Postdoctoral Position

Postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, Stellenbosch University The research focus should be on community interpreting and/or translation; OR Afrikaans Linguistics. Field: Translation and/or interpreting; OR Afrikaans Linguistics Host: The candidate will work under the guidance of Prof Harold Lesch, Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, Stellenbosch University Requirements: A doctorate in translation or interpreting; OR Afrikaans Linguistics (applicant should have graduated in the last five years). Duration of fellowship: Beginning 1 July 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter for a year with the possibility that it could be extended. Financial assistance: a Bursary to the value of R180 000 is available (Please note that postdoctoral fellows are not entitled to any employee benefits and the bursary is granted tax free). Closing date: 15 April 2016 Enquiries and application: The application letter should include a short statement outlining the research problem the applicant wants to investigate. This statement must also indicate the research expertise of the applicant. Applicants should request their referees to forward confidential reports by the closing date directly to the email address below. Send an application letter with an accompanying CV and the names and contact details of two referees to Prof. Harold Lesch ([email protected]).