Research assistant 50%, LangTool project

Lunds university, Centre for languages and literature

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

The LangTool project will recruit a research assistant with a Master degree in Statistics and/or Applied Economics or something equivalent to that and with experience of hypothesis testing and parametric and nonparametric analysis. Experience with statistical software packages is necessary. The successful applicant will work with data extraction and analysis of online questionnaires and corpus data. Good command of English and Greek is necessary and basic knowledge of Swedish is a bonus. S/he will be offered 50% of the full employment (20 hours per week) for the time period 1 February – 31 August 2021. Salary according to the range for research assistants at Centre for Languages and Literature at Lund University. If questions about the position contact Carita.Paradis@englund.lu.se.

Language as a tool for understanding consumer attitudes and improving the social impact of sustainable products

This interdisciplinary project at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University combines insights from language technology, linguistics and management studies. The goal is to chart consumer attitudes towards sustainable products in order to get a better grasp of why consumers opt for sustainable products and how they evaluate them afterwards. We analyse consumers’ descriptions and assessments of their experience with the products and account for what sensory descriptors and the evaluative expressions there are in relation to the sociodemographic profiles. The purpose of this project is to contribute to the knowledge about consumer post-experiences about sustainable products in order to improve our understanding of how consumers of various social profiles react towards the market of sustainable products.

About The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology
The Joint Faculties of the Humanities and Theology have eight departments and carries out large and varied work within research and education with the purpose to understand people as cultural and social beings. The faculties have around 700 employees and around 4000 students.

About the Centre for Languages and Literature
The Centre for Languages and Literature (SOL) is Sweden's largest institution specialising in languages, linguistics, comparative literature and area studies. SOL offers a large number of independent courses complemented by a growing number of undergraduate and graduate programmes. With 36 subjects and some 30 postgraduate programmes, SOL forms a solid unit with breadth and depth in teaching and research and is distinguished by both national and international visibility. SOL is led by a board of which the Head of Department is chairman. In addition, there are three Assistant Heads of Department with special operational responsibilities. The centre has 300 employees and 8 000 students including around 100 doctoral students.

Type of employment	Temporary position
Employment expires	2021-08-31
Contract type	Part-time
First day of employment	2021-02-01 eller enligt överenskommelse
Salary	Månadslön
Number of positions	1
Full-time equivalent	50%
City	Lund
County	Skåne län
Country	Sweden
Reference number	PA2021/82
Contact	Carita Paradis, carita.paradis@englund.lu.se
Union representative	OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-222 93 62 SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-222 93 64
Published	14.Jan.2021
Last application date	27.Jan.2021 11:59 PM CET

Research assistant 50%, LangTool project - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Lunds university, Centre for languages and literature