the following way. A single PDF document named "LastName_FirstName.pdf" containing the following information: Cover Sheet and Table of ContentsApplication letter, including a brief description of: motivation to apply for the positioncurrent research interests and research plans for the futurecurrent and planned foci in academic teaching and the supervision of early career researchers Academic curriculum vitae, including information about: education, degrees (incl. information about the PhD granting institution and the exact date DD.MM.YYYY when the PhD was conferred) and professional experience"esteem factors" (e.g. experiences as a publisher, functions in research societies or programme committees)previous and current cooperation partners Full list of publications, including: specification of five key publications which the applicant considers particularly relevant to the advertised tenure-track professorshipprovision of links to a publicly downloadable version or these five key publications (if not available: full text electronic version in appendix)information about publication strategy, publishers of monographs (publisher, ranking, peer-review) and journals (peer-review, indexation in publication databases like SCIE, SSCI, AHCI; if available citations and impact factors), depending on the common practice in the relevant research area List of scientific talks including information about invited keynote lectures at international conferences Third-party funding complete list of acquired third-party funded projects as PI, as well as a list of third-party funded projects which the candidate was a member of (role, subject, duration, funding agency, volume), and, if applicable, of inventions/patents Academic Teaching and Supervision record of academic teaching as well as supervised theses and/or teaching and supervision concepts Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named "LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip"): Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) Please submit your application in the requested form and structure to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (jobcenter@univie.ac.at). Reference no.: 8739 The application deadline is 30 September 2018
The Centre for Translation Studies advertises the following position(s): Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society's ability to innovate. The appointment of researchers with high potential to the announced positions is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies (full-time position) is to be filled. Digitization and globalization have a transformative impact on international language industry, where multilingual terminology management in combination with the use of a broad range of translation technologies are of fundamental importance. Terminology science and research in language technologies deal in an interdisciplinary way with socio-cultural, cognitive, economic and technological dimensions. This tenure-track professorship strengthens research and teaching activities in this integrated and dynamic field. Successful candidates should have the following qualifications: Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institutionOutstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputationExperience in designing and participating in research projects, as well as the willingness and ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept as well as the ability and willingness to teach students in all phases of their studies (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promoting young academic colleagues The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees. In addition, the University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to be prepared to take over responsibility on the organisational level of the Centre and the University, if necessary. Job description: The announced position is an academic tenure-track professorship position. Within two years' time, the University will offer a qualification agreement if the academic performance suggests that the required high qualification can be reached. With the conclusion of the qualification agreement, the employee will be allocated to the group of "Assistant Professors". If the qualification is achieved according to the agreement, employment, which originally has a six-year duration, will be continued for an indefinite period as an "Associate Professor". Via a further competitive procedure as stipulated in the University's Statutes, associate professors can be directly promoted to full professor. If the qualification goals are not achieved, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract term. We offer: the opportunity for a long-time career track (initial classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 48, job group B1, lit. b)in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension fund to its employeesa dynamic research location with well-established research funding provisionsattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifea wide range of support services offered by central service institutions The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. Application document: Please provide your application in English and in electronic form structured in the following way. A single PDF document named "LastName_FirstName.pdf" containing the following information: Cover Sheet and Table of ContentsApplication letter, including a brief description of: motivation to apply for the positioncurrent research interests and research plans for the futurecurrent and planned foci in academic teaching and the supervision of early career researchers Academic curriculum vitae, including information about: education, degrees (incl. information about the PhD granting institution and the exact date DD.MM.YYYY when the PhD was conferred) and professional experience"esteem factors" (e.g. experiences as a publisher, functions in research societies or programme committees)previous and current cooperation partners Full list of publications, including: specification of five key publications which the applicant considers particularly relevant to the advertised tenure-track professorshipprovision of links to a publicly downloadable version or these five key publications (if not available: full text electronic version in appendix)information about publication strategy, publishers of monographs (publisher, ranking, peer-review) and journals (peer-review, indexation in publication databases like SCIE, SSCI, AHCI; if available citations and impact factors), depending on the common practice in the relevant research area List of scientific talks including information about invited keynote lectures at international conferences Third-party funding complete list of acquired third-party funded projects as PI, as well as a list of third-party funded projects which the candidate was a member of (role, subject, duration, funding agency, volume), and, if applicable, of inventions/patents Academic Teaching and Supervision record of academic teaching as well as supervised theses and/or teaching and supervision concepts Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named "LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip"): Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) Please submit your application in the requested form and structure to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (jobcenter@univie.ac.at). Reference no.: 8739 The application deadline is 30 September 2018
