UCL EngD in Operational vs. Designed Performance in Workplace Buildings
University College London
Applications are invited for an EPSRC funded EngD studentship (4 years) to research Operational vs. Designed Performance in Workplace Buildings: Development of Visualisation Design Tools Utilizing Performance Data and Simulation. This work will draw together the link between energy modelling in buildings and validating modelling techniques and outputs based on real world data.
UCL is one of the UK’s premier universities and is currently ranked 4th in the world (QS World University Rankings). The industrial co-sponsor, Buro Happold, is an international interdisciplinary engineering firm for the built environment responsible for many of London’s most iconic buildings ranging from stadia and museums to office and university buildings.
A successful candidate will be based at the Bartlett and Buro Happold offices in London, and will be supervised jointly by Dr Dejan Mumovic (UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies/UCL Energy Institute),Alasdair Young (Buro Happold, Industrial supervisor) and Dr Rokia Raslan (UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies/UCL Energy Institute).
More details can be found at the apply button below.
The studentship will cover tuition fees and a tax-free maintenance stipend (£18,500/annum for EngD). Due to funding restrictions applicants must be either a British passport holder or an EU passport holder with either 3 years residency in the UK, or being in full time employment in the UK.
To apply, please write to Dr Dejan Mumovic at the address below with a covering letter (1 A4 page) and a full CV (including contact details for at least two academic referees plus marks/grades achieved on current courses). The covering letter should outline your interest in researching the suggested topics, and a clear statement of your eligibility for this ESPRC funded award.
The closing date for applications will initially be 15th June 2013 with a view to starting the project at the beginning of September 2013. Interviews will be held w/c 17th June 2013.
If, however, insufficient good applications are received in this tight timeframe then the advert will remain open until July 2013 with a view to starting the project in September 2013. Any inquiries or further information about the studentship should be emailed to Dr Dejan Mumovic on d.mumovic@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Dejan Mumovic
UCL/Buro Happold EngD Project
The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies
University College London
Central House 14 Upper Woburn Place
LONDON WC1H 0NN
