Multilingual Bites (MuBi): How migration and minority languages shape Italy's culinary vocabulary

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli studi di Roma Sapienza seeks a researcher to join the MuBi project, focusing on linguistic data collection, analysis, and sociolinguistic coding in multicultural contexts.

The role includes ethnographic interviews in home kitchens, restaurants, markets, and reception centers, handling protocols, contact management, and informed consent, with multilingual ASR transcription and data verification.

Responsibilities

• collaborate on core activities of the MuBi project
• collect, organize, and analyze linguistic data on culinary microlanguage in multicultural contexts
• conduct ethnographic interviews in home kitchens, restaurants, markets, and reception centers
• prepare protocols, manage contacts, and collect informed consent
• use ASR tools for multilingual transcription, verify and correct transcripts
• assist with sociolinguistic coding, identify loanwords and neologisms
• populate the database for the digital archive
• support GIS mapping of linguistic phenomena and dissemination of results

Job description

Organisation/Company Università degli studi di Roma Sapienza Research Field Language sciences » Languages Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 7 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The person hired for this research position will collaborate on the core activities of the MuBi project, contributing to the collection, organization, and analysis of linguistic data regarding culinary microlanguage in multicultural contexts. They will participate in conducting ethnographic interviews in home kitchens, restaurants, markets, and reception centers, handling the preparation of protocols, contact management, and the collection of informed consent. They will use ASR tools for multilingual transcription, verifying and correcting the transcripts. They will assist with the sociolinguistic coding of data, the identification of loanwords, neologisms, and semantic shifts, and the population of the database that will feed the digital archive. Additionally, they will support the GIS mapping of linguistic phenomena and the scientific dissemination of the results.

evaluation of qualifications and interview

• Italy

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• EUROPE

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• EUROPE

Selection process

evaluation of qualifications and interview