PhD in Corpus Linguistics

We are delighted to offer a fully funded PhD studentship available to both UK and international candidates. CASS has been awarded a prestigious North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) PhD studentship, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), to begin in October 2026./nWe are seeking outstanding candidates with experience in corpus linguistics, language testing, or quantitative applied linguistics. Applicants should demonstrate strong analytical skills in areas such as corpus design, statistical analysis, or the use of tools such as R, Python, or #LancsBox X./nThe successful candidate will be expected to relocate to Lancaster and work regularly on campus as part of the CASS team./nThe PhD, delivered in collaboration with Trinity College London, will explore communicative competence in English language tests, and what this means for fairness, accessibility and social mobility./nSupervision: Professor Vaclav Brezina and Dr Dana Gablasova./nFunding: The studentship covers full tuition fees and includes a tax-free maintenance stipend (currently £20,780 per year)./nStart date: 28 September 2026.