The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University seeks to appoint a qualified individual to the role of Teaching Fellow. We welcome applications from those with extensive teaching experience who can take a key role in delivering Chinese and English interpreting teaching to students on the MA in Translation Studies programme and at the same time contribute to our undergraduate Chinese Studies programme. The successful applicant will have expertise in teaching Chinese and English interpreting and translation, in teaching the use of CAT (Computer Assisted Translation) tools, specifically SDL Trados and memoQ, and in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language at all levels,

Durham has a long history of teaching East Asian languages, and routinely features in the top five for Chinese in league tables. It is a growth area within the School, with existing strengths in translation studies, intercultural communication, and modern literature, art history, and visual culture. There are extensive library holdings in these areas, as a well as an outstanding specialist holdings in Chinese art in Durham's Oriental Museum, recognised by the Arts Council Designation Scheme as a collection of national and international pre-eminence.

Translation Studies is an exciting and growing area of the School. We run a successful MA in Translation Studies, which recruits strongly from China's best universities as well as from across Europe and the Middle East. The programme includes tuition in research skills and professional skills (CAT and machine translation, ethics and intercultural project management), a professional placement module, as well as a range of options and specialised translation in seven languages. All students complete a research-based dissertation or a translation project as the culmination of their studies. The programme is underpinned by a commitment to translation as a foundational skill in modern languages research more generally, and by staff with expertise in translation studies research as well as distinguished reputations as professional translators.

Applicants must demonstrate teaching excellence in the field of Chinese language, interpreting, and translation, with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University. The University provides a working and teaching environment which is inclusive and welcoming and where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate these key principles as part of the assessment process.

The post will involve a significant teaching load, which will extend over the summer period.

Successful applicants will, ideally be in post by 01 October 2021.