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Languages
English (native), German (near-native), French (C1/C2), Italian (C1)
Qualifications
| 2000-2014 | Various professional development certificates and diplomas in general pedagogy, teaching English for business, translator training, online training and educational leadership |
| 1986 | PhD in German Studies, University College London (UK) |
| 1982 | MA in Comparative Literature, University of Manchester (UK) |
| 1981 | BA (Hons) in German and French, University of Manchester (UK) |
Professional experience
| Oct. 2022 | Retirement |
| 2021-2022 | Deputy Dean, School of Applied Linguistics, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH) |
| 2015-2022 | Director, IUED Institute of Translation and Interpreting, ZHAW |
| 2011-2016 | Programme Director, MA in Applied Linguistics; Head of MA in Specialised Translation, ZHAW |
| 2003-2015 | Deputy Director of IUED, ZHAW |
| 2003-2011 | Programme Director, BA in Translation, ZHAW |
| 2001-2022 | Professor of Translation Studies, ZHAW |
| 2001-2003 | Head of English, IUED |
| 1992-2001 | Head of English, DOZ Zurich School for Translation and Interpreting |
| 1990-1992 | Lecturer in English and Translation, DOZ |
| 1986-1989 | Lector und seminar leader, Department of English, University of Zurich |
| 1986-2016 | Staff and freelance translator, Zurich |
| 1983-1984 | Seminar leader und part-time lecturer in translation, University College London (UK) |
Further academic work
| 2021-2022 | Vice-President, Conférence internationale permanente d’Instituts universitaires de traducteurs et interprètes (CIUTI) |
| 2019- | Board member of academic journals The Interpreter and Translator Trainer (ITT), Training Language and Culture (TLC), ILCEA Revue de l’Institut des Langues et des Cultures d’Europe et d’Amérique |
| 2019 | Expert assessor, European Master’s in Translation Network (EMT), European Commission; International expert, Support for the Implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (Project EuropeAid/137074/DH/SER/UA) |
| 2018-2021 | Board member, CIUTI |
| 2017-2022 | Board member, T&I Interdisciplinary Research Center, Shanghai International Studies University (PRC) |
| 2014/15-2022 | ZHAW representative at EMT and CIUTI |
| 2003-present | Seminar leader and guest lecturer for translation students. teachers and professional translators at universities, professional associations and international institutions in Europe, Asia and Australasia |
| 2007-present | Peer reviewer for various Translation Studies journals and publishers |
| 2002-2022 | Project leader and co-investigator of various nationally and university-funded R&D projects (translation pedagogy, cognitive translation processes, translation workplace research, etc.) |
| 2002-2022 | Supervisor, co-supervisor and external examiner for BA, MA and PhD theses in Switzerland, Germany, France, China and New Zealand |
Membership of associations and networks (selected)
Consortium for Translation Education Research (CTER); European Society for Translation Studies (EST); International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS); Thematic Network on Empirical and Experimental Research in Translation (TREC)