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PhD Studentship Reducing the carbon footprint of existing buildings at airports
at De Montfort University in United Kingdom
The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) is an internationally leading research institute focussed on energy in the built environment. The scope of its research ranges from the clean and efficient use of energy, to integrated renewable energy technologies and the environmental quality of the built environment. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE2008), 65% of the Institute’s research was rated “world leading” or “internationally excellent”.
Applications are invited from well-qualified, highly motivated individuals for a PhD studentship. The successful applicant will join an exciting project concerning reduction of carbon emissions from existing buildings. Achieving this objective is particularly challenging for non-domestic buildings and airports present a diverse range of non-domestic building types which are energy and carbon intensive. The research could thus have a wide impact. The project will investigate appropriate technologies and strategies for dramatically reducing their carbon emissions (up to 100%) through innovative and robust refurbishment programmes. It forms part of a consortium programme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council entitled “Integration of Active and Passive Indoor Thermal Environment Control Systems to Minimise the Carbon Footprint of Airport Buildings”, which brings together research teams from four other universities: Brunel, Bath, City and Loughborough.
You will join a large group of higher degree students and work alongside other research staff in the IESD’s excellent self-contained research base in the renowned Queens Building. You will have your own work space, excellent facilities and funding for travel, eg to present work at conferences. You will be offered bespoke training necessary for your project.
You must have a good first degree, probably in a physical science or engineering subject, and a genuine interest in energy and buildings. You must be able to work in a self-directed manner but have the interpersonal skills to work effectively with the larger research team and project partners.
The post offers a stipend (currently £13,290) and fees at the UK (Home) rate. It is available for a period of three years.
Closing date: 28th September 2009
Informal enquires may be made to:
Professor Li Shao (Tel: 0116 2577975; Email: lshao@dmu.ac.uk).
An application form is available from:
Miss Clare Perry
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development
De Montfort University,
Queens Building, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH
Tel: 0116 257 7979
Fax: 0116 257 7977
Email: cperry@dmu.ac.uk
Applications are invited from well-qualified, highly motivated individuals for a PhD studentship. The successful applicant will join an exciting project concerning reduction of carbon emissions from existing buildings. Achieving this objective is particularly challenging for non-domestic buildings and airports present a diverse range of non-domestic building types which are energy and carbon intensive. The research could thus have a wide impact. The project will investigate appropriate technologies and strategies for dramatically reducing their carbon emissions (up to 100%) through innovative and robust refurbishment programmes. It forms part of a consortium programme funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council entitled “Integration of Active and Passive Indoor Thermal Environment Control Systems to Minimise the Carbon Footprint of Airport Buildings”, which brings together research teams from four other universities: Brunel, Bath, City and Loughborough.
You will join a large group of higher degree students and work alongside other research staff in the IESD’s excellent self-contained research base in the renowned Queens Building. You will have your own work space, excellent facilities and funding for travel, eg to present work at conferences. You will be offered bespoke training necessary for your project.
You must have a good first degree, probably in a physical science or engineering subject, and a genuine interest in energy and buildings. You must be able to work in a self-directed manner but have the interpersonal skