Arabic-English literary translation internship, London

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Internshipin Publishing Literary Translations (Arabic)
3-month fulltimeinternship offered by the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World(CASAW, University of Edinburgh) and funded by the AHRC (Arts and HumanitiesResearch Council, UK).
Internship atArabia Books, 70 Cadogan Place, London SW1X 9AH, www.arabiabooks.co.uk. Fulltime(Mon-Fri, 9am-5am), October – December 2012 (with slight flexibility on dates)
We are offering aversatile internship with a lot of opportunities to work independently. TheInternship will primarily involve Editorial work with a contemporary literarytext translated from the Arabic, though the successful applicant will have anoverview of the entire publishing process. This is a great opportunity forthose looking to begin a career in publishing, as you will gain an insight intothe operations of a publishing house, as well as valuable contacts and hands-onexperience.Applicants musthave a Masters degree or the equivalent or higher from a UK HEI, or be enrolled in a PhD programme at aUK HEI, and be able to secure a leave from studies for the period of theinternship. Eligibility follows AHRC PG studentship guidelines.
The successfulapplicant will have excellent written and spoken English, good communicationand organisational skills, be proficient in MS Office and have a passionfor publishing and literature in translation, particularly Arabic literature.Experience in Arabic-to-English literary translation is desirable. 
The internshipprovides a monthly stipend based on AHRC guidelines. The internship holder willbe expected to provide a short final report in writing before receiving thefinal instalment of the stipend.Please send aletter of application and CV (including names of two references) to the aboveaddress, or as attachments to the first email address below, by 15 August2012.  Finalists will be interviewed in London.
Contact: Harry Hall, info at hauspublishing.com / Professor Marilyn Booth (Director, CASAW), m.booth at ed.ac.uk