Job offer Applied Linguistics and Bilingualism: ESRC Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) PhD Scholarship in the Applied Linguistics and Bilingualism pathway

Duration of study may vary from 3.5-4.5 years, full-time (or part-time equivalent) depending on your prior research experience. Swansea University, in conjunction with colleagues in the WGSS, will undertake an assessment of the successful applicant's training needs and work with them to tailor the training they are offered to meet their research needs. This might take the form of a full master's course, or might be comprised of individual courses designed to enhance skills required for their chosen area of study.

Bachelor Degree or equivalent, To receive ESRC studentship funding, you must have qualifications or experience equal to an honours degree at a first or upper second-class level, or a master's from a UK academic research organisation. Students with non-traditional academic backgrounds are also welcome to apply., English Language: IELTS 6.5 Overall (with no individual component below 6.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent.

Prospective students are invited to propose a research topic for doctoral study in the language-related areas of expertise of staff in Applied Linguistics. Broadly, these areas include research that addresses:

• bilingualism/multilingualism
• second language acquisition
• lexical studies
• and/or the structure, meaning and use of language in linguistics, psycho- and sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, psychology, sociology, language technology and education.
Supervision can also be held jointly with colleagues in Welsh, Modern Languages, Translation, Psychology and Education. PhD students in Applied Linguistics will have access to our new Eyetracking lab and specialist software including subscriptions to gorilla.sc and qualtrics. Students will also become members of the Language Research Centre - an interdisciplinary research centre encompassing language related research across the university., The studentship funded by the ESRC covers tuition fees and an annual tax-free living stipend in line with UKRI minimum rates (currently £19,237 for 2024/25). If you have a disability, you may be entitled to a Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) on top of your studentship. Students also have access to a Research Training Support Grant, worth up to £940 per year. Selection process