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AliReza Akbari

@alirezaakbari

Assistant Professor in Translation Studies focused on translation testing, evaluation, and quality assessment using docimology and item response theory.

Iran

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an academic role where I can advance translation testing and evaluation methods, strengthen quality assessment with docimology and item response theory, and contribute through teaching and peer review in a research-driven environment.

I’m an Assistant Professor in Translation Studies, specializing in translation testing, translation evaluation, and quality assessment. My Ph.D. research was trained around holistic and analytic approaches, with a focused development and evaluation of Preselected Items Evaluation (PIE) and Optimised Preselected Items Evaluation (OPIE) methods.

Across my research interests, I work at the intersection of translation and technology, drawing on language testing and docimology. I also explore measurement foundations such as item response theory and Rasch analysis to support reliable, generalizable, and decision-valid translation assessment practices.

I actively contribute to the academic community as a reviewer for internationally recognized journals, and I publish in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. In teaching, I cover translation and technology, research methods and data analysis, language testing, translation research methods, and academic writing—always with an emphasis on assessment models and evidence-based evaluation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

University Lecturer

Islamic Azad University, Shahreza Branch

Jan 2020 - Jan 2025 (5 years)

Served as a university lecturer with expertise in translation testing, translation evaluation, and quality assessment. Research and teaching interests include assessment models, item response theory, and translation and technology.

Translation Evaluation Quality Assessment Preselected Items Evaluation (PIE)Optimised Preselected Items Evaluation (OPIE)Item Response Theory Docimology Language Testing Translation And Technology

University Lecturer

Sheikhbahaei University

Jan 2020 - Jan 2025 (5 years)

Served as a university lecturer focused on translation testing, translation evaluation, and quality assessment methods. Interests span evaluation methodologies, docimology, and language testing.

Translation Evaluation Quality Assessment Preselected Items Evaluation (PIE)Optimised Preselected Items Evaluation (OPIE)Docimology Language Testing

University Lecturer

University of Shahreza

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Served as a university lecturer with research and teaching interests in translation testing, translation evaluation, and quality assessment. Work includes evaluation approaches such as PIE and OPIE and connections to language testing.

Translation Evaluation Quality Assessment Preselected Items Evaluation (PIE)Optimised Preselected Items Evaluation (OPIE)Language Testing Docimology

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Isfahan

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Translation Testing

2018 - 2023

Grade: GPA: 19.03/20; Dissertation: 19.90/20

Ph.D. focused on quality evaluation of translation of economic texts using holistic, analytic, Preselected Items Evaluation (PIE), and Optimised Preselected Items Evaluation (OPIE) methods.