From Angeliki Petrits at the European Commission's representation in the UK:
We will be holding a talk on the IT tools used by European Commission translators at 14.30 on Wednesday 28 November at the EC Representation in the UK (Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3 EU). Please find below more information on the presentation and details of how to register for the presentation.
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation is one of the largest translation service in the world and produces over 2 million pages of translation per year. Markus Foti will present the tools and resources the European Commission provides for its translators to help them deal with this workload, from CAT tools to databases, and especially the Commission’s in-house machine translation project.
A translator for 13 years, Markus recently made the jump to the machine translation project, where he is supposed to bridge the gap between translators’ needs and IT technicians’ plans.
To attend this free presentation, please register in advance by e-mailing Agnieszka.PIELA at ext.ec.europa.eu putting "IT and translation" in the subject field.
Monday, 12 November 2012
PhD funding at the University of Edinburgh
In 2013, the University of Edinburgh will have an AHRC award for a student doing a PhD in Translation Studies.
Awards are normally for three years but students who have already started their PhD may apply for awards for the remaining one or two years of their study. The closing date for applications is 15th February 2013.
These awards cover tuition fees for a maximum of three years' tuition fees at the Home/EU rate, as well as an annual maintenance stipend of about £13,300, payable in equal monthly instalments, for a maximum of three years.
Applicants must have applied and been accepted for study and must complete a separate application form.
AHRC awards are for home/UK students. European Union students may apply to this funding body for fees only.
Overseas students are not eligible to apply for these awards.
Further information on student eligibility is below.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/graduate-school/scholarships
Or on the Translation Studies Graduate Programme page:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/graduate-school/our-degrees/translation-studies/postgraduate-study/funding
Awards are normally for three years but students who have already started their PhD may apply for awards for the remaining one or two years of their study. The closing date for applications is 15th February 2013.
These awards cover tuition fees for a maximum of three years' tuition fees at the Home/EU rate, as well as an annual maintenance stipend of about £13,300, payable in equal monthly instalments, for a maximum of three years.
Applicants must have applied and been accepted for study and must complete a separate application form.
AHRC awards are for home/UK students. European Union students may apply to this funding body for fees only.
Overseas students are not eligible to apply for these awards.
Further information on student eligibility is below.
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/graduate-school/scholarships
Or on the Translation Studies Graduate Programme page:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/graduate-school/our-degrees/translation-studies/postgraduate-study/funding
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Last chance to register for this year's Translation Conference
Gentle readers,
Just to remind you that registration closes a week today (Wednesday 7 November) for the twelfth annual Portsmouth translation conference which takes place on Saturday 10 November 2012.
The conference this year is all about translator and interpreter training. The programme and online registration details can be found at www.port.ac.uk/translationconference.
We hope to see lots of you there! :)
Just to remind you that registration closes a week today (Wednesday 7 November) for the twelfth annual Portsmouth translation conference which takes place on Saturday 10 November 2012.
The conference this year is all about translator and interpreter training. The programme and online registration details can be found at www.port.ac.uk/translationconference.
We hope to see lots of you there! :)
In-house posts available at Amazon Europe
Amazon in Luxembourg are advertising a number of in-house posts in translation and editing.
The contracts are fixed-term for one year, and the offered salary is €36,000 gross. Amazon are looking for native speakers of English (DE-EN), French, German, Italian and Spanish. Requirements and language combinations for each position vary slightly.
The contracts are fixed-term for one year, and the offered salary is €36,000 gross. Amazon are looking for native speakers of English (DE-EN), French, German, Italian and Spanish. Requirements and language combinations for each position vary slightly.
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Postdoc in classical reception and translation, UK
Research Associate in Classics and Class in Britain, 1789-1917
King's College London -Classics
Job ref R6/AAC/990/12-JMClosing date 15 October 2012
Summary
The Department of Classics at KCL is appointing a full-time AHRC-funded Post-doctoral Research Associate in Classics and Class 1789-1917 (project Principal Investigator: Professor Edith Hall). The post will be located at the Strand Campus of King's College. It is a fixed-term appointment for three years, starting 1st January 2013.