The Centre for Translation Studies advertises the following position(s): Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society's ability to innovate. The appointment of researchers with high potential to the announced positions is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies (full-time position) is to be filled. Digitization and globalization have a transformative impact on international language industry, where multilingual terminology management in combination with the use of a broad range of translation technologies are of fundamental importance. Terminology science and research in language technologies deal in an interdisciplinary way with socio-cultural, cognitive, economic and technological dimensions. This tenure-track professorship strengthens research and teaching activities in this integrated and dynamic field. Successful candidates should have the following qualifications: Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institutionOutstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputationExperience in designing and participating in research projects, as well as the willingness and ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept as well as the ability and willingness to teach students in all phases of their studies (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promoting young academic colleagues The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees. In addition, the University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to be prepared to take over responsibility on the organisational level of the Centre and the University, if necessary. Job description: The announced position is an academic tenure-track professorship position. Within two years' time, the University will offer a qualification agreement if the academic performance suggests that the required high qualification can be reached. With the conclusion of the qualification agreement, the employee will be allocated to the group of "Assistant Professors". If the qualification is achieved according to the agreement, employment, which originally has a six-year duration, will be continued for an indefinite period as an "Associate Professor". Via a further competitive procedure as stipulated in the University's Statutes, associate professors can be directly promoted to full professor. If the qualification goals are not achieved, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract term. We offer: the opportunity for a long-time career track (initial classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 48, job group B1, lit. b)in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension fund to its employeesa dynamic research location with well-established research funding provisionsattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifea wide range of support services offered by central service institutions The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. Application document: Please provide your application in English and in electronic form structured in the following way. A single PDF document named "LastName_FirstName.pdf" containing the following information: Cover Sheet and Table of ContentsApplication letter, including a brief description of: motivation to apply for the positioncurrent research interests and research plans for the futurecurrent and planned foci in academic teaching and the supervision of early career researchers Academic curriculum vitae, including information about: education, degrees (incl. information about the PhD granting institution and the exact date DD.MM.YYYY when the PhD was conferred) and professional experience"esteem factors" (e.g. experiences as a publisher, functions in research societies or programme committees)previous and current cooperation partners Full list of publications, including: specification of five key publications which the applicant considers particularly relevant to the advertised tenure-track professorshipprovision of links to a publicly downloadable version or these five key publications (if not available: full text electronic version in appendix)information about publication strategy, publishers of monographs (publisher, ranking, peer-review) and journals (peer-review, indexation in publication databases like SCIE, SSCI, AHCI; if available citations and impact factors), depending on the common practice in the relevant research area List of scientific talks including information about invited keynote lectures at international conferences Third-party funding complete list of acquired third-party funded projects as PI, as well as a list of third-party funded projects which the candidate was a member of (role, subject, duration, funding agency, volume), and, if applicable, of inventions/patents Academic Teaching and Supervision record of academic teaching as well as supervised theses and/or teaching and supervision concepts Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named "LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip"): Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) Please submit your application in the requested form and structure to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (jobcenter@univie.ac.at). Reference no.: 8739 The application deadline is 30 September 2018
The Centre for Translation Studies advertises the following position(s): Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society's ability to innovate. The appointment of researchers with high potential to the announced positions is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies (full-time position) is to be filled. Digitization and globalization have a transformative impact on international language industry, where multilingual terminology management in combination with the use of a broad range of translation technologies are of fundamental importance. Terminology science and research in language technologies deal in an interdisciplinary way with socio-cultural, cognitive, economic and technological dimensions. This tenure-track professorship strengthens research and teaching activities in this integrated and dynamic field. Successful candidates should have the following qualifications: Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institutionOutstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputationExperience in designing and participating in research projects, as well as the willingness and ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept as well as the ability and willingness to teach students in all phases of their studies (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promoting young academic colleagues The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees. In addition, the University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to