🇬🇧 Fully Funded PhD Opportunity at Lancaster University
Location: United Kingdom
Fully funded PhD studentship at Lancaster University for research on communicative competence in English language tests, open to UK and international applicants.
A fully funded PhD studentship is available at Lancaster University starting October 2026, open to UK and international applicants. The ideal candidate should have experience in corpus linguistics, language testing, or quantitative applied linguistics, with skills in tools like R, Python, or #LancsBox X.
The PhD project, in collaboration with Trinity College London, will investigate communicative competence in English language tests, focusing on fairness, accessibility, and social mobility. The successful candidate will be based at Lancaster University and work with the CASS team.
- Experience in corpus design and statistical analysis is desirable.
- The position is fully funded.
- Applicants can be from the UK or internationally.
For further details and application information, visit https://cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded-phd-opportunity-at-the-cass-research-centre.
Tags: PhD Opportunity, Lancaster University, Corpus Linguistics, Fully Funded, Language Testing, Quantitative Applied Linguistics, United Kingdom