The Researcher will have experience at either BA or PhD level of both Classics and Classical Reception. Likely profiles will involve a BA/MA in Classics & English, Ancient & Modern History, or Classics, with a Humanities PhD addressing social history, UK/Irish archives, or 18th-19th-century Classical Reception. The Researcher will work closely with Edith Hall in metropolitan and regional archives and libraries investigating both published and unpublished materials relating to the working-class experience of ancient Greece and Rome, especially English-language translations. S/he will be expected to liaise closely with the archivists and librarians, and copy, collect and collate copies of relevant materials. S/he needs a commitment to disinterring lost voices in the social record, and to working collaboratively. S/he will also liaise with the members of the project's advisory board, and organise two workshops to present results to them in 2014 and 2015. S/he will co-edit the anthology of materials which will constitute one of the project's primary outputs, and supervise the recording of the project's podcasts and videoed presentations. S/he will develop a specialist research interest within the field of his/her own, leading to publication. The Researcher will also be responsible for initiating and maintaining the project's website and publicising its activities.
Details
- PhD in Classics or Classical Reception
- Expertise in the history of translation
- Strong IT and digital publication skills
- Commitment to collaborative research practice
Salary
The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications, within the Grade 6 scale, currently £31,020 to £37,012, per annum plus £2,323 per annum London Allowance.
Post duration
Fixed term contract for 3 years.
Contact
For an informal discussion of the post please contact Professor Edith Hall on (+44) (0)779 0066418, or via email at edith.hall at kcl.ac.uk.
For more information see http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AFF942/research-associate-in-classics-and-class-in-britain-1789-1917/.
Monday, 1 October 2012
British Centre for Literary Translation mentor scheme, 2013
The British Centre for Literary Translation has announced the list of languages and mentors for 2013, with an amazing lineup of participating translators. All mentorships are for translation into English.
For more information, see the BCLT website:
Considering making a career in literary translation? Already embarked on your course but feel you could do with more help and support? If so, you might be one of the talented emerging translators we’re looking for to participate in the 2013 BCLT Translator Mentoring Scheme (1 January – 30 June 2013)
Launched in 2011, the scheme has already produced twelve mentorship ‘graduates’ in languages ranging from Catalan to Polish. Several of the 2011-12 mentees have had work published as a result of contacts made and skills honed during the mentoring process, and our Arabic mentee, Emily Danby, was commissioned to translate a novel, The Scent of Cinnamon by Samar Yazbek, during her mentorship.
To apply for a mentorship please submit the following:
All enquiries and applications should be made by email to Sarah Bower, Scheme Co-ordinator at S.Bower at uea.ac.uk.
The deadline for applications is 31st October 2012
Successful applicants will be informed by 30th November 2012. Mentorships will commence immediately after the New Year holiday.
For more information, see the BCLT website:
Considering making a career in literary translation? Already embarked on your course but feel you could do with more help and support? If so, you might be one of the talented emerging translators we’re looking for to participate in the 2013 BCLT Translator Mentoring Scheme (1 January – 30 June 2013)
Launched in 2011, the scheme has already produced twelve mentorship ‘graduates’ in languages ranging from Catalan to Polish. Several of the 2011-12 mentees have had work published as a result of contacts made and skills honed during the mentoring process, and our Arabic mentee, Emily Danby, was commissioned to translate a novel, The Scent of Cinnamon by Samar Yazbek, during her mentorship.
How to apply
Mentorships will be awarded in fifteen languages- Arabic (mentor PAUL STARKEY)
- Danish (mentor BARBARA HAVELAND)
- Dutch (mentor DAVID COLMER)
- Italian (mentor HOWARD CURTIS)
- Greek (mentor DAVID CONNOLLY)
- Japanese (mentor MICHAEL EMMERICH)
- Norwegian (mentor DON BARTLETT)
- Polish (mentor ANTONIA LLOYD-JONES)
- Portuguese (mentor MARGARET JULL COSTA)
- Russian (mentor ROBERT CHANDLER)
- Swedish (mentor SARAH DEATH)
- Tamil (mentor LAKSHMI HOLMSTROM)
- Welsh (mentor TONY BIANCHI)
To apply for a mentorship please submit the following:
- A brief, up to date CV
- A statement as to why you believe you would benefit from a mentorship and how you would use it
- A short sample of your translation work (not more than 2000 words) with accompanying notes
All enquiries and applications should be made by email to Sarah Bower, Scheme Co-ordinator at S.Bower at uea.ac.uk.
The deadline for applications is 31st October 2012
Successful applicants will be informed by 30th November 2012. Mentorships will commence immediately after the New Year holiday.
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