Lecturer in Translation Studies with Chinese Mandarin (LTS) (Maternity Cover)
Lecturer in Translation Studies with Chinese Mandarin (LTS) (Maternity Cover)
- Posted 24 April 2026
- Salary Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum
- LocationGlasgow
- Job Type Research and Teaching
- Reference196873
- Expiry 22 May 2026 23:45
Job description
Job Purpose
To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to curriculum design, teaching, assessment and administration for the Translation Studies MSc programme in partnership with the Joint Graduate School and Nankai University (China) and to undertake scholarship focused on Translation and Chinese to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision, and assessment activities on the postgraduate programme within the Subject/School.
2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.
3. To support the ongoing development and design of the transnational degree, in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.
4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback, and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.
5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem-based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.
6. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.
7. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.
8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding, and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.
9. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment, orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate.
10. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.
11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.
12. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.
13. To travel to Nankai University in Tianjin when required in order to deliver a high-quality student experience by contributing to teaching and assessment preparation.
Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential:
A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent in a related discipline
and/or teaching experience.
A2 Sufficient breadth/depth of knowledge in Translation Studies and Chinese to play a lead and supporting role in the design and delivery of the transnational programme to postgraduate degree level.
A3 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding of pedagogical best practices for native Chinese learners, with an ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.
A4 Native or near-native competence in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese and English.
Desirable:
B1 Understanding of the UK higher education system and its expectations for teaching and learning, particularly in a TCFL programme, including familiarity with student assessment strategies and academic support systems.
Skills
Essential:
C1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity.
C2 Thorough knowledge and ability to apply policy, practice and procedures including broader University/sector/external (e.g. commercial) awareness.
Experience
Essential:
E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or
organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.
E2 Demonstrated commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources, and practices that support replication.
E3 Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of
collegiality appropriate to the career stage.
Desirable:
F1 Ability to collaborate with external partners especially Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language stakeholders (e.g. schools, cultural institutions) on outreach projects, including traveling and dealing with academic duties (teaching, supervision, etc.) at home institutions in China.
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Translation Studies with Chinese Mandarin at the University of Glasgow in partnership with the Joint Graduate School and Nankai University (China).
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to curriculum design, teaching, assessment and administration of the transnational programme (particularly postgraduate MSc level).
The postholder will contribute to learning and teaching on the Translation Studies MSc double-degree with Nankai University, and other agreed programmes, and to knowledge exchange activities relative to the discipline. The postholder will undertake administration and service activities in line with the strategic objectives of the School and of the College. We value diversity and especially encourage applications from women, disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Vicente Perez De Leon (Line Manager): Vicente.PerezDeLeon@glasgow.ac.uk.
Visit our website for further information about the University of Glasgow and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/
Terms and Conditions
Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.
This post is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed term for up to 12 months.
This post is to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months or until the substantive postholder returns.
The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.
We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.
We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.
Vacancy reference number: 196873
Closing date: 22nd May at 23:45