Jarosław Weckwerth

Dr. Jarosław Weckwerth is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznań, Poland. He is actively involved in research and teaching in phonetics, phonology, and sociolinguistics, with a particular focus on English accents and language attitudes.

His research interests include:

• Phonetics and phonology
• Sociophonetics and sociolinguistics
• Language phylogeny and evolution
• Varieties of English, including Australian and Canadian English
• Computer-assisted techniques in phonetic analysis
• Afrikaans phonetics

His work spans both theoretical and applied domains, with emphasis on pronunciation, language variation, and empirical methods in phonetic research. He has contributed to international scholarship through numerous conference presentations and collaborations, including at ICPhS, New Sounds, Accents, and Societas Linguistica Europaea meetings.

Dr. Weckwerth has been recognized with the AMU Rector's Prize (2010) and held a Senior Fulbright Visiting Scholar position at Haskins Laboratories (2004–2005). He has also participated in Erasmus exchanges and scholarships in Austria, England, and the USA.

He has served as Editorial Assistant (2001–2009) and is a current member of the Editorial Team for Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics. He was Deputy Head of the Organising Committee for the Poznań Linguistic Meeting since 1999, demonstrating long-standing academic service.

He teaches courses in English phonetics, pronunciation, sociophonetics, and IT skills for linguists. His office is located at Collegium Heliodori, room 340, and he remains an active contributor to the international linguistics community.