Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Translation

The Masters in Translation and Interpretation (MTI) programme within the School of Humanities at NTU Singapore invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Translation beginning on August 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter). The postholder will help particularly help growth of research and teaching in AI translation within the Translation and Interpretation programme and participate in NTU Singapores Digital Humanities Arts and Social Science initiatives.

Young research intensive and outward-looking Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) is the worlds top-ranked young university. The School of Humanities (SoH) at NTU Singapore combines the highest quality research and teaching with practical engagement with the world. The School is committed to disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinary innovation with a particular focus on Digital Health and Environmental Humanities and the study of Global Asia.

It is part of NTU Singapores College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (CoHASS). The Colleges students and scholars seek to create new knowledge by combining perspectives from fields which range from design to economics with research from other disciplines to understand how people in Asia and beyond act in and make sense of the world. We are Asias leading centre for innovative interdisciplinary Humanities Arts and Social Science research teaching.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality research with the goal of creating new knowledge with a clear academic and social impact in fields such as AI-enhanced translation workflows Neural machine translation large language models or multilingual NLP Multimodal and multilingual AI Translation quality evaluation using AI
• Teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Computational Thinking Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) for translators LLM and Translation Memory
• Actively seek to collaborate with colleagues in related fields in the College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences and elsewhere at NTU Singapore particular in NTU Singapores emerging Digital Humanities Arts and Social Science initiatives.
• Supervise Undergraduate and postgraduate students theses in AI-related areas of translation.
• Apply for external and internal research funding.
• Contribute to curriculum development in translation and AI.
• Participate in departmental college and university service and outreach activities

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD holder in Computer Science / Computational Linguistics / Natural Language Processing with a strong focus on translation or multilingual language technologies.
• Evidence of research potential or established research record (peer-reviewed publications conference presentations etc.).
• Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach relevant courses at university level.
• Excellent command of English with any Asian languages; additional working languages are an asset.
• Able to work independently and to collaborate with cross-disciplinary research clusters
• Relevant publication track record

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience integrating AI tools in translator training (e.g. MT post-editing terminology extraction quality assurance).
• Experience with industry-standard translation technology (e.g. CAT tools TMS platforms).
• Evidence of successful grant applications or participation in funded projects.
• Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams and with industry partners.

Applicants should submit the following as a single PDF file:
1. Cover letter explaining fit for the position and research/teaching interests
2. Curriculum Vitae (including list of publications)
3. Teaching statement (max. 2 pages)
4. Research statement (max. 2 pages)
5. Up to three recent publications or writing samples
6. Names and contact details of 23 referees

Closing date of this application is 28 February 2026.