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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Health in Social Science
Part-time: 9 hours per week
Fixed-term: from 1st August 2026 until 31st December 2026
We are looking for a part-time 0.26 FTE (9 hours per week) ‘Natural Language Processing of Social Media Posts’ Intern (Employ.ed for PhDs) for a fixed-term period from the 1st August 2026 until 31st December 2026 within the Clinical and Applied Psychology department. The post-holder will be located at the School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh.
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The Opportunity:
This is an exciting opportunity for a part-time PhD Intern to join Principal Investigators (PI) Dr Laura Cariola on the BA/Leverhulme project “Digital Belonging and Global Mobility: Natural Language Processing to Explore Third Culture Individuals’ Use of Online Communities”. Applications are invited from those who are pursuing a PhD in Computing, Linguistics, or Psychology, or a related discipline. It is anticipated that the primary responsibility of the post-holder will be conducting Natural Language Processing of a social media data set. The primary software will be the Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC) with the Meaning Extraction Method requiring advanced statistical analysis.
Your skills and attributes for success:
This post is part-time (9 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
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The Employ.ed for PhDs programme offers work experience designed to enhance your professional skills. It will also help widen your professional network and provide an insight into a different workplace, discipline or industry. As an Employ.ed for PhDs intern, you will also receive tailored developmental support from the Careers Service to help you make the most of your internship.
How to apply
Please include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
- Reference from your PhD supervisor
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Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 1st June 2026.
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Interviews will be held on 15th June 2026.
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