[CogSci] PhD position (fully funded) in psycho-/corpus linguistics in Maynooth, Ireland

[Louise Connell]

*PhD in language and cognition with focus on psycholinguistics and corpus linguistics*

*Supervisor*: Prof. Louise Connell, Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Ireland

*Application deadline*: 01 July 2026

*Full info and application details*: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document/MU%20Doctoral%20Scholarship%20Department%20of%20Psychology%20LC_0_0.pdf


This Maynooth University Doctoral Scholarship Award is fully funded for four years, commencing September/October 2026 and running to completion in September 2030. Funding is available for a student stipend of €25,000 per annum plus annual fuition fees support. Awardees will normally be based at Maynooth University, one of the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland, situated 25km from the centre of Dublin in North Kildare.

*Project: Language and Alzheimer’s Disease*
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is characterised by progressive cognitive impairments in memory, thinking, language, and judgement, but the exact nature of how language expression changes in AD remains underexplored. This interdisciplinary PhD project will examine language expression from individuals who later developed AD in order to investigate how the words and ideas change as the condition progresses, in comparison to people who aged normally. By taking existing samples of language expression (e.g., books and transcribed speeches), and using computational techniques from natural language processing to analyse how key features of the text change over time, the project will help to answer how early-stage AD affects language expression, and how far in advance of AD diagnosis these differences begin to appear.


*Eligibility Criteria for Applicants*
Essential:
• A first class or upper second class (2.1) honours undergraduate degree or Master’s degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related discipline
• Interest in language, psycholinguistics, semantic memory, and/or cognitive ageing research
• Proficiency in quantitative statistical analysis
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English


Desirable:

• Familiarity with research methods in corpus linguistics and/or psycholinguistics

• Experience in handling large datasets

• Computational skills (e.g., R, Python) or the willingness to acquire them


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