One-year MRes studentship to investigate relationship between sustainability and resilience within the context of urban communities or infrastructure systems.

Award details: The award covers tuition fees (Home/EU rate) and a stipend (2017/18 rate: £16, 553) funded by the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering CEGE). Award duration: one year.

The Centre for Urban Sustainability and Resilience (USAR) at University College London (UCL) invites applications for an available MRes studentship starting in September 2017
As a member of USAR, the successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary centre that provides a critical mass of problem solvers and intellectual resources and offers excellent networking opportunities. USAR is an energetic and exciting environment that draws on staff from across the university. The successful candidate will also have the chance to be part of the UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering - a revolutionary department within UCL, distinguished by its radical thinking and interdisciplinary approach to research and teaching.

Students on the MRes programme learn about the research process and research methodologies and gain an understanding of policies, processes, technologies and materials available to shape the future of the urban environment. Students can specialise by selecting modules from across a wide range of different topics and disciplines. Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme consists of two core modules (30 credits), two optional modules (30 credits) and a research project (120 credits).

We are seeking applications to investigate the relationship between sustainability and resilience within the context of urban communities or infrastructure systems.

To apply: please submit a CV, covering letter and a research proposal (maximum 500 words) on the topic you would like to research towards the award of MRes to Jane Doogan [Email Address Removed]

Closing date: 5 June 2017. Before applying, you are encouraged to speak to the USAR MRes Programme Director Dr Helena Titheridge [Email Address Removed] and relevant members of academic staff within CEGE.
Entry requirements: The award is open to UK and EU students with a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university (or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard) in a subject relevant to their chosen topic. Applicants must also meet UCL’s English Language requirements: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/life/international/english-requirements