Linguistics and Bilingualism: Fully funded PhD Scholarship in the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) Linguistics and Bilingualism

Doctorat / PhD Profil chercheur : First Stage Researcher (R1) Type de contrat : Temporary Date limite de candidature : 6 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Date de début : 1 Oct 2027 Programme UE : Not funded by a EU programme Département : Central Domaine : Other

Key Information Open to: UK and international applicants Funding Providers: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) Subject Area: Linguistics and Bilingualism Project Start Dates: October 2027 ** **In exceptional circumstances, and subject to the discretion of the University and/or the relevant funding body, a deferral of offer may be granted to the next available enrolment period. Such deferral will typically not exceed a duration of three calendar months from the originally stipulated commencement date. Please note that only one deferral may be considered, and any such deferral is not guaranteed . Supervisors: This studentship is an ‘open’ award. Applicants must approach a potential supervisor prior to submitting an application. This is to confirm that there is appropriate supervisory capacity within the University and to discuss their draft application of which the supervisor must complete a section. Information on the research interests of our staff can be found on the Swansea University webpages. Short descriptions of each accredited pathway are available on the ESRC WGSSS website. Aligned programme of study: Applied Linguistics and Bilingualism pathway, PhD WGSSS DTP Mode of study: Full or part-time study is possible. Please note that full-time ESRC WGSSS studentship award holders cannot hold either a full-time job, permanent part-time job or temporary role for an extended period, during the period of their award. Part-time ESRC WGSSS studentship award holders cannot hold a full-time job. Place of study: Swansea University (Singleton Campus) Swansea University (Bay Campus) Project description: Prospective students are invited to propose a doctoral research project in the language-related areas of expertise of staff in Applied Linguistics and Welsh. Staff expertise can be found: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/humanities-and-socialsciences/culture-communication-staff/english-language-tesol-applied-linguistics-staff/ https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/humanities-and-socialsciences/culture-communication-staff/welsh-staff/ Broadly, the research areas include: second language acquisition bilingualism/multilingualism and/or the structure, meaning and use of language in linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, pragmatics, forensic linguistics, discourse analysis, language technology and education. Supervision can also be held jointly with colleagues in Modern Languages, Psychology and Education. Students will have access to lab facilities including two eye-trackers (EyeLink Portable Duo) and specialist software including subscriptions to Gorilla.sc and Qualtrics. Students will also become members of the Language Research Centre – an interdisciplinary research centre encompassing language related research across the university. For general queries about the studentship, please contact the Pathway Link for Linguistics and Bilingualism, Dr Xuehong (Stella) He, [email]

Key Information

Open to: UK and international applicants

Funding Providers: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS)

Subject Area: Linguistics and Bilingualism

Project Start Dates: October 2027 **

**In exceptional circumstances, and subject to the discretion of the University and/or the relevant funding body, a deferral of offer may be granted to the next available enrolment period. Such deferral will typically not exceed a duration of three calendar months from the originally stipulated commencement date. Please note that only one deferral may be considered, and any such deferral is not guaranteed .

Supervisors:

This studentship is an ‘open’ award. Applicants must approach a potential supervisor prior to submitting an application. This is to confirm that there is appropriate supervisory capacity within the University and to discuss their draft application of which the supervisor must complete a section. Information on the research interests of our staff can be found on the Swansea University webpages. Short descriptions of each accredited pathway are available on the ESRC WGSSS website.

Aligned programme of study: Applied Linguistics and Bilingualism pathway, PhD WGSSS DTP

Mode of study: Full or part-time study is possible. Please note that full-time ESRC WGSSS studentship award holders cannot hold either a full-time job, permanent part-time job or temporary role for an extended period, during the period of their award. Part-time ESRC WGSSS studentship award holders cannot hold a full-time job.

Place of study:

Swansea University (Singleton Campus)

Swansea University (Bay Campus)

Project description:

Prospective students are invited to propose a doctoral research project in the language-related areas of expertise of staff in Applied Linguistics and Welsh. Staff expertise can be found:

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/humanities-and-socialsciences/culture-communication-staff/english-language-tesol-applied-linguistics-staff/

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/humanities-and-socialsciences/culture-communication-staff/welsh-staff/

Broadly, the research areas include:

second language acquisition

bilingualism/multilingualism

and/or the structure, meaning and use of language in linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, pragmatics, forensic linguistics, discourse analysis, language technology and education.

Supervision can also be held jointly with colleagues in Modern Languages, Psychology and Education.

Students will have access to lab facilities including two eye-trackers (EyeLink Portable Duo) and specialist software including subscriptions to Gorilla.sc and Qualtrics. Students will also become members of the Language Research Centre – an interdisciplinary research centre encompassing language related research across the university.

For general queries about the studentship, please contact the Pathway Link for Linguistics and Bilingualism, Dr Xuehong (Stella) He, [email]

Where to apply Website https://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/linguistics-biling…