Education
In 2001 he returned to Dublin City University to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy in technical communication and usability and graduated in 2004.
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Jody Byrne
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Career
He is best known as the author of Technical Translation: Usability Strategies for Translating Technical Documents (Springer, 2006) and Scientific and Technical Translation Explained (Street Jerome, 2012). Byrne taught German translation at Dublin City University and was a Lecturer in Translation Studies & Localisation at the University of Sheffield. While at Dublin City University he became interested in scientific and technical translation and he subsequently went on to conduct doctoral research involving human cognition and the usability of translated software user guides.
He has published on a range of topics including technical translation, professional translation, technical communication and translation pedagogy.
He gained a Bachelor in German and Spanish translation from Dublin City University in 1997 and has worked as a professional translator ever since, combining this with work as a technical writer, instructional designer, researcher and lecturer. In 2005 he joined the University of Sheffield where he taught subjects such as specialised translation, localisation, translation technology, translation theory, subtitling and research methodology.
230 Fellow of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators.
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Professional Member of the Irish Translators" & Interpreters Association
Fellow of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators.
