Corpora: 2 ICE-Ireland Jobs in Belfast

[John Kirk]

QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

£17,451 to £19,488

AHRB-funded Research Assistants

Ref: 01/F712B School of English

Following the award of a substantial AHRB research grant, two posts are
available for two years to assist with an investigation of Standard English
in Ireland, North and South, through the creation of a machine-readable
corpus of spoken and written texts, and through the preparation of related
monographs and CD-ROM for publication, under the joint direction of Dr. John
Kirk and Dr Jeffrey Kallen.

Applicants must have a university degree and the ability to transcribe
spoken English. A relevant postgraduate degree, substantial experience in
transcribing spoken English, fieldwork experience using tape-recorders and
IT experience are desirable.

Commencing salary range: £17,451 - £19,488 per annum. Closing date: 5.00
p.m. Friday 12 October 2001.

Applicants, quoting reference number, may obtain further particulars from
the address below. 

The University is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on
merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first
instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent
subject to availability of funding.

Queen's University Belfast Personnel Department Belfast, BT7 1NN. Tel: (028)
90273044 or (028) 90273854 (answering machine) or Fax (028) 90324944 or
email on personnel at qub.ac.uk Queen's University Belfast

 




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John M. Kirk, MA, PhD, PGCertHET, MILT

Email:  j.m.kirk at qub.ac.uk
Web:    http://www.qub.ac.uk/english
Fax: +44 (0)28 9031 4615
Phone: +44 (0)28 9027 3815 (direct line)
Address: School of English,
         Queen's University Belfast,
         Belfast, BT7 1NN
         Northern Ireland
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