Research Associate 0.4fte

Opportunita; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Liverpool seeks a Research Associate (0.4fte) to advance secure linguistic threat detection and analytics within the EPSRC CyberFocus project. You will design and validate novel tools, document progress, and work closely with an industry partner while balancing on-campus and remote work.

Strong programming and project management skills are essential; an interest in language and safeguarding is advantageous. Fixed-term until Sep 2027 with hybrid on-site requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong programming and project management skills.
• Interest in language and linguistic approaches.
• Understanding of safeguarding considerations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, testing and validation of new linguistic tools.
• Documentation, implementation and ongoing review of tools.
• Collaborate with an industry partner on the project.

Skills

Programming

Project management

Language interest

Teamwork

Job description

# Research Associate 0.4fteUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool, United KingdomSalary: **GBP 40,704 - 46,970 per year**Application Deadline: **November 19, 2026**Employment type: **Part time**Position Type: **Researcher**Department: **English**Date Posted: **November 5, 2026**Contact Email: **[e-mail]**Source details may be limited## Project DescriptionResearch Associate 0.4fteEnglish118913£40,704- £46,970 per annum (pro rata)19-Nov-2026 23:30Hours of work: Part time (0.4fte) Tenure: Fixed term until September 2027 Hybrid Working: Minimum requirement of 40% on Campus, with 60% considered desirable where possible We are seeking a highly motivated researcher/software developer to assist in the development of a secure, context-sensitive linguistic threat detection and analytics system. The position will be on the project Improving Safeguarding Methods – enhancing linguistic monitoring methods for safeguarding EdTech, which is funded through the EPSRC-funded CyberFocus project. The work will involve collaboration with a non-academic industry partner and intends to make significant methodological advancements in filtering and monitoring (as defined in Keeping Children Safe in Education \\[KCSIE\\] 2026) by developing novel tools based in (computational) linguistic approaches. Your work will include the design, development, testing and validation, documentation, implementation, and ongoing review of these new tools. You should therefore have strong programming and project management skills as well as a keen interest in language; an interest in child safeguarding will be advantageous. Given the project’s focus on research application and impact, strong communication and teamworking skills will be vital. Informal inquiries can be made with the project lead Mark McGlashan ([e-mail]). Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.---### Academic ContactEnglish [e-mail]05/11/2026Last UpdateUniversity of Liverpoolmy.corehr.com## Apply for this positionThis application must be completed through the official university portal.Apply on official website