Research Opportunities for Undergrads
For those interested in becoming involved in linguistics research, please check back in July when we will be recruiting candidates for Fall, 2026.
FUTURE APPLICATION PERIODS:
Fall 2026: July, 2026
Spring 2027: November, 2026
Summer 2027: March, 2027
Our research opportunities are either paid or volunteer, as noted in the description. Volunteer positions often lead to paid RAships in later semesters. The hours and length of commitment vary, depending on the project. Paid RAships are funded by the supervisor's research grant or the Linguistics endowment fund.
Applications are assessed on the basis of academic excellence and stated qualifications. All applicants will be informed by email regarding the outcome of their submission.
| Professor, Project Information | Seeking Students? (Yes/No) and Further Details |
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| Yue Wang Experimental phonetics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics Language and Brain Lab: Seeking a team of volunteer RAs to work on the project Adaptations in Conversation: Engaging voices, faces, brains and machines. Paid position may be available after RA's initial semester(s). Duties to include:
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No (closed): 3+ volunteer RAs for Summer 2026 5 hrs/wk (plus 1-hr weekly lab meeting) Qualifications:
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| Jozina Vander Klok Field linguistics, language documentation, language description, fieldwork methodologies, linguistic analysis Linguistic Field Research Lab: This weekly reading group is on pause until the Fall. More information to follow. The focus is on research surrounding topics on language documentation, language description, fieldwork methodologies, as well as on linguistic analysis of data. Open to: Current SFU students. ------------------------------ |
No (closed/paused) 1-hr weekly meeting (drop-in) Qualifications:
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If you have any questions about these opportunities or about the application process, please contact the Research Coordinator.