[Vacancy] Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Translation – University of Roehampton

Applications are invited for a full-time, without-term Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Translation to join our team. The post-holder will have broad ranging teaching expertise in languages and translation, and will be able to deliver teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels as well as research of international standing.

Over 70% of our academic staff are research active and the department has a vibrant research culture. Our four research centres in: English Language and Linguistics (CRELL), Film and Audio-visual Cultures (CRFAC), Translation and Transcultural Studies (CRTTS) and Hispanic Research Centre (HRC) are roughly designed around academic programmes, but with growing trans-disciplinary and interdisciplinary awareness.

Further information about Media Culture and Languages is available on our website: https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/media-culture-and-language/

The University of Roehampton is the most research intensive modern university in the UK, with some of the highest regarded academic departments in the country.

This is an exciting time for the university, with investment in new curricula, the construction of a new £35m state-of-the-art library and student accommodation, the development of a number of external partnerships across the globe and plans for more doctoral scholarships.

We have a strong emphasis on supporting our students to reach their full potential in order to launch themselves onto successful graduate careers. We are ranked the best modern university in London in major UK league tables and we are embarking on a radical programme of enhancement in learning and teaching across all our academic areas.

The University has a beautiful, vibrant parkland campus, is located in the heart of south-west London and offers excellent facilities for researching, learning, teaching, and working.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Head of Department: Professor Anna Gough-Yates, anna.gough-yates@roehampton.ac.uk, or telephone: 020 8392 3420.

To find out more information about the role and what we’re looking for, please visit the Working at Roehampton section of our website where you will find full details, how to apply, as well as further information about the benefits of working for us.

http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Working-at-Roehampton/

It is hoped that interviews will be held during May 2017.

The University is an equal opportunities and ‘disability confident’ employer