Location: Durham City 

Faculty/Division: Arts & Humanities 

Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures 

Grade 7/8/9

Position Type: Full Time 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Salary (£): 29972 - 52556 

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures (MLAC) seeks to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Arabic. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate significant research achievements commensurate with his/her academic age, and have the potential to make an outstanding contribution to the research culture of the Department of Arabic, and of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. S/he will also contribute fully to the Department’s undergraduate teaching programme, and participate in the delivery of a range of modules in language (including translation), literature, and cultural history. The successful candidate will also be engaged in the supervision of postgraduate research students, and may also contribute to the MA in Arabic-English Translation and Interpreting, as well as to other MA programmes run by the School. The applicant is expected to have:

A PhD in a relevant area;

• A record of (grade 8), or potential for (grade 7), outstanding research in an area  that is compatible with the research interests and teaching requirements of the School and commensurate with the candidate’s experience.
  

• An active and realistic research programme. This should include future publication plans, a dissemination strategy to ensure high international impact, and plans for attracting external research income.
  

The closing date for applications is 17 February 2012. For more detailed information on the job requirements, please visit: http://www.dur.ac.uk/jobs/.