[Commlist] Postdoctoral fellowship in News Translation at the University of the Free State, South Africa

*Postdoctoral fellowship in News Translation at the University of the 
Free State, South Africa

The University of the Free State welcomes applications from prospective 
candidates for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in *News Translation 
*at the University of the Free State, South Africa. The postdoc will 
participate in an international project funded by the Swiss National 
Research Foundation and the South African National Research Foundation. 
The principal investigators are Prof Lucile Davier (University of 
Geneva) and Dr Marlie van Rooyen (UFS), with the topic of the project 
being /“South-North flows of information through translation in the 
global news agency AFP”. /The UFS postdoctoral fellow will be based in 
Bloemfontein and supervised by Marlie van Rooyen.
The requirements are, among others, that the successful candidate

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    must have completed postgraduate qualification(s) from a
    Historically Disadvantaged University;
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    must have graduated with a PhD degree in a relevant discipline
    within the last five years. Relevant disciplines: Translation
    Studies with research focused on the translation of news; or any
    other related discipline with research focused on news and language;
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    may not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship;
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    must have a strong socio-political knowledge of Africa;
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    must be fluent in at least English and French.

Annual salary: ZAR 300 000 (South African rand)

Closing date: 31 August 2024.
Anyone interested is welcome to email (vanrooyenm1 /at/ ufs.ac.za)
Please visit the UFS vacancies website for the rest of the information:

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    UFS News Translation Postdoc advert
    <https://ufs.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/1537>


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