University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa

Re-advertisement for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in News Translation at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa, but we now also invite applicants beyond South Africa to apply.  

The postdoc will be hosted by the UFS and participate in an international research project titled “South-North flows of information through translation in the global news agency AFP”. The principal investigators are Marlie van Rooyen (UFS) and Lucile Davier (University of Geneva), and the project is funded by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Swiss National Research Foundation (SNSF). The UFS-appointed postdoc will be based in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and supervised by Marlie van Rooyen. 

The successful applicant must be fluent in English and French, must have graduated with a PhD degree in a relevant discipline within the last five years must have a strong socio-political knowledge of Africa and not hold full-time salaried employment during the fellowship. We invite applicants with knowledge of and experience in research related to 

• translation studies  
  
• news translation  
  
• news/media and language  
  
• discourse analysis  
  
• pragmatics 
  
• and sociolinguistics.
  

Experience in qualitative research methodologies, such as ethnography, is recommended. 

Please read the full advertisement for all the requirements and the expected duties and responsibilities of the successful applicant.   

Annual salary: R300 000 

Closing date: 6 October 2024 

Commencement date: 1 January 2025

If you want more information about the project, or have any other questions, please email Marlie van Rooyen directly: vanrooyenm1@ufs.ac.za