Research Associate - Statistician

Research Associate - Statistician Linguistics and English Language

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Salary: £33,002 to £37,694 (Full time, indefinite with end date)

Closing Date: Sunday 07 June 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: 0333-26

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and resilient individual with excellent communication skills, the capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team and the ability to solve problems creatively to join us as a Research Associate (RA) - Statistician within the group of Dr Isobelle Clarke in the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science in Linguistics and English Language.

This position is funded by the UKRI Future Leader’s Fellowship scheme. The successful applicant will join a team of researchers based at Lancaster University working on the project ‘A Multi-Dimensional Understanding of the Digital Far Right’.

• To systematically identify how far right groups vary (what linguistic features and repertoires they share and how the most high risk content compares).
• To develop an innovative methodology to allow for (1).
• To provide training of (1) and (2) to law enforcement.

The applicant should hold an MSc (or BSc with 1st class honours) in statistics or a relevant field, have a background in multivariate statistical techniques, clustering techniques, sparse data and zero-inflation techniques and a critical academic interest in far right discourse.

This is a fixed term position at 1.0 FTE for a period of 12 months.

Lancaster University is highly ranked and research-led and situated near the historic city of Lancaster. The North West of England offers high standards of living, beautiful countryside, including the Lake District, and excellent national and international transport connectivity.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Isobelle Clarke, Lecturer in Security and Protection Science; UKRI Future Leaders Fellow

We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation and are committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity.