The Centre for Translation Studies (CTS) at University of Surrey, UK is
delighted to offer a new PhD studentship for a 3-year project starting
in January 2022. The studentship is available for candidates interested
in Human-Centric Uses of Technology in Translation/Interpreting.
At the Centre for Translation Studies
(https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies
<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-translation-studies>), we are dedicated
to cutting-edge research, scholarship and teaching in translation,
interpreting and other forms of inter- and intra-lingual communication.
As human practices of translation and interpreting are increasingly
supported, enhanced and sometimes replaced by technologies, our vision
is to promote a human-centric approach to technology use in translation
and interpreting. Our research therefore focuses on integrating our
knowledge about how human translators and interpreters approach their
task and how they interact with and through technologies with research
into the automation of these practices. We are seeking to recruit an
intellectually strong PhD candidate who is interested in pursuing a
research project in the area of human-machine integration and
interaction in any modality of translation, audiovisual translation or
interpreting.
The successful project will need to rely on a solid, eclectic
mixed-methods approach benefiting from cross-fertilization among
different disciplines (e.g. translation studies, multimodality,
human-computer interaction, machine learning/artificial intelligence,
natural language processing, corpus linguistics) to explore topics such
as the usability of/social responsibility in automated translation
solutions, productivity, workflow optimisation, quality, the development
of tools, resources and training for enhanced communication across
languages and types of languages, data ownership and user experience.
Projects will be evaluated on the basis of originality (topicality and
urgency of the research questions) and methodological innovation. The
successful candidate will benefit from excellent technological working
conditions, international contacts, and a stimulating interdisciplinary
work environment.
More information can be found on this University of Surrey webpage:
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/phd-human-centric-uses-technology-translationinterpreting
<https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/phd-human-centric-uses-technology-translationinterpreting>
Start date: 1 January 2022
Duration: 3 years
Application deadline: 22 September 2021
Funding information: A stipend of £15,609 for 21/22, which will increase
each year in line with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rate, plus
Home-rate fee allowance of £4,500 (with automatic increase to UKRI rate
each year) and £500 for conference travel.
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Prof Constantin Orăsan
Professor in Language and Translation Technologies
Room 06LC03, Phone extension: 4115
Centre for Translation Studies, University of Surrey
Third Floor | Library | University of Surrey | Guildford | Surrey | GU2 7XH
Phone: +44 (0) 1483 684115
Personal page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/people/constantin-orasan
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