13464- Postdoctoral Researcher
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,064 to £48,822 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 13464 |
Summary
Grade UE07: £41,064- £ 48,822 per annum
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term: 64 months
The Opportunity:
The Linguistics & English Language Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences are seeking a full time, fixed term Postdoctoral Researcher. This post is available from 1st of March 2026.
The successful candidate will work alongside Dr Bert Remijsen and other team members as part of an ERC funded grant “The evolution of suprasegmental morphology in West Nilotic” (Nilomorph). The postdoc will be responsible for conducting descriptive research on the Burun languages within the wider West Nilotic group, resulting in analyses of the sound system and morphosyntax of the target languages. The position involves collaborative research and regular (annual) fieldwork in East Africa throughout the duration of the role.
As a School we acknowledge that people’s career paths are rarely linear and welcome applicants to expand on their professional and personal journeys where appropriate.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Appropriate degree in Linguistics, with relevant post-graduate research and/or teaching experience. Normally a PhD (pending or assumed complete may be considered).
Extensive expertise in qualitative analysis of the sound system of an understudied language based on data collected first-hand.
Extensive expertise in qualitative analysis of the morphosyntax of an understudied language based on data collected first-hand.
Experience with the study of suprasegmental phenomena.
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term: 64 months
The Opportunity:
The Linguistics & English Language Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences are seeking a full time, fixed term Postdoctoral Researcher. This post is available from 1st of March 2026.
The successful candidate will work alongside Dr Bert Remijsen and other team members as part of an ERC funded grant “The evolution of suprasegmental morphology in West Nilotic” (Nilomorph). The postdoc will be responsible for conducting descriptive research on the Burun languages within the wider West Nilotic group, resulting in analyses of the sound system and morphosyntax of the target languages. The position involves collaborative research and regular (annual) fieldwork in East Africa throughout the duration of the role.
As a School we acknowledge that people’s career paths are rarely linear and welcome applicants to expand on their professional and personal journeys where appropriate.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Appropriate degree in Linguistics, with relevant post-graduate research and/or teaching experience. Normally a PhD (pending or assumed complete may be considered).
Extensive expertise in qualitative analysis of the sound system of an understudied language based on data collected first-hand.
Extensive expertise in qualitative analysis of the morphosyntax of an understudied language based on data collected first-hand.
Experience with the study of suprasegmental phenomena.