Job Description

Teaching Fellow (Maternity Cover) (110677-0725)

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Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract for 11 months
Salary
35,116 - 45,413 per annum
About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Qian Liu (Head of Translation and Transcultural Studies) Qian.Liu.1@warwick.ac.uk

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Warwick invites applications for one outstanding Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies.



About You
You will have experience in teaching translation technologies, audiovisual translation, and ideally expertise in game localisation.


You will play a full part in School and sub-department activities, with a remit to develop and help to deliver UG and PG degree-level quality provision in Translation and Transcultural Studies. It is expected that you will contribute actively to our UG modules, and to our MA in Translation and Cultures.


Candidates with native or near-native fluency in Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to candidates with Chinese.


For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.



About the Department
Translation and Transcultural Studies (TTS) is one the academic sections of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC). We run a BA with TTS, an MA in Translation and Cultures (MATC) and a PhD programme. Our teaching is research-led and covers a wide range of areas including literary translation, memory, audiovisual translation, eye tracking, fansubbing, machine translation and technologies, sociolinguistics, and sociology of translation/cultural production, gender, and feminism, postcolonialism, authorship and translation, ethics, and the history of translation and publishing. See: Translation and Transcultural Studies - School of Modern Languages and Cultures - Warwick
About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'*.


You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Research Excellence Framework 2021


To find out more about us visit our website.



How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 17th August 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.


Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).


You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

Your

CV

should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience. Your

cover letter

should explain your

motivations for applying

to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the

essential and desirable criteria

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