Research Assistant in Corpus Linguistics and Law

at  Nottingham Trent University

ABOUT US

The School of Arts and Humanities at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a diverse, supportive and collaborative community in which to innovate, explore and create. Our specialities span across a range of subject areas, including history and global cultures, English language and linguistics, journalism, and philosophy. Together, our unique community of experts are combining different perspectives and deepening our understanding of the world.
Our courses are built on the ethos of developing intellectual and practical skills, adding value to students’ employability and providing an outstanding student experience.
Our curiosity about languages, histories and global cultures drives our insight, research and our learning. If you’re curious too, we can be a new, powerful partner in your future career.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Dr David Wright at david.wright@ntu.ac.uk

The School of Arts and Humanities are currently recruiting for a fixed term position in corpus linguistics and law.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide important support as part of an interdisciplinary linguistics and law research project in the following ways:

• Collect and manage large datasets of written language.
• Conduct corpus linguistic analysis on written datasets using specialist corpus linguistic software.
• An appreciation or understanding of law and/or sentencing.
• Make connections and liaise with external stakeholders and partners.
• Organise and host small research symposia for academic and non-academic audiences.
• Disseminate research findings and conferences and co-author research articles for publication.

For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We’ll still consider applications even if you don’t meet every single one of the requirements, so don’t be put off if you don’t match them perfectly.