be prepared to take over responsibility on the organisational level of the Centre and the University, if necessary. Job description: The announced position is an academic tenure-track professorship position. Within two years' time, the University will offer a qualification agreement if the academic performance suggests that the required high qualification can be reached. With the conclusion of the qualification agreement, the employee will be allocated to the group of "Assistant Professors". If the qualification is achieved according to the agreement, employment, which originally has a six-year duration, will be continued for an indefinite period as an "Associate Professor". Via a further competitive procedure as stipulated in the University's Statutes, associate professors can be directly promoted to full professor. If the qualification goals are not achieved, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract term. We offer: the opportunity for a long-time career track (initial classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 48, job group B1, lit. b)in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension fund to its employeesa dynamic research location with well-established research funding provisionsattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifea wide range of support services offered by central service institutions The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. Application document: Please provide your application in English and in electronic form structured in the following way. A single PDF document named "LastName_FirstName.pdf" containing the following information: Cover Sheet and Table of ContentsApplication letter, including a brief description of: motivation to apply for the positioncurrent research interests and research plans for the futurecurrent and planned foci in academic teaching and the supervision of early career researchers Academic curriculum vitae, including information about: education, degrees (incl. information about the PhD granting institution and the exact date DD.MM.YYYY when the PhD was conferred) and professional experience"esteem factors" (e.g. experiences as a publisher, functions in research societies or programme committees)previous and current cooperation partners Full list of publications, including: specification of five key publications which the applicant considers particularly relevant to the advertised tenure-track professorshipprovision of links to a publicly downloadable version or these five key publications (if not available: full text electronic version in appendix)information about publication strategy, publishers of monographs (publisher, ranking, peer-review) and journals (peer-review, indexation in publication databases like SCIE, SSCI, AHCI; if available citations and impact factors), depending on the common practice in the relevant research area List of scientific talks including information about invited keynote lectures at international conferences Third-party funding complete list of acquired third-party funded projects as PI, as well as a list of third-party funded projects which the candidate was a member of (role, subject, duration, funding agency, volume), and, if applicable, of inventions/patents Academic Teaching and Supervision record of academic teaching as well as supervised theses and/or teaching and supervision concepts Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named "LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip"): Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) Please submit your application in the requested form and structure to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (jobcenter@univie.ac.at). Reference no.: 8739 The application deadline is 30 September 2018
The Centre for Translation Studies advertises the following position(s): Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society's ability to innovate. The appointment of researchers with high potential to the announced positions is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies (full-time position) is to be filled. Digitization and globalization have a transformative impact on international language industry, where multilingual terminology management in combination with the use of a broad range of translation technologies are of fundamental importance. Terminology science and research in language technologies deal in an interdisciplinary way with socio-cultural, cognitive, economic and technological dimensions. This tenure-track professorship strengthens research and teaching activities in this integrated and dynamic field. Successful candidates should have the following qualifications: Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institutionOutstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputationExperience in designing and participating in research projects, as well as the willingness and ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept as well as the ability and willingness to teach students in all phases of their studies (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promoting young academic colleagues The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees. In addition, the University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to be prepared to take over responsibility on the organisational level of the Centre and the University, if necessary. Job description: The announced position is an academic tenure-track professorship position. Within two years' time, the University will offer a qualification agreement if the academic performance suggests that the required high qualification can be reached. With the conclusion of the qualification agreement, the employee will be allocated to the group of "Assistant Professors". If the qualification is achieved according to the agreement, employment, which originally has a six-year duration, will be continued for an indefinite period as an "Associate Professor". Via a further competitive procedure as stipulated in the University's Statutes, associate professors can be directly promoted to full professor. If the qualification goals are not achieved, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract term. We offer: the opportunity for a long-time career track (initial classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 48, job group B1, lit. b)in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension fund to its employeesa dynamic research location with well-established research funding provisionsattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifea wide range of support services offered by central service institutions The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. Application document: Please provide your application in English and in electronic form structured in the following way. A single PDF document named "LastName_FirstName.pdf" containing the following information: Cover Sheet and Table of ContentsApplication letter, including a brief description of: motivation to apply for the positioncurrent research interests and research plans for the futurecurrent and planned foci in academic teaching and the supervision of early career researchers Academic curriculum vitae, including information about: education, degrees (incl. information about the PhD granting institution and the exact date DD.MM.YYYY when the PhD was conferred) and professional experience"esteem factors" (e.g. experiences as a publisher, functions in research societies or programme committees)previous and current cooperation partners Full list of publications, including: specification of five key publications which the applicant considers particularly relevant to the advertised tenure-track professorshipprovision of links to a publicly downloadable version or these five key publications (if not available: full text electronic version in appendix)information about publication strategy, publishers of monographs (publisher, ranking, peer-review) and journals (peer-review, indexation in publication databases like SCIE, SSCI, AHCI; if available citations and impact factors), depending on the common practice in the relevant research area List of scientific talks including information about invited keynote lectures at international conferences Third-party funding complete list of acquired third-party funded projects as PI, as well as a list of third-party funded projects which the candidate was a member of (role, subject, duration, funding agency, volume), and, if applicable, of inventions/patents Academic Teaching and Supervision record of academic teaching as well as supervised theses and/or teaching and supervision concepts Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named "LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip"): Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) Please submit your application in the requested form and structure to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (jobcenter@univie.ac.at). Reference no.: 8739 The application deadline is 30 September 2018
The Centre for Translation Studies advertises the following position(s): Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society's ability to innovate. The appointment of researchers with high potential to the announced positions is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Centre for Translation Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a Tenure-Track Professorship for the field of Translation-oriented Terminology Science and Translation Technologies (full-time position) is to be filled. Digitization and globalization have a transformative impact on international language industry, where multilingual terminology management in combination with the use of a broad range of translation technologies are of fundamental importance. Terminology science and research in language technologies deal in an interdisciplinary way with socio-cultural, cognitive, economic and technological dimensions. This tenure-track professorship strengthens research and teaching activities in this integrated and dynamic field. Successful candidates should have the following qualifications: Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institutionOutstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputationExperience in designing and participating in research projects, as well as the willingness and ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party fundingEnthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept as well as the ability and willingness to teach students in all phases of their studies (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promoting young academic colleagues The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor's programmes and for participation in university committees. In addition, the University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to be prepared to take over responsibility on the organisational level of the Centre and the University, if necessary. Job description: The announced position is an academic tenure-track professorship position. Within two years' time, the University will offer a qualification agreement if the academic performance suggests that the required high qualification can be reached. With the conclusion of the qualification agreement, the employee will be allocated to the group of "Assistant Professors". If the qualification is achieved according to the agreement, employment, which originally has a six-year duration, will be continued for an indefinite period as an "Associate Professor". Via a further competitive procedure as stipulated in the University's Statutes, associate professors can be directly promoted to full professor. If the qualification goals are not achieved, the employment will end upon expiry of the contract term. We offer: the opportunity for a long-time career track (initial classification according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff: section 48, job group B1, lit. b)in addition to the statutory social insurance, the University of Vienna offers a pension fund to its employeesa dynamic research location with well-established research funding provisionsattractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of lifea wide range of support services offered by central service institutions The University of Vienna pursues a non-discriminatory employment policy and values equal opportunities, as well as diversity (http://diversity.univie.ac.at/en). The University lays special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female applicants. Application document: Please provide your application in English and in electronic form structured in the following way. A single PDF document named "LastName_FirstName.pdf" containing the following information: Cover Sheet and Table of ContentsApplication letter, including a brief description of: motivation to apply for the positioncurrent research interests and research plans for the futurecurrent and planned foci in academic teaching and the supervision of early career researchers Academic curriculum vitae, including information about: education, degrees (incl. information about the PhD granting institution and the exact date DD.MM.YYYY when the PhD was conferred) and professional experience"esteem factors" (e.g. experiences as a publisher, functions in research societies or programme committees)previous and current cooperation partners Full list of publications, including: specification of five key publications which the applicant considers particularly relevant to the advertised tenure-track professorshipprovision of links to a publicly downloadable version or these five key publications (if not available: full text electronic version in appendix)information about publication strategy, publishers of monographs (publisher, ranking, peer-review) and journals (peer-review, indexation in publication databases like SCIE, SSCI, AHCI; if available citations and impact factors), depending on the common practice in the relevant research area List of scientific talks including information about invited keynote lectures at international conferences Third-party funding complete list of acquired third-party funded projects as PI, as well as a list of third-party funded projects which the candidate was a member of (role, subject, duration, funding agency, volume), and, if applicable, of inventions/patents Academic Teaching and Supervision record of academic teaching as well as supervised theses and/or teaching and supervision concepts Appendices to application document (in a single PDF or ZIP file named "LastName_FirstName_Appendices.pdf/zip"): Five key publications as electronic full text version (if not publicly available)Teaching evaluations (if available, compiled into a single PDF file)Copies of certificates of academic degrees (mandatory, compiled into a single PDF file) Please submit your application in the requested form and structure to the Job Center of the University of Vienna (jobcenter@univie.ac.at). Reference no.: 8739 The application deadline is 30 September 2018
Harvard Divinity School seeks to appoint an adjunct instructor/lecturer to teach two courses in Spanish; Advanced Intermediate Spanish for Reading and Translation in Theological and Religious Studies in the fall semester (3rd semester translation) and Spanish Communication Skills for Ministry Studies in the spring semester (2 courses total). The appointment title will depend on the finalist’s qualifications. Also, the instructor/lecturer may be asked to take on administering the Spanish language qualifying exams three times a year (September/January/April) for additional pay; and/or the instructor/lecturer may be invited to teach the Spanish translation course as part of the Summer Language Program from mid-June to early August each year (for additional pay). All these arrangements are subject to availability and negotiation. Class meetings during the academic year are preferably on one or two evenings per week during the semester time. The courses are normally attended by masters and doctoral students of Harvard Divinity School’s masters programs as well as the doctoral Program in Religion. There may also be students from the various member schools of the Boston Theological Institute attending the courses. The courses must be open and accessible to the Divinity School’s diverse and multi-religious student body. The contents of the courses should reflect the diversity and variety of religious studies and theology. The courses are basically reading and translation practice in selected texts in Spanish related to theological and religious studies. Review of Spanish grammar and syntax as they related to the translations at hand are required, as well as some cultural and language background studies for the students are expected. For the course in Communication skills at the advanced intermediate level, a native/near-native command of the target language is expected. Applicants should demonstrate the following qualifications: (1) completed advanced degree (PhD or ABD candidates preferred), (2) prior experience teaching at the graduate level, and (3) sensibility to a multi-religious, diverse student body. Publications in the field are desirable, though not required. Full details and applications: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/83333/instructor-lecturer-in-spanish-translation-reading-and-communication/?TrackID=3#sc=socialmedia&me=socialmedia&cm=0
The role holder will be responsible for teaching, supervising, marking and carrying out associated administrative duties on relevant undergraduate and taught programmes in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, predominantly in the area of Spanish and Translation studies. Applicants should hold a PhD (or near completion by the time the post begins), or equivalent qualification, in a relevant field and be a native or near-native speaker of Spanish. The ability to teach interpreting would be an advantage. This position is offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis from 1 September 2018 until 30 June 2019. Job share arrangements may be considered. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Jean Andrews, Associate Professor Tel: 0115 8466359 or e-mail jean.andrews@nottingham.ac.uk. Full details and applications: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ARTS169218
Applications are invited for this fixed-term full time post in the School of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Duties will include teaching Italian language and culture at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and the provision of pastoral and administrative support within the Italian Section and Department of Modern Languages & Cultures. Where relevant (depending on contract type) successful candidates will be expected to conduct and publish research of an international standard in their field of study. Candidates should have first language or near-first language competence in spoken and written Italian (they should also be thoroughly competent in English). Candidates should possess a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject area and also have completed, or be in the final stages of completing, a doctorate in any area of Italian Studies and should have previous experience of teaching the Italian language and modules on the culture of Italian-speaking countries. Preference may be given to candidates with expertise in Translation Studies. The Department is looking to appoint candidates to either Teaching and Research or Teaching and Scholarship contracts. Further details are contained within this document as to the responsibilities and requirements for both contracts. The successful candidate will be expected to commence on 1 September 2018, the post is available until 31st August 2020. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Rossella Merlino (Lecturer in Italian) tel: 01248 382125; e-mail: r.merlino@bangor.ac.uk Full details: https://jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php.en?id=QLYFK026203F3VBQB7V68LOTX&nPostingID=3743&nPostingTargetID=4050&mask=stdext&lg=UK
The Spanish and Portuguese Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track one-year, non-renewable position as a Lecturer in Spanish < > English Translation and Interpreting, effective Fall 2018. We seek a dynamic instructor to teach introductory and advanced courses in translation and interpreting depending on the candidate’s expertise. Teaching load is 3:3. Ability to teach courses in interpreting (community, court or medical), as well experience in teaching translation and interpreting online is a plus. Possibility of additional teaching in the Rutgers Summer online translation program (for additional salary). Candidates will be required to supervise translation and interpreting internships and practicums. The appointed Lecturer is expected to participate in the life of the program and advise students. For more information about the program, please see http://span-port.rutgers.edu. PhD or ABD in Translation and Interpreting, or in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, or Second Language Acquisition with an MA in Translation and Interpreting strongly preferred. Candidates with an MA in Translation and Interpreting with advanced certifications in interpreting (legal, medical) and/or translation certifications are also invited to apply.
