About the Project
Brunel University London (BUL) is recruiting to EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD studentships effective 1 October 2020. Applications are invited for the following specific project entitled “Assessing Unintended Consequences of Structural Coastal Flood Protection: Implications for Resilient and Sustainable Built Environment”. Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend (bursary) of £17,285 plus payment of their full-time home tuition fees for a period of 36 months (3 years). Applicants must be eligible for home tuition fees either through nationality, residency (living in the UK for at least three years and not wholly for educational purposes) or other connection to the UK.
The successful applicants will join the internationally recognised researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This exciting research project is focused on developing a comprehensive understanding of the unintended consequences of structural flood protections and assessing the potential implications for future flood risk management policy. The research combines system dynamics or agent-based modelling and comparative analysis of different case studies in the UK to assess the long-term implications of changes in flood risk and identify the key drivers and primary processes and mechanisms contributing to the unintended consequences of coastal flood defences.…
Applicants will be required to demonstrate their ability to take initiative in research planning, do independent original research, learn new or develop existing programming skills, present findings in national/international conferences, and draft research papers for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Please contact Dr Abiy S. Kebede at [Email Address Removed] for an informal discussion about the studentships.
Eligibility
Applicants will have or be expected to receive a first or upper-second class honours degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Mathematics, Physics or a similar discipline. A Postgraduate Masters degree is not required but may be an advantage.
Experience in coastal processes, climate change adaptation, flood hazard and risk analysis, geospatial data processing and modelling, using numerical models, willingness to learn computer programming, and developing new ideas and methodologies is an advantage. In addition, he/she should be highly motivated, able to work in a team, collaborate with others and have good communication skills.
How to Apply
Please submit your application documents (see list below) by Noon on Friday 26 June 2020 to [Email Address Removed] Interviews will take place in July 2020.
• Your up-to-date CV;
• Your personal statement (300 to 500 words) summarising your background, skills and experience;
• Your Undergraduate/Postgraduate Masters degree certificate(s) and transcript(s);
• Evidence of your English language skills to IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent, 6.0 in all sections), if appropriate;
• Contact details for TWO referees, one of which can be an academic member of staff in the College.
Remember to state the title of the project at the top of your personal statement.