Research Fellow (Linguist_Morphology)

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Languages
Location: Guildford
Salary:

£21,614 to £24,313
per annum pro rata (0.6 FTE)
Post Type:  Full Time
Closing Date: 
23.59 hours GMT on Tuesday 07 November 2023
Reference:  056723

The Surrey Morphology Group in the School of Literature and Languages, University of Surrey, is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the fractional rate of 0.6FTE (equivalent to 3 days per week) initially for 3 months, funded by a British Academy Global Professorship awarded to Prof. Erich Round. The position is to start to on 1 November 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

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The role

We seek a linguist to assist in digitising a hand-written phonetic corpus of dialectal morphological data, using a digital workflow.

About you

You must have a PhD and previous postdoctoral experience in linguistics with a focus on inflectional morphology. You must have a familiarity with typologically diverse morphological systems. You must be available to work on campus on average at least one day per week.

How to Apply

Please apply via the link on the University website. Please submit your CV and cover letter along with your application. 

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In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community.  Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.