36.3551, Jobs: Chinese, English; Translation: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Subject: 36.3551, Jobs: Chinese, English; Translation: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Date: 20-Nov-2025
From: Miranda Lui [miranda.lui at cuhk.edu.hk]
Subject: Chinese, English; Translation: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong


Job Location: Hong Kong
Web Address: https://traserver.tra.cuhk.edu.hk/en/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Rank: Post Doc

Minimum Education: PhD

Specialty Areas: Translation

Specialty Language(s): Chinese (zho)
                       English (eng)

Description:
The Department of Translation is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow. As
the first Department of Translation in Hong Kong, our programme has a
long history of excellence 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 specialised 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 with
expertise in the relevant disciplines are encouraged to consult
details on the Department's website
(http://traserver.tra.cuhk.edu.hk/) relating to ongoing projects and
expertise of staff members before applying.
Applicants should have (i) a relevant PhD degree obtained within the
last five years; (ii) a strong commitment to excellence in research
and teaching; and (iii) outstanding accomplishments and research
potential. Applicants with a good command of Chinese is preferred.
The appointee will be assigned to a mentor, and to work under his/her
supervision to complete a research project according to the proposal.
Duties include (a) teaching one course on the Department’s
undergraduate programmes; and (b) participating in departmental
activities.
Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for one year
commencing August 2026, renewable subject to mutual agreement.
Applicants should submit a proposal (two to four pages) of the
research to be carried out in the online application. Preference will
be given to research proposals that incorporate digital humanities
methods. Application without a research proposal will not be
considered.

Application Deadline: 15-Feb-2026
Web Address for Applications:
https://cuhk.taleo.net/careersection/cu_career_non_teach/jobdetail.ftl?job=250001Z6&tz=GMT%2B08%3A00&tzname=Asia%2FHong_Kong
Contact Information:
        Rosaline Li
        Email: rosalineli at cuhk.edu.hk
        Phone: 39437694



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