MuTra PhD is organized as a two-year structured program of interrelated teaching and self study, individual coaching and peer review colloquia as well as discussion groups with interdisciplinary colleagues and guest professors.

MuTra PhD is

• integrated into Saarland University’s Graduate Studies Program GradUS (http://www.uni-saarland.de/de/campus/forschung/gradus/programm/aktuelles-workshop-angebot.html)
• supported by Saarland University’s International Office (http://www.uni-saarland.de/de/campus/service-und-kultur/internationales/international-office.html) and its Career Service Center  (http://www.uni-saarland.de/de/campus/fakultaeten/zentrale-einrichtungen/zentrum-fuer-schluesselkompetenzen/career.html)
• sponsored by the Stiftung zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses im Bereich Übersetzen und Dolmetschen (http://www.translationconcepts.org/foundation.htm)

MuTra PhD offers

·        a flexible two-year research methodology training for liberal arts students, specifically in the fields of Translation. It combines face-to-face traditional classroom sessions with self-study and peer-group  monitoring. It is taught in English and German depending on individual needs.

·        introductory and follow-up seminars on Research Concepts and Methodology (writing problem statements and objectives, hypotheses, state-of-the art overviews, conceptual modeling and validity testing)  

·        weekend Workshops, intensive one-week sessions and/or individual coaching by appointment when accepted to the program)

·        individual and peer-group progress monitoring on self-study reading assignments

·        To the extent possible, MuTra is tailored to fit the individual needs of doctoral candidates.

Completed dissertations have presented new conceptual and methodological thought in the following areas: Culture & Translation (Georgios Floros, Athens), Simultaneous Interpreting (Martin Will, Luxembourg), Discourse Interpreting (Lihua Jiang-Qui, Bejing), Operationalizing the Translation Purpose (June Sunwoo, Korea) and Translating Hybrid Texts (Alexandre Ndeffo, Cameroon).

Event Schedule:

Prof. Dr. H. Gerzymisch
Doctoral Seminar
Translating the Image
Mi 10 – 12 h, Geb. A1 3, Raum -1.18

MuTra Team and Guests
MuTra Kolloquium (usually two per semester)
SS 2013
Veranstaltungsüberblick
Übersetzergespräche 2

Prof. Dr. Gerzymisch & Team
Coaching and intensive seminars
set individually, dates available upon request
at h.gerzymisch(at)mx.uni-saarland.de

GradUS Workshops
http://www.uni-saarland.de/de/campus/forschung/gradus/programm/aktuelles-workshop-angebot.html

Universität des Saarlandes
Doktorandenprogramm GradUS/MuTra
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Gerzymisch
Advanced Translation Research Center (ATRC)
Campus
66123 Saarbrücken

Homepage:
www.uni-saarland.de/mutra

www.uni-saarland.de/atrc

www.translationconcepts.org

E-Mail:
h.gerzymisch(at)mx.uni-saarland.de

Telefon:
0681/302-4248

Koordination:
Stefanie Maas

Team:
siehe Contact