JOB POSTINGS AT THE MCI
Position and Rank: Full time, tenure track, alternate stream
Discipline: Conference Interpreting
Department: School of Translation
Start Date: July 1, 2014
Discipline: Conference Interpreting
Department: School of Translation
Start Date: July 1, 2014
The School of Translation, Glendon College, York University invites applications for an Alternate Stream (teaching focused) tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Lecturer to begin July 1, 2014, in order to fulfill the needs of the newly-created Master of Conference Interpreting (MCI).
Glendon is the bilingual (English-French) liberal arts Faculty of York University. It offers a variety of programs in the humanities and social sciences. It is located on a separate mid-town campus.
Duties will include teaching at the graduate level and administrative responsibilities. The successful candidate must be able to teach in English and French and must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is essential that the successful candidate commit to being on campus during the academic year.
The successful applicant must be able to provide documented evidence of excellence in teaching and demonstrate commitment to pedagogy and programmatic leadership. The successful candidate must also hold a Master of Conference Interpreting or equivalent. She or he must be a French A, English B/C and must have experience in the field of conference interpreting, as demonstrated – among other things – by professional accreditation with one or more of the recognized agencies (e.g., Government of Canada, United Nations, European Institutions, US Department of State, World Bank Group, etc.). The successful candidate should also have a PhD in Translation/Interpreting Studies or a cognate discipline or the equivalent of a PhD (as demonstrated through such accomplishments as experience teaching conference interpreting at the university level, providing in-house interpreter training, curriculum development, published research on interpreting, or pedagogical innovation).
Preference will be given to those who have as a B or a C one of the program’s additional working languages (Arabic, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish). The successful candidate may also demonstrate the following assets: ability to teach in the School of Translation’s other graduate and undergraduate programs, and ability to contribute to other program areas at Glendon.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
Candidates should submit a signed letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests, and a teaching dossier including institutional teaching evaluations (where available). Samples of scholarly and/or professional writing may be included. Candidates should arrange for three confidential letters of reference, at least one of which should address teaching, to be sent directly to the Dr. Marie-Christine Aubin, Chair, School of Translation, York Hall 241, Glendon College, York University, 2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M6, Canada.
Deadline date for complete application package: January 31, 2014.
Application packages may be submitted electronically to the MCI.
Application packages may be submitted electronically to the MCI.
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