长沙招聘

Position: Assistant Research Fellow, Division of International Communications

Reference: AD13001

Closing Date: 16th February 2013

Vacancies: 1

Qualifications:

Essential: Undergraduate degree in Arts or a related discipline; Good written and spoken English, CET 6 or equivalent; Ability to write an academic literature review and edit documents to publication standard; Ability to carry out qualitative research, including interviews and focus groups; Ability to organise large quantities of research data; Confident user of main IT packages such as MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint; Evidence of good research skills, e.g. high quality undergraduate dissertation; Self-motivated and able to work independently; Confident and good communicator; Able to manage own time efficiently, without supervision; Attentive to detail and accuracy in spoken and written work; Good problem solving skills; Able to travel occasionally, sometimes overnight.

Desirable: Master degree in Arts; Qualification in Translation and/or Simultaneous Translation; Familiar with database software such as MS Access or equivalent and bibliographical software such as Endnote, or equivalent; Active participation in large academic research projects resulting in the publication of academic articles and/or books; Acknowledgement of research assistance in published articles or books; Creative thinker;
Hold current driving licence; Interest in research on cultural heritage in China, media studies, art history and digital humanities.

Salary & Benefits: RMB86, 000 -RMB116, 000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the research work of the Dean of Faculty; research will include collaborative projects with other academics and the personal research of the Dean;
- Carry out literature reviews of Mandarin (and to a lesser extent English) language publications relating to a research project on sites of memory in post 2001 China; information is needed on Mandarin publications on cultural display, especially in the Yangste River Delta; cultural display refers to museums, temples, restaurants, theme parks and screen displays;
- Be responsible for questionnaire administration;
- Translate documents and articles from Mandarin to English;
- Carry out qualitative research including interviews with officials, curators and creative practitioners working in the cultural field; transcribe and translate the interviews;
- Conduct simultaneous translation of one-to-one or small group interviews;
- Be responsible for data collection and organisation and some administrative duties;
- Help to write and edit articles;
- Accompany the Dean on field trips to cultural sites within China and to act as an interpreter where necessary.

Likely topics for the larger research project include:

- Internationalization of Chinese culture
- Museums in China today
- The politics of display in Chinese museums
- China and the West in terms of cultural provision
- The role of cultural administrators in China today
- Knowledge transfer between cultural institutions
- Public sector leadership in the cultural sector

This job description may be subject to revision following discussion with the person appointed and forms part of the contract of employment.

All applicants should fill out a standard UNNC application form and send with a cover letter and CV to: job@nottingham.edu.cn

UNNC Application form could be downloaded at
http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/about/documents/applicationform.doc

Please be advised that applicants who do not send the above required application documents will NOT be considered to be shortlisted.

For any enquiry, please send email to job@nottingham.edu.cn

宁波诺丁汉大学创建于2004年，是经中国教育部批准，由英国诺丁汉大学与浙江万里学院合作创办，在中国设立的***家引进世界一流大学优质教学资源、具有独立法人资格和独立校区的中外合作大学。根据泰晤士高等教育以及上海交通大学公布的权威排行榜，诺丁汉大学位列世界高校百强。

学校位于宁波市高教园区，占地面积887亩，建筑面积20万余平方米。目前在校生7800余人，教职员工800余人，来自于世界上70多个国家和地区。学校为员工提供国际化的工作环境，良好的薪资福利待遇和职业发展机会。

应聘须知

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