PROFESSORS / ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS / ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF TRANSLATION, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Qualifications sought: PhD in translation or other related fields
Application deadline: August 3, 2015
Description of post: Applicants should (i) possess a relevant PhD degree in translation or other related fields; (ii) specialize in one or more of the following areas: practical translation (including translation project supervision), interpreting, translation studies, literary translation and computer translation; and preferably (iii) have relevant teaching experience and professional qualification(s). Preference will be given to those with publications both of a scholarly nature and of actual translation.
The appointees will (a) teach undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses in the area(s) named above; (b) supervise research postgraduate students; (c) develop and participate in independent and/or collaborative research projects; and (d) undertake administrative duties.
Appointments will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially commencing January 2016, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation later.
[Those who have responded to our previous advertisement (Ref. no.: 1415/128/2) are under consideration and need not re-apply in this instance.]
Salary will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package, including medical care, plus a contract-end gratuity for an appointment of two years or longer and housing benefits for eligible appointee.
The terms mentioned herein are for reference only and are subject to revision by the University.
Application forms are obtainable
(a) at http://www.per.cuhk.edu.hk; or
(b) in person/by mail with a stamped, self-addressed envelope from the Personnel Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Please send the completed application form and/or full curriculum vitae, together with copies of qualification documents, a publication list and/or abstracts of selected published papers, and names, addresses and fax numbers/e-mail addresses of three referees to whom the applicants’ consent has been given for their providing references (unless otherwise specified), to the Personnel Office by post or by fax to (852) 3942 0947 by the closing date.
Please quote the reference number and mark ‘Application – Confidential’ on cover. The Personal Information Collection Statement will be provided upon request.