The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies at Heriot-Watt

University in Edinburgh, UK, is offering two PhD Scholarships to start

in the academic year 2011-12. The term of the scholarship is three

years. Successful candidates will be expected to make a contribution to

teaching and teaching-related activities in the Department in return for

a fee-waiver, a maintenance allowance of £13,590 per annum and a

research support allowance of £2,250 over the registered period of study.

The Languages PhD programme is highly successful and respected

internationally. Recent graduates, who benefit from the extensive

research contacts of staff across the world, have gained employment in a

range of academic positions.

The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies is committed to

conducting theoretically advanced and socially-useful research which is

relevant to the academic community and also engages with public

interest. It incorporates two Research Units*//and maintains sign

language research interests in both of these areas*:

*Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS)*:

The aims of the Centre include the investigation of the nature of the

process of translating and interpreting and the dissemination of

research. It is one of only four UK institutions that belong to CIUTI

(Conférence Internationale d'Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et

Interprètes).

*Studies in European and International Culture and Societies (SEICS)*:

The Group contributes to the study of societies, cultures, politics,

language and identities through a combination of disciplines, including

literary, cultural, film and media studies, history, political science,

sociolinguistics and the sociology of language.

Applications in these two broad areas of research will be considered.

Any language combinations may be proposed in any field, but the

Department has particular research interests in French, German, Spanish,

Chinese, English and minority languages, including Irish Gaelic,

Galician and sign languages. Applications are particularly welcome from

suitably qualified candidates interested in any aspect of the following

themes:

·Language use in the corporate and public sectors;

New technologies in translation research, practice and consumption;

Developing identities: the role of history, culture and translation;

Communication, justice and security.

We welcome applications by 31 March 2011.

For more information on eligibility, please contact Ms Caroline Murray

(c.a.murray@hw.ac.uk) who will be happy to guide you through the

application process.