The School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing at Leeds Beckett University brings together a range of related sectors from built environment and construction; human and natural environments; engineering industries; and computing and IT industries in a dynamic and vibrant setting, with a rapidly growing research, enterprise, and student cohort.
The school is offering up to 3 Full-time studentships from February 2024. The studentships cover projects related to the built environment, engineering, and computing sectors. Studentship funding lasts for the first three years of a four-year registration period. The fourth year is a self-funded ‘writing-up’ year.
We invite applications from talented people to apply for studentships on the following project areas:
- Cyber Security Innovations in Simulations, Serious Games, and Edutainment;
- Model the impact of behind-the-meter EV charger on smart dwellings’ energy demand and control strategy as function of commuting patterns;
- BIM4Regs – A framework for facilitating automated building regulations compliance diagnostics in BIM Model;
- Localised urban heat island monitoring to improve regulatory overheating risk assessment of domestic buildings.
For more information on these projects, please click here
You must have a good honours degree (1st Class or an Upper 2:1) and/or a Master’s degree in a relevant subject (completed with Distinction or a High Merit), and a desire to pursue a PhD. Studentships will be awarded to the strongest applications assessed on the applicant’s academic excellence, the strength of the research proposal and how the proposal fits with the research project/area identified.
If you have any questions, please contact Professor Ian Strange on his email address: i.strange@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
How to Apply
For guidance on how to apply, please visit: How to apply - Leeds Beckett University
Please make sure that you complete the attached application form in full. Please submit your application form to: researchadmissions@leedsbeckett.ac.uk, along with:
- Your research proposal (Max 4 pages). This should show how you will address and research the project area for which you are applying. Indicatively it should include discussion of research context, research questions, research methods, and the potential significance/originality of the PhD.
- Scanned copies of all your degree certificates (e.g. undergraduate or master’s degree certificates) and transcripts.
- Scanned copies of your English language requirements.
- Scanned copies of your passport and previous UK visas if applicable.
Please state clearly in your email that you are applying for School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing studentships and use the studentship application form attached to this advert.
The closing date for applications is 30th September 2023. Late applications cannot be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for the interview. We regret that we may not be able to respond to all applications. Applicants who have not received a response within four weeks of the closing date should consider their application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.