The department of translation at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is seeking to recruit a new full-time assistant or associate professor. The post is initially by contract, renewable and potentially leading to substantiation (tenure).

Closing date: January 7, 2019

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). Priority consideration 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 August 2019, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation later.

For further details, please see:

https://cuhk.taleo.net/careersection/cu_career_teach/jobdetail.ftl?job=1800029V&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00