Prof G Burke
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Applications are invited for a 3.5 year PhD studentship to work in the Materials Performance Centre in the University of Manchester. The start date for the project is any time before 1st October 2015. The industrial partner on this project is BP-ICAM (http://www.icam-online.org/). The successful applicant will be part of a consortium involving research groups at Imperial College, the University of Cambridge and the University of Manchester.
The project will focus on the localised corrosion of alloys, concentrating on understanding the role of microstructure in the corrosion process. It will integrate the mechanistic understanding of materials degradation mechanisms at appropriate length scales and initiation of localised electrochemical reactions at the alloy surface to aid in the development of models to describe initiation phenomena that can lead to localised corrosion or stress corrosion cracking. These reactions will be investigated using a combination of advanced in situ and ex situ microstructural characterisation techniques including Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy. At the end of this project, the student will be equipped with strong materials science and microstructural analysis skills, will have a solid training in the fields of materials characterisation, and degradation mechanisms, and will be familiar with both the academic and industrial work environments.
The position is open to UK/EU and US citizens only. Experience in materials science, metallic alloys and corrosion/electrochemistry is preferred.
A cover letter and a CV, including the names of at least two referees, should be sent to Professor Grace Burke ([Email Address Removed]). You can also directly contact Professor Burke for more information. Applications will be reviewed as they are received until a candidate is selected. Students interested in the position are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Funding Notes
Funding covers tuition fees and annual maintenance payments of £17,000 for eligible UK, EU and US applicants.
Students with a first class or high upper second class degree (or equivalent) in Materials Science and Engineering, Corrosion Engineering, or Chemistry or equivalent are encouraged to apply. You can find more information on the degree requirements here: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/programmes/
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