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Assistant Professor: United Arab Emirates University
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Assistant Professor: United Arab Emirates University
The Department of Translation Studies at the United Arab Emirates University invites applications for a position of Assistant in Translation Studies to commence in August 2017, subject to final budget approval.
The position would suit an applicant with a specialization in Translation Studies and experience in teaching translation. Specialization in legal translation/interpreting, conference interpreting, audio-visual translation, or computer assisted translation is a plus.
Duties include teaching undergraduate level translation courses and some General Education courses within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; engaging in research; supervising student research projects; advising students, and serving on committees. The teaching load is normally 12 credit hours (four courses) per semester.
Compensation includes competitive salary, free housing off-campus, a comprehensive health plan, education allowance for children, annual return travel to home destination, and an end-of-service gratuity.
The UAE University is the largest and most comprehensive federal university in the UAE. It has approximately 14,000 students, 800 faculty members and offers well over 70 programs at all levels through nine colleges, of which the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is the largest.
The University boasts a newly built campus, equipped with state of the art educational technology in all classrooms and laboratories. The University is developing rapidly into a research-intensive, globally recognized institution, and has high expectations for the research capacity of its faculty members.
The city of Al Ain, where the university is located, is often described as a garden city of palm trees, grassy parks and low-rise buildings set in the mountainous inland region of the UAE. Al Ain is a very safe and clean city with a cosmopolitan population. The larger cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai are an easy 1.5-hour drive on modern highways.
Minimum QualificationThe successful candidate will ideally have:
- A Ph.D. in Translation Studies from an accredited Western university.
- A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at university level.
- A good record of refereed publications in Translation Studies or a related field like Linguistics and Translation or Cross-cultural Communication and Translation.
- Native or near-native proficiency in English and Arabic is a must.
- Three years of experience in professional translation and/or interpreting.
- Excellent computer skills. Knowledge of educational technologies is a plus.
An ability to teach some or all of the following courses would be an advantage: interpreting (simultaneous and/or consecutive), legal translation, medical translation, audio-visual translation, and translation technology.
Please apply online through the UAE University website.
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WIF 2023 Academic Research Conference on Investment in Sustainable Development
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WIF 2023 Academic Research Conference on Investment in Sustainable Development
As a unique international policy and research hub, UNCTAD is delighted to announce the Academic Research Conference on Investment in Sustainable Development at WIF 2023, organized in partnership with the IHEID Centre for Finance and Development, UNU-WIDER, CEPR and NYU Abu Dhabi. To be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 16–17 October 2023 during the World Investment Forum 2023 (16–18 October 2023).
The WIF 2023 Academic Research Conference aims to provide a platform for discussions, as well as to integrate research and ideas from leading scholars, researchers, executives from global companies and senior policymakers.
The conference will consist of several thematic sessions over 2 days, a high-level opening session, and a forward-looking closing panel. Leading scholars will run the discussions in core sessions of the WIF, with the objective of creating synergies between academics, and the multi- stakeholder community.
We welcome applications from economists, finance experts, political scientists, international business scholars working on theoretical and empirical areas related to the topic of 'Investment in Sustainable Development'. Work on a wide range of investment and development-related topics is welcome. These include, but are not limited to:
- Investment in the energy transition
- Debt and climate change
- FDI and women empowerment
- Investment and food security
- Inequality and growth
Contributions from emerging scholars who are underrepresented in these fields are highly encouraged. Selected funding (for travel) for scholars without other sources of funding will be possibly available.
Since the first WIF in 2008, the World Investment Forum has become the largest global platform for high-level dialogue and action on investment for development and now encompasses more than 100 events on topics spanning the full sustainable investment value chain, from green finance in capital markets to on-the-ground investment facilitation. The last WIF held in 2021 which gathered more than 8,000 participants from 177 countries, also featured a multifaceted academic track. The 2021 edition provided a platform for active interaction among key stakeholders including senior policymakers, academics, CEOs of global companies, heads of investment promotion agencies, and representatives of civil society.
Geneva Graduate Institute’s Centre for Finance and Development
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