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Transcript Editing and Cleaning Role

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1102073


University of Warwick


21/10/2025


Other - See Job


100 hours in total (more details in job)


Not Applicable

Pay


£13.01


£1.57

Description

Role
This role is for a Research Assistant supporting a project on the language of sports commentary. The project will explore language use patterns in a large set of Six Nations rugby match transcripts (around 49 hours of material). The main task will be to go through these transcripts carefully, correcting errors, making sure the words are accurate, adding in the right names of players and commentators, and dividing the text into clear sections (such as build-up, live play, and pundit talk). The role involves working closely with the project lead to ensure the transcripts are accurate, consistent, and ready for analysis.

 
The role is expected to take around 100 hours in total. There are no fixed working days, but the successful candidate will be expected to work to agreed deadlines and balance the workload alongside their studies. The dataset consists of 15 matches, each lasting roughly three hours, with six hours allocated for editing each match. It is suggested that the candidate aim to complete one match per week, which would mean spending around six hours per week on the project.

Duties and responsibilities

The role involves the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Transcript cleaning: Correct typographical and transcription errors to ensure the accuracy of the text.
  • Speaker/name identification: Insert the correct names of players, commentators, and pundits where possible.
  • Structural organisation: Separate and label sections of the transcript (e.g. pre-match build-up, live commentary, half-time analysis, post-match discussion).
  • Quality control: Ensure the transcripts are consistent, clear, and ready for close linguistic analysis.

Skills and experience

The successful candidate will:

  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with text.
  • Familiarity with rugby (especially Six Nations teams, players, and commentators) is highly desirable.
  • Experience with transcription, editing, or corpus preparation is advantageous.
  • Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with the project lead.
  • Be able to meet deadlines.

Location
Hybrid

Additional information
Closing Date: midnight on 13/10/25

Start Date: 21/10/25
 
Please be aware that to be considered for this role, you will need to be a current undergraduate students in the Applied Linguistics Department. 

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