26.4719, Jobs: Anthropological Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Bristol

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Subject: 26.4719, Jobs: Anthropological Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Bristol

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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:31:02
From: Fiona Jordan [fiona.jordan at bristol.ac.uk]
Subject: Anthropological Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

University or Organization: University of Bristol 
Department: Department of Archaeology & Anthropology
Job Location: Bristol, United Kingdom 
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Corpus Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Kinship

Description:

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Assistant with expertise in analysing large language datasets. The post is one of two PDRA positions in a five-year European Research Council Starting Grant project entitled “VariKin: Cultural Evolution of Kinship Diversity” led by Dr Fiona Jordan in the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology at the University of Bristol. The post is a full-time fixed term position of 24 months.

The project team will be multidisciplinary, spanning anthropology, linguistics, and psychology. This PDRA position (VariKin-Usage) will require an individual with expertise in corpus linguistics and the analysis of large language datasets. The objective is to explore the dynamics and patterns of usage in kinship terms and language related to family across a variety of corpora, with the aim of relating usage patterns to wider processes of cultural evolutionary change. Using corpus linguistic tools, you will examine kinship talk in a variety of world languages, spoken and written, contemporary and historical.

You will have a PhD in corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, “big data” analysis, or a similar field. It is essential that you have experience with quantitative and computational data analysis using concordancing software, and a background in linguistics, psychology, or anthropology would be highly desirable. You will require excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills as you will be primarily accountable for leading, conducting, and reporting research that fulfills core objectives of the VariKin-Usage project: identifying frequency and association patterns of kinship language across different linguistic and social contexts, using a wide range of language corpora. You will also work with other VariKin team members on collaborative projects and undertake some directed co-supervision of students.

This is an opportunity to be part of an exciting new research group–the Evolution of Cross-Cultural Diversity (http://excd.blogs.ilrt.org/)–and a Department expanding in four-field anthropology. The University of Bristol offers a host of personal development opportunities for early career researchers. 

The successful applicant will be expected to take up the post from January 11th 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.

It is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing 23 November 2015.

Application Deadline: 29-Oct-2015 

Web Address for Applications: http://goo.gl/uRP5Hg 
Contact Information:
	Dr Fiona Jordan 
	Email: fiona.jordan at bristol.ac.uk 

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