Research Assistant Professor, Department of Translation

Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in the areas of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, and the broad curriculum covers an array of general education, interdisciplinary and science courses. The School of Graduate Studies offers research and taught postgraduate programmes up to doctoral level in various disciplines, and provides professional education for the wider society. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close student-staff relationship; a vibrant residential campus; ample global learning opportunities; active community engagement and multifarious workplace experience. Applications are now invited for the following post:

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Translation
(Post Ref.: 23/175)

The Department of Translation sets out to provide an education in bilingual and cross-cultural studies which can nourish graduates with written and spoken competence in Chinese and English as well as capacity to think independently and globally. One of its central features is the equal emphasis on translation as a profession and as an academic discipline. Another feature is the importance attached to the socio-cultural environment of the Chinese and English languages. The appointee will be required to conduct research in translation studies, and teach or co-teach one or more of the following courses: English through Subtitles, Culture and Translation, Literary Translation, and Translation Theories, Legal Translation, and other core cluster courses. Excellent command of written and spoken Chinese and English is a must. Applicants may be invited to take a written test. Further information on the Department and its programmes and activities can be found on the Department's website.

The Department invites applications for Research Assistant Professor specializing in translation studies, and preference will be given to those with international publication records, competitive grant records, and remarkable research potentials.

General Requirements

Applicants should (i) possess a PhD degree in translation studies; (ii) be able to teach courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in translation or interpreting effectively; and (iii) be able to publish research output with international impact. Applicants should provide information about their work experience, qualifications, research interests and achievements, and a statement of research grant and publication records.

The appointees will (a) teach courses at undergraduate and / or postgraduate levels; (b) participate in independent research programmes and research grant application pursuit; and (c) perform certain administrative duties as assigned by the Head of the Department.

Appointment

The conditions of appointment will be competitive. Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund, gratuity, and incoming passage and baggage allowance for the eligible appointee.

Appointments will normally be made on fixed-term contracts of up to three years, which, subject to review and mutual agreement, may lead to longer-term appointments with possibility of consideration for substantiation.

Application Procedure (online application only)

Please click "Apply Now" to submit your application by 9 June 2023. Applicants shall provide names and contact information of at least three referees to whom applicant's consent has been given for their providing references. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Review of applications will continue until the post is filled. Qualified candidates are advised to submit their applications early for consideration.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, or to fill the post by invitation or by search. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.