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Dublin City University, Ireland

Lecturer in Translation Technology/Language Technology

School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies

The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS)
invites applications for the position of Lecturer in Translation
Technology/Language Technology.

SALIS has a strong record of teaching and research in the use of
technology in areas related to language and translation, with its
involvement in teaching and administering the B.Sc. in Applied
Computational Linguistics in collaboration with the School of Computer
Applications and various modules on technology provided on the
undergraduate and postgraduate Translation Studies programmes offered
by the School. SALIS staff have been involved in several research
projects in the area, including the Eurotra Project, focused on the
development of term banks, and the recently-established Princip
Project which is conducting an analysis of Internet material. Other
projects based in the School focus on Web-based systems of language
learning.

Candidates for this position must have a demonstrable commitment to
research in an area of translation technology or language technology.
Such areas include, among others, Machine Translation, Corpus
Linguistics, CALL and Terminography. Candidates should be close to
completing a PhD or should already have done so. The successful
candidate will be expected to teach, as appropriate, on the degrees in
Applied Languages, Translation Studies or Applied Computational
Linguistics. He or she will join a vibrant research team based in
SALIS, but with strong links with colleagues in Computer Applications
and Electronic Engineering. Supervision of theses at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels will form part of the duties of the appointee, who
will also be expected to make a contribution to the School's
administrative work and to the fulfilment of the School's strategic
objectives.

Salary scale

euro 30,554 - 38,218 (below bar)
euro 39,922 - 65,525 (above bar)

Application Process

Those interested in applying for this position should contact the
Personnel Office (personnel.applications@dcu.ie) for an application
form. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Bill Richardson
(bill.richardson@dcu.ie), Head of School.

Closing date

1 March 2002


School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS)

The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) is
located on the main Dublin City University campus and forms part of
the Joint Faculty of Humanities with the School of Communications and
the Humanities departments of St Patrick's College. The School
currently has some 673 registered full-time students taking a range of
programmes which include the following: - - the BA in Applied
Languages - - the BA in International Business and Languages (joint
programme with DCU Business School) - - the BA in International
Marketing and Languages (joint programme with DCUBS) - - the BSc in
Applied Computational Linguistics (joint programme with the School of
Computer Applications) - - the Graduate Diploma/MA in Translation
Studies - - the Graduate Diploma/MA in Intercultural Studies - - the
Graduate Diploma/MA in Conference Interpreting

The major languages taught in the School are French, German and
Spanish. These languages are offered on the programmes listed above
as well as on other degree programmes in DCU, including programmes in
Science, Engineering and Computing. Japanese is also offered at both
undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The major research fields in the School include the study of the
culture and society of countries associated with the School's main
languages, as well as Translation Studies, Intercultural Studies and
Language Studies.

Natural Language Processing, Corpus Linguistics and CALL are some of
the specific areas of special interest in SALIS.

Interdisciplinary research is a strong feature of the School's
research activity, reflecting a commitment to a broadly-based
understanding of the nature of language, culture and human
communication.


Further Information

Further information about the School and its activities may be
obtained from the School's website which may be accessed at:
www.dcu.ie/SALIS

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