Professor/Associate Professor

Professor/Associate Professor in translation with a focus on translation technology

The University of Agder has more than 1400 employees and 13 000 students. This makes us one of the largest workplaces in Southern Norway. Our staff research, teach and disseminate knowledge from a variety of academic fields. Co-creation of knowledge is our common vision. We offer a broad range of study programmes in many fields. We are situated at two modern campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad respectively.

We are an open and inclusive university marked by a culture of cooperation. The aim of the university is to further develop education and research at a high international level.

A permanent 100% position is available at the University of Agder, Faculty of Humanities and Education, as Professor/Associate Professor in translation with a focus on translation technology. The position is located at Campus Kristiansand. The starting date is negotiable with the Faculty.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Translation has approximately 35 academic/research positions and about 300 students currently enrolled in study programmes in Translation and Intercultural Communication, English, French, German and Spanish. The department's teaching portfolio includes first-year studies, Bachelor's and Master's programmes, teacher education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, postgraduate certificate in education, as well as doctoral programmes in linguistics and literature. The Bachelor's programme in Translation and Intercultural Communication will be phased out and replaced by a Master's programme in Translation and Professional Communication over the coming three years.

Responsibilities
The Professor/Associate Professor will be expected to take part in teaching and supervision with a focus on translation technology for MA students, and for BA students until this programme has been phased out. He/she will also be expected to be involved in the continuous development of the MA programme in general, and courses involving translation technology in particular.

Required qualifications
The general criteria for employment are given in the current Norwegian national regulations: Regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts. https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/080152471ecf40648b6cec648c2e37bc/forskrift-om-ansettelse-og-opprykk---engelsk-utgave.pdf

Criteria for educational competence for appointment as Professor/Associate Professor at UiA.
https://www.uia.no/en/about-uia/working-at-uia/hiring-process/criteria-for-educational-competence-at-uia

Specific requirements are:
A PhD in Translation Studies or a related field, with a focus on translation technology
A solid research record in the field of translation studies, preferably with an emphasis on translation technology
The working language at the University of Agder is Norwegian. A high level of proficiency in spoken and written English is required.

The starting date is negotiable with the Faculty.

The position is remunerated according to the State Salary Scale, salary plan 17.510, code 1013 Professor, NOK 691 400 - 906 000 gross salary per year, code 1011 Associate Professor, NOK 594 400 800 - 667 200 gross salary per year. Higher salary grades may be considered for particularly well-qualified applicants. A compulsory pension contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is deducted from the pay according to current statutory provisions.

The application and any necessary information about education and experience (including diplomas and certificates) are to be sent electronically. Use the link "Apply for this job". https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/185143/professor-associate-professor-in-translation-with-a-focus-on-translation-technology

For questions about the position: Tale M. Guldal, e-mail tale.guldal@uia.no

For questions about the application process: Sevleta Memic, e-mail sevleta.memic@uia.no