Job Description

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Job Summary

The Comparative Literature department is looking to hire 1 GSI, at a 0.5 appointment, for ?Translating World Literatures?, topic ?Translation and Migration?.

Course Description

Translation comes from an ancient Latin word "transferre" and means to "carry across." Historically, it has been used to describe the movement of both words and human bodies (and body parts) across borders. But in a modern world beset by mass migrations and forced displacements, what precisely are the roles, ethics, and aims of translation today? How can translation facilitate and empower voices and stories of migration without co-opting them? How to protect and honor the labor of translators without reproducing the structures of individualized authorship that have traditionally excluded and/or marginalized them?

In this seminar, we will survey several modes of translation (literary, ethnographic interviews, film subtitling, open-source news, etc.) across several sites of contemporary migration and displacement: U.S.-Mexico, the Mediterranean, the Korean DMZ, and Mainland China. We will also sample several key translation theories to build a working knowledge of fundamental terminologies, methods, and debates within the field of translation studies and integrate them into (or test them against) our own translation practices.

Class Schedule
322-001                  Tuesday  lectures 11:30 AM-1 PM (GSI attendance required)
                                                 
Discussion Sections
322-004                    Thursday 2:30 PM-4 PM

Responsibilities*

Attend Tuesday lectures (11:30 AM-1 PM; lead one discussion section (Thursday at 11:30 AM-1 PM OR 2:30-4:00 PM), hold weekly office hours for individual consultation with students; evaluate student writing; meet once a week with professors for course planning (time to be arranged). GSIs who have not previously completed LSA Sweetland Center for Writing?s WRITING 993 course are mandated to enroll and complete the course concurrently. Attend GSI training, scheduled in early December (date/time TBD).

Required Qualifications*

Desired Qualifications*

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Contact Information

For additional information, please contact Julie Burnett, the Comparative Literature Student Services Coordinator by email to [email protected].

Decision Making Process

All applications will be forwarded to the Comparative Literature Department Chair and the Director of Undergraduate Studies for final selection and approval. Once final candidate(s) are selected, offer letter(s) will be authorized. We hope to extend offer(s) by 12/23/2024. You may request the status of your application by contacting Julie Burnett at [email protected].

Selection Process

Criteria for GSI Selection:  
1) Enrollment demand, 2) Faculty preference, 3) Relevant experience, 4) External applicants only if unfilled by Comparative Literature GSI.

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