The candidate will have a sound grasp of English Language Linguistics and strong competence in the English language (C1+/C2 CEFR). They will ideally also have a good knowledge of Corpus Linguistics methods and Critical Discourse Analysis and a strong interest in climate change discourse.

The PhD student will collaborate with scholars who are experts in Corpus Linguistics, Appraisal and Critical Discourse Analysis with a strong interest in climate change discourse. The research team includes a Principal Investigator (Associate Professor Katherine Russo), a tenure track researcher (Rtd-B Anna Mongibello), and two PHD students (Arianna Grasso and Arianna Del Gaudio). The PhD students will be able to profit from the Research Centre ILAND and the PhD Programme in Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies