Job Vacancies for Academic Positions
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality education distinguished by the best liberal arts traditions. Adopting a whole-person approach to education, it offers a wide range of honours bachelor’s degrees and postgraduate programmes up to the doctoral level in the disciplines of arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan University is fully committed to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research. Applications are invited for the following position, which will be tenable from mid-August 2011 or by mutual agreement thereafter:
Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Translation
Department of Translation
(Post Ref.: 08/142/W)
The Translation Programme aims to provide an education in bilingual studies which can produce graduates with competence in both Chinese and English. 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. Further information on the Department and its programmes and activities can be found on the Department’s web site: http://www.LN.edu.hk/tran/.
Candidates must be eminent and internationally recognized scholars in Translation, especially Chinese-English and English-Chinese translation, with an outstanding research record in both translation studies and translation in practice. They should have extensive knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Translation, Translation Studies, Interpreting, Literary Studies, and Language Studies.
Applicants should have an international reputation in research and substantial teaching experience in the relevant field. The successful appointee will be expected to provide academic leadership in research and teaching, and to contribute to the administration and management of the department. (Candidates with qualifications and experience which are less than those required for Chair Professorship may be considered for appointment as a Professor.)
Applicants are required to provide information on their research records and evidence of quality teaching. Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. Administrative experience will be a distinct advantage. The successful appointee is expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and services to the Department and the University community, and to engage actively in quality research and publication.
Conditions of 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, housing benefits and incoming passage and baggage for eligible appointee.
Appointment will normally be made on an initial fixed-term contract of three years, renewable subject to mutual agreement. After appointment, accelerated substantiation may be exceptionally considered in the case of appointees with outstanding performance and ability.
Application Procedure:
Applicants are invited to forward their dossier (including letters of recommendation), together with a personal data sheet (Form R1) which is obtainable from the University’s web site at http://www.ln.edu.hk/hr/application-forms, to the Human Resources Office, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong by post, by fax (852) 2891-5782, or by email: recruit@LN.edu.hk (as attachment in MS Word format). Applications will continue to be received until the position is filled, but review of applications will begin in March 2009. Please specify the post/level you are applying for and quote the reference number of the post in all correspondence. The University reserves the right not to fill the post or to fill the post by invitation or by search.
Additional Information:
Further information on the University and its programmes and activities can be found on the University’s web site: http://www.LN.edu.hk. Enquiries can be directed to recruit@LN.edu.hk.
(August 2010)