PhD Research Fellowship in the Translation, Interpreting and Communication Department at Ghent University

Ghent University is offering a Phd Research Fellowship in its department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication. The Ghent University Research Centre seeks to recruit a PhD student to work on a project titled "Facework and multimodality. A comparative study of on-site interpreting and video-remote interpreting". The research is situated in the domain of Interpreting Studies. The aim of this project is to investigate the role of multimodality in face-work in public service interpreting by comparing on-site and video-remote interpreting.

About the Project:-

• When translating the speech of interlocutors who have no access to each other's language, interpreters never act as mere ‘machines’ transferring the message automatically. Instead, they take up an active role in the joint construction of meaning and the interpersonal interaction. But how do interpreters deal with this when interlocutors’ visual cues are not or less directly accessible, as is the case in remote interpreting?
• In this research project, the department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication at Ghent University analyses the ways in which multimodality contributes to face-work in dialogue interpreting settings. In order to assess the full impact of multimodality in the management of face in dialogue Interpreting, researchers compare on-site interpreting and video-remote interpreting. 
• The research particularly focuses on 
• The discursive level of the interpreted encounter (e.g. do interpreters use mitigating / reinforcing strategies, omissions).
• The interactional level (e.g. how do meta-comments or reported speech use modify participation frameworks).
• The professional identity (e.g. reflections on codes of conduct).
• For this study, the center relies on authentic video-recordings of interpreter-mediated interaction, as well as on experimental data and interviews with interpreters.

Tasks:-

• Collecting and analyzing data.
• Writing a dissertation based on the research project.
• Preparing individual and joint publications for national and international scientific journals.
• Presenting your research at national and international conferences.
• Assisting occasionally in the teaching activities at the department.

• Ghent University offers you a two-year appointment (1+1), which may be renewed once for two years (4 years in total), on condition that the previous term was given a positive evaluation.
• The position is available from 1 October 2021, but the starting date is negotiable up to 1 December 2021.

• Master's degree in Interpreting Studies obtained with good grades before the start of the project. Quick learners with a Master’s degree in Multilingual Communication or in Linguistics are also invited to candidate.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; additional knowledge of (one or more) other languages, in particular Spanish or Russian, is a plus.
• Good academic skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on your research as well as to work in a team.
• Knowledge of public service interpreting in Flanders is a plus.

About Ghent University:-

Ghent University is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium and is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. It has 11 faculties all of which offer more than 200 courses and conduct in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains. Ghent University Global Campus is also the first European university in Songdo, South Korea.

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