曼彻斯特大学（The University of Manchester），简称曼大，始建于1824年，是一所位于英国第二繁华城市曼彻斯特的世界著名综合研究型大学，英国著名的六所红砖大学之首，英国罗素大学集团创始成员之一。曼大在2020年QS世界大学排名中位居世界第27位，是世界30强顶级名校，也是英国最大的单一校址公立大学，从创立之初就一直为人类社会作出着举世瞩目的贡献。

Department: Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies
Web Address: http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk

Level: PhD

Institution/Organization: University of Manchester

Duties: Research,Project Work

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Translation

Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
English (eng)
French (fra)
German (deu)
Italian (ita)
Portuguese (por)
Spanish (spa)
Description:

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award in Translation Studies: Humans in the Loop

The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies, supported by the North-West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP), invites applications from exceptional candidates for a fully funded collaborative PhD studentship, to start in September 2020 at the University of Manchester, UK.

The Humans in the Loop project will investigate the impact of the quality of source texts on the work of post-editors or translators, in collaboration with our partner, TranslateMedia. Specialising in the translation of advertising and marketing materials, TranslateMedia is implementing post-editing of machine translation as part of its professional translation workflow. This research will examine TranslateMedia’s encounters with poorly written and non-canonical source texts, to understand how specific features of source texts can affect the quality of MT output, post-editing practices and translator productivity.
The basic parameters of the research are set but specific details will be decided jointly by the student, supervisor and partner. TranslateMedia will provide access to a range of datasets, resources and personnel. This research will make a valuable contribution to our understanding of the conditions in which professional translation takes place and the changing nature of translation practice as MT technology is further integrated into workflows.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic community of doctoral researchers at a world-leading translation studies research centre. They will benefit from expert supervision, a wide range of research training opportunities, and access to additional funds for fieldwork, research expenses, conferences, etc.

Qualifications:

Applicants should have:

- A First Class Honours degree (or equivalent) and a Masters level qualification with Distinction (completed or in progress), in translation studies or a cognate discipline
- Native or near-native competence in English and at least one of the following languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
- Prior experience of using translation technologies
- Some prior professional experience in language services (desirable).
Funding and eligibility:

A full award comprises the UK/EU tuition fee and a maintenance stipend of approximately £15,000 per year, for 3.5 years of full-time study.

Candidates must have a relevant connection with the UK to qualify for a full AHRC award, i.e. they must have been ordinarily resident in the UK throughout the three-year period preceding the date of application, or have settled status in the UK. Non-EU candidates who have not been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last three years, or who were resident wholly or mainly for the purposes of education, are not eligible to apply.

Candidates from EU countries are eligible for full awards if they have been resident in the UK, for education or other purposes, for at least three years prior to the start of their programme. Candidates from EU countries who have not resided in the UK for three years prior to the start of their programme will normally be eligible for a fees-only award.

Application process:

Please submit a CV, undergraduate and Masters degree transcripts, and a 1,500-word PhD proposal related to the research topic to maeve.olohanmanchester.ac.uk by 17:00 GMT on Monday 17 February 2020. Interviews will take place at the end of February and the successful candidate’s nomination will be confirmed by 13 March.

Applications Deadline: 17-Feb-2020

Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Dr Maeve Olohan
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Contact Information:
Dr Maeve Olohan
        maeve.olohan@manchester.ac.uk