LINGUIST List 23.694
Fri Feb 10 2012
Jobs: Phonetics; Socioling: Research Asst (Part Time), U of Glasgow
Editor for this issue: Christy Bird
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Date: 09-Feb-2012
From: Jane Stuart-Smith <Jane.Stuart-Smith
glasgow.ac.uk>
Subject: Phonetics; Sociolinguistics: Research Assistant (Part Time), University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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University or Organization: University of Glasgow
Department: English Language, School of Critical Studies
Job Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Web Address:
http://www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs
Job Rank: Research Assistant (Part Time)
Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Sociolinguistics
Description:
University of GlasgowCollege of ArtsSchool of Critical StudiesEnglish Language/Glasgow University Laboratory of PhoneticsResearch Assistant (Part Time)Ref: 001267Salary: £25,854 - £33,734 (Grade 6 and up to point 34 of Grade 7).
This post is to carry out a high-quality research project to conductfundamental research on the role of fine phonetic variation in sound changeby: helping to develop a real-time corpus of Glaswegian vernacular speech;adapting an existing discourse analytical technique for the Glasgow corpusfor data comparison; contributing to the development of appropriate acousticmeasures for analysing coda /r/ and /l/; providing and comparing quantitativereal- and apparent-time accounts of variation and change in Glaswegian overthe past 40 years on the basis of continuous acoustic phonetic measures forboth vowels and consonants. The project also aims to contribute moregenerally to theories of cognitive representations of speech over time.
The post is a fixed term contract (April 2011 until September 2014) with adefined series of outcomes that is financed by a Leverhulme Trust ResearchProject Grant.
Apply online at the application URL below.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity in employment.
The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401.
Application Deadline: 09-Mar-2012
Web Address for Applications:
http://www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs
Contact Information:
Jane Stuart-Smith
Email: Jane.Stuart-Smith
glasgow.ac.uk
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