[Job Vacancy] Lecturer in Translation Studies (Teaching Focused)

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Lecturer in Translation Studies (Teaching Focused)

Job reference: HUM-015556

Location: Oxford Road, Manchester

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/08/2020

Salary: £36,914 per annum

Employment type: Fixed Term

Faculty/Organisation: Humanities

Division: Modern Languages and Cultures

Hours per week: full time

Contract Duration: From 1 September 2020 to 29 January 2021

Applications are invited for the post of teaching-focused Lecturer in Translation Studies (English-Chinese), which is tenable from 1 September 2020 for a period of 5 months. You will be primarily responsible for delivering English-Chinese (Mandarin) translation tutorials in audiovisual translation and literary translation on the MA in Translation and Interpreting Studies.

You must have a PhD in a relevant field, submitted or very near completion, and demonstrable teaching experience in Translation Studies at university level. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience of facilitating student learning in virtual as well as face-to-face environments. You must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to empathise with students.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Professor Karl Posso C/o Bridie Williams, admin assistant
Email: bridie.williams@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:
Email: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:
Email: universityofmanchester@helpmeapply.co.uk

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

Click here to read PARTICULARS OF APPOINTMENT

https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=18937