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<span style="font-weight: 700;">PhD opportunity at the Liverpool Language Lab – Apply via the Doctoral Academic Teacher Scheme</span></div>
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We are excited to welcome expressions of interest from prospective PhD candidates who would like to apply for a funded part-time PhD training post within the
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Psychology Department at the University of Liverpool</span>, through the current
<span style="font-weight: 700;">Doctoral Academic Teacher (DAT) scheme</span>.</div>
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The <span style="font-weight: 700;">Liverpool Language Lab</span> investigates how children acquire language, how the developing brain supports this process, and how it is shaped by cross-linguistic, socio-cultural, and individual variation. We study how children
segment speech, learn words and concepts, acquire grammar, and how these processes are supported by their environment. Our methods are cross-disciplinary and include
<span style="font-weight: 700;">corpus analysis, behavioural experiments, computational modelling, eye-tracking, and EEG</span>, with a strong emphasis on theory-driven research and developmental language disorders.</div>
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PhD candidates may apply to work with any of the lab’s permanent members:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Professor Julian Pine (</span><span style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/julian-pine" id="OWAb217aebe-6f9b-2cc7-d0ba-c53fd0b0ac8f" class="x_x_c-link x_x_c-link--underline x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/julian-pine" style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/julian-pine">https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/julian-pine</a></u></span><span style="font-weight: 700;">)</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Dr Perrine Brusini (</span><span style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/perrine-brusini" id="OWAd10918be-52c3-c617-34cd-4e31a3389bb5" class="x_x_c-link x_x_c-link--underline x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/perrine-brusini" style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/perrine-brusini">https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/perrine-brusini</a></u></span><span style="font-weight: 700;">)</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Dr Chi-hsin (Esther) Chen (</span><span style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/chi-hsin-chen" id="OWA776803ba-ce50-02ef-da47-35e95770b3b5" class="x_x_c-link x_x_c-link--underline x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/chi-hsin-chen" style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/chi-hsin-chen">https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/chi-hsin-chen</a></u></span><span style="font-weight: 700;">)</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Dr Andrew Jessop (</span><span style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163); font-weight: 700;"><u><a href="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/andrew-jessop" id="OWA2f652b9b-de0b-f85c-5652-8d398bbcb1a8" class="x_x_c-link x_x_c-link--underline x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/andrew-jessop" style="color: rgb(18, 100, 163);" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/andrew-jessop">https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/andrew-jessop</a></u></span><span style="font-weight: 700;">)</span></div>
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The successful DAT candidate will join a small, collaborative team comprising four permanent academic staff and a group of postgraduate students and postdocs. Our lab is within the Psychology department, with opportunities for intellectual exchange through
journal clubs, seminars, and lab meetings.</div>
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Key Details:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Post</span>: Doctoral Academic Teacher / PhD Training Post (0.5 FTE)</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Salary</span>: £33,482 - £38,249 (pro rata)</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Duration</span>: 1 September 2025 – 31 August 2029</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Funding</span>: Includes part-time
<span style="font-weight: 700;">UK PhD fees</span> + 0.5 FTE salary</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Application deadline</span>:
<span style="font-weight: 700;">24 June 2025, 23:30</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" role="presentation"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Eligibility</span>: Candidates must hold or be completing a
<span style="font-weight: 700;">1st class undergraduate degree (or equivalent)</span>. Unfortunately, this post is
<span style="font-weight: 700;">not eligible for visa sponsorship</span> under the Skilled Worker route.</div>
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To apply, you must contact a potential supervisor to discuss your research proposal in advance and submit an outline proposal with your application.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">For further details and the full job description, visit</span>:
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We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented communities in academia. Unfortunately, if you are not a UK resident, you cannot apply for this opportunity.</div>
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If you are interested in working with the Liverpool Language Lab team, please reach out to any of the supervisors listed above as soon as possible. We would be happy to discuss potential research directions with you.</div>
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