Dear all,
LECTURESHIP IN TRANSLATION STUDIES (full-time, open-ended)
University of Edinburgh
Applications are invited for a Lectureship in Translation Studies from those working in any area of Translation Studies, but particularly in literary translation or translation and technology. The successful candidate will have a demonstrable record of research excellence. He/she will be expected to be able to teach across the postgraduate programmes in Translation Studies (MSc/Dip in Translation Studies and/or the new MSc/Dip in Literary Translation as Creative Practice), as well as some undergraduate level courses within the School; to contribute to the administration within the School; to contribute creatively to the School's Postgraduate recruitment strategy; and to engage actively at an international level in research in his/her field.
The Translation Studies Graduate Programme (TSGP) at the University of Edinburgh is situated within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, which consists of the divisions of European Languages and Cultures, English Literature, Scottish and Celtic Studies, East Asian Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, and the Graduate School. TSGP offers a broad range of languages (Arabic, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish). For more information on the TSGP, please see http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/graduateschool/translationstudies/index.htm.
You will have outstanding research potential, a clear research agenda, relevant teaching experience, and native or near-native competence in English and in at least one other language. You will be expected to contribute to all levels of the postgraduate programmes in Translation Studies, including PhD supervision, and to contribute innovatively to the development of taught postgraduate courses in translation studies. You will also be expected to undertake some undergraduate teaching in an appropriate subject area within the School. You will have completed, or be near completion of, a PhD in a relevant area.
The post is available from 1 September 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Salary Scale: £36,862 - £44,016
For further information and to apply, please see http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3014193
Informal enquiries as appropriate can be made to Dr Charlotte Bosseaux [log in to unmask] or Dr Þebnem Susam-Sarajeva [log in to unmask]
Please quote reference no: 3014193
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Dr Charlotte Bosseaux
Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies
Director of the Translation Studies Graduate Programme
David Hume Tower Room 11.14
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh EH8 9JX
Tel: 0044(0)131 651 3735
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/graduateschool/translationstudies/
European Association for Studies in Screen Translation: http://www.esist.org/
Translation Research Summer School: www.researchschool.org
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