PhD Studentship: "Developing Interdisciplinary Insights for the Design of Area Based Retrofit Programmes" (3.5-year EDRC PhD Studentship)

This interdisciplinary PhD studentship, hosted as part of the new £15 million Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC) will focus on enhancing research and policy understandings of the motivations, barriers, and drivers for the adoption of energy demand reducing home “retrofits”. Through a mixed methods approach, the studentship aims to develop novel conceptual understandings of the factors which influence the success or failure of these programmes. These insights will be of core relevance to the EDRC consortium and in developing public policy to inform the design of area-based retrofit programmes to drive the uptake of retrofit measures.  

Benefits:

The PhD studentship is offered for a maximum of three and a half years, beginning in January 2024, renewable on a yearly basis, subject to satisfactory performance on the doctoral degree. The successful candidate will receive: 

• Full fee waiver
• Stipend equivalent to the UKRI doctoral stipend, currently £18,622 per annum.
• The possibility of teaching and/or marking activities in the School (maximum of six hours per week during term time).
• Opportunity to apply for any part-time Research Assistant roles available.
• Teaching work will be paid in addition to the stipend. 

Eligibility:

Open to UK/EU and overseas applicants. Applicants should have:

• 2:1 honours degree,
• Master’s degree in a related subject (or studying for this) with a good level pass, or non-UK equivalent.
• Proof of proficiency in English i.e., an IELTS certificate taken within the last two years. (At least 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each of the four sections.)

Application procedure:

• Apply for a PhD in Science and Technology Policy Studies at the University of Sussex, including a research proposal addressing one of the research topics above or a closely related topic http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply
• For questions relating to the application process, contact business-researchstudents@sussex.ac.uk.
• For informal enquiries in relation to ideas for research topics, contact Donal.Brown@sussex.ac.uk or T.J.Foxon@sussex.ac.uk. 

Deadline: Friday, 13 October 2023 

For more information please see here. 

We welcome applications from suitably qualified people, regardless of ethnicity, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, and working patterns.

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