Postdoctoral Researcher

Grade UE07 – £41,064 – £48,822 per annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science; PPLS

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 33 months

Positions Available: 1

The Linguistics & English Language Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a full-time, fixed-term Postdoctoral Researcher. This post is available from 1st of May 2026.

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The successful candidate will have expertise in the experimental study of language, and will work alongside Principal Investigator:
Prof. Vicky Chondrogianni to contribute to the project “Cross linguistic influence in predictive processing and production of morphosyntactic features in heritage language children – CLIPP”, funded by the AHRC‑DFG.

This post is a full‑time (35 hours per week), fixed term post for 33 months available from 1st of May 2026.

Informal enquiries may be made to Prof Vicky Chondrogianni via

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