36.2550, Jobs: Translation: Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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LINGUIST List: Vol-36-2550. Thu Aug 28 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.2550, Jobs: Translation: Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Date: 28-Aug-2025
From: Miranda Lui [miranda.lui at cuhk.edu.hk]
Subject: Translation: Associate Professor / Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong


Job Location: Hong Kong
Web Address: https://traserver.tra.cuhk.edu.hk/en/
Job Title: Associate Professor / Assistant Professor
Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor

Specialty Areas: Translation

Description:
Established in 1972, the Department of Translation of CUHK was the
first of its kind in Asia. After years of development, it now offers a
full range of BA, MA, MPhil and PhD programmes. Our faculty members
are committed to excellence in teaching and research in a variety of
fields, including but not limited to translation history, translation
and technology, digital humanities, translation theory, and practical
translation (especially literary). The Department is also home to the
Centre for Translation Technology, which has specialized projects
undertaken by Centre members. Faculty members are active in securing
research grants concerning various aspects of translation history,
theory and practice, increasingly with a digital component.
Applicants should (i) possess a relevant PhD degree in translation or
other related fields; (ii) have relevant teaching experience and
professional qualification(s). Priority consideration will be given to
those with publications both of a scholarly nature and of actual
translation, and who specialize in one or more of the following areas:
a) digital humanities (including corpus-based studies,
psycholinguistics studies, translation technology, and AI); b)
interpreting studies; c) localization; and d) translation theory; but
applicants in all areas of translation studies are welcome to apply.
The appointees will (a) teach undergraduate and/or postgraduate
courses in the area(s) named above; (b) supervise research
postgraduate students; (c) develop and participate in independent
and/or collaborative research projects; and (d) undertake
administrative duties.
Complete dossier should include (a) a cover letter, indicating the
rank and mode of appointment you are applying for; (b) a CV, with a
complete list of publications (attach the acceptance letter for an
accepted but unpublished paper); (c) a research statement; (d) a
teaching statement; (e) two writing samples, published or unpublished;
(f) previous teaching evaluations if any; and (g) assistant professor
applications should include three confidential reference letters; (h)
associate professor applications should include three names of
referees. Except items (g) or (h), the dossiers should be submitted
online at the website of Human Resources Office, the Chinese
University of Hong Kong
(https://www.hro.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/career-opportunities). Letters of
reference should be sent directly by mail to Chairperson, Department
of Translation, 1/F Leung Kau Kui Building, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong by referees  or email at
tra at cuhk.edu.hk. Applicants are responsible for the completion of
their application materials. Incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Appointments will normally be made on contract basis for up to three
years initially commencing August 2026, which, subject to mutual
agreement, may lead to longer-term appointment or substantiation
later.
The University only accepts and considers applications submitted
online for the post above via the CUHK career site. For more
information and to apply online, please visit
http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.

Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
Web Address for Applications:
https://cuhk.taleo.net/careersection/cu_career_teach/jobdetail.ftl?job=250001HZ&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00&tzname=Asia%2FShanghai
Contact Information:
        Rosaline Li
        Email: tra at cuhk.edu.hk
        Phone: (852) 3943 7694



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