Course Information - Posting Reason: New Position

- Location: Main Campus
- Academic Period: 2027 Winter Semester
- Faculty: Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts
- Academic Unit: École de traduction et d’interprétation & School of Translation and Interpretation
- Course Title: Translation specialization II (Administrative)
- Course Code: TRA5136
- Section: A
- Posting limited to: Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor Course Description: Topic : Administrative Assessing needs and producing fit-for-purpose documents in a specialized sub-field in high demand. Identifying, evaluating and using domain-specific resources for knowledge acquisition and text production, with and without computer tools. Adapting texts for key groups in the domain. This course may be taken twice in different subject fields.

Compensation & Contract - Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/07/29

- Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/08/31
- Expected Enrolment: 20
- Approval date: 2026/07/29
- Number of credits: 3
- Work Hours: 39
- Hourly Rate: Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)
- Course type: D
- Posting type: Régulier / Regular
- Language of instruction: Anglais | English
- Competence in second language: Active
- The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.
- These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay.
- These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified.
- Retro will be paid after the ratification. Schedule - Course Schedule: Mercredi | Wednesday 14:30-17:30 - - Requirements - Skilled-level language skills in English (active) and French (passive).
- Master’s degree in Translation or Translation Studies, membership in a recognized association or order of professional translators in the French to English language combination, and/or equivalent academic and professional experience.
- Extensive professional experience as a French to English translator, preferably in Canada.




- Strong conceptual and terminological knowledge and translation experience in administration, preferably in public sector contexts.
- Professional experience in administrative translation from French to English, preferably in Canada(e.g., in federal or provincial government contexts).
- Good knowledge of public sector (e.g., Canadian federal and/or provincial government)standards in writing and translation.
- University-level teaching experience is an asset. Duties - Deliver lectures and manage classroom activities and assessments mainly in English, occasionally in French
- Build and maintain a site for the course in the university’s learning management system.
- Select source texts appropriate to the levels of students and course learning outcomes.
- Integrate relevant conceptual and terminological content and subject field conventions with instruction on translation.
- Provide detailed feedback and suggestions in translation-oriented exercises and assessments to help students develop translation and critical thinking skills.
- Integrate discussions of and/or exercises with appropriate technological tools in the course content, with reference to selected technologies and resources provided by the School.
- Coordinate with the Chair/Program Coordinator and colleagues to maintain program learning outcomes and coherence, while maintaining academic freedom.

Additional

Information and Comments - This course will be offered in person.

- An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience.
- If you are invited to continue the selection process,



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- Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training.
- The list of training may be modified by provincial law.
- The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements. Diversity and Inclusion - The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity.
- We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence.
- We welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons.
- The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment.
- The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes.
- Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need.
- Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
- Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination.
- This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

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