Lecturer in Speech Science

Department of Language and Linguistic Science

The Department of Language & Linguistic Science is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Speech Science to contribute to research and teaching from 1 January 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is 0.5 FTE.

Role

You will play a full part in the research, teaching, supervision and administration of the Department, with particular responsibility for teaching and supervision related to our MSc in Forensic Speech Science and to our broader agenda in formal aspects of speech science.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

You will have a PhD in Linguistics, Electronics or allied field, and be establishing, or have established, a track record of high-quality research and you will be committed to excellence in teaching and supervision. We particularly welcome applications from scholars whose research and teaching interests essentially involves the technical foundations of speaker comparison in speech science, and who have a scientific focus on properties of the vocal tract and modelling it via morphoacoustic techniques.

The starting date is 1 January 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Informal enquiries may be made to the Head of Department (Professor Monika Schmid) by e-mail (monika.schmid@york.ac.uk). For further information please see the department web pages at https://www.york.ac.uk/language/

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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