28.3261, Jobs: Sociolinguistics: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Queen Mary University of London

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Subject: 28.3261, Jobs: Sociolinguistics: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Queen Mary University of London

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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:51:41
From: Erez Levon [e.levon at qmul.ac.uk]
Subject: Sociolinguistics: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Queen Mary University of London, UK

 
University or Organization: Queen Mary, University of London 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: London, United Kingdom 
Web Address: http://linguistics.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/linguistics/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Sociolinguistics; language attitudes, experimental methods, quantitative methods


Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a fixed-term
Postdoctoral Research Assistant at QMUL until November 2019 as part of an
ESRC-funded research project examining accents and fair access to employment
in the UK (PI: Erez Levon, co-Is: Devyani Sharma and Dominic Watt). 

The successful candidate will be expected to assist in the preparation and
execution of language attitudes experiments administered to the general public
and to a specialist group of respondents in the legal profession; to assist in
data processing and statistical analysis of experimental results; to assist in
writing academic papers based on that analysis; and to assist in the
preparation of training and other public outreach materials based on project
findings.

Applicants should have a PhD in Linguistics, Psychology or Economics and
expertise in experimental and quantitative methods, together with experience
in conducting field research and excellent interpersonal skills. Familiarity
with website maintenance and computer programming is highly desirable.



Application Deadline: 29-Aug-2017 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobID=2575 
Contact Information:
	Erez Levon 
	Email: e.levon at qmul.ac.uk 
	Phone: +442078828435 


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