28 September: fyi -- corpus linguistics, Ireland
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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@qub.ac.uk Queen's University Belfast 6304435
If you apply for this position, please say you saw it first
on http://www.thes.co.uk. Thank you.
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