Heriot-Watt Job Vacancy

[Leila Monaghan]

See below for contact details.  Graham Turner is a leading British Sign
Language Researcher.

all best,

Leila

Chair in Intercultural Communication

Vacancy details

Ref no: 012/12/W
School/Section: School of Management & Languages
Grade/Salary: Professorial Minimum: £54,283
Closing date: 09 Mar 2012 17:00
Duration: Open ended
Location: Edinburgh Campus
Job description

Heriot-Watt University has been the home to excellence in research and
training in Interpreting and Translating for over 40 years. The Department
of Languages and Intercultural Studies is committed to conducting
theoretically advanced and socially-useful research which is relevant to
the academic community and engages with public interest. Over the past
decade, the research units dedicated to Translation and Interpreting
Studies (CTISS) and Studies in European and International Culture and
Societies (SEICS) have secured funding to undertake a broad range of
projects combining the investigation of translation, interpretation and
communicative processes across spoken, signed, written and multimodal media
with historical and contemporary analyses aimed at advancing theory, policy
and practice.

Candidates for this post should have an outstanding publication record and
be able to demonstrate a proven track record of attracting external funding
and developing links with external private and/or public sector
organisations. They will be expected to provide academic leadership in the
relevant fields of expertise at international level, pursue collaborative
research projects and demonstrate a commitment to research-led teaching and
postgraduate supervision. The successful candidate will provide expert
strategic leadership and make a significant contribution to the School of
Management and Languages’ research profile and growth.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Graham Turner, Director of Research
in the School of Management and Languages, Tel: 0131 451 4203, Email:
G.H.Turner at hw.ac.uk or Prof. Isabelle Perez, Head of Languages and
Intercultural Studies Tel 0131 451 4210 Email: I.A.Perez at hw.ac.uk

How to apply

Completed application forms may be returned by e-mail to hr at hw.ac.uk or by
post to Heriot-Watt University, Human Resources, Edinburgh EH14 4AS. Tel.
+44 (0) 131 451 3022 (24 hours), Minicom +44 (0) 131 451 8212.

Please quote the vacancy reference no. (012/12/W) in any correspondence.

Application documents

Applicant information 70kB
Application form 59kB
Equal opportunities form 68kB
Declaration of eligibility to work in the UK 54kB


-- 
Leila Monaghan, PhD
Department of Anthropology
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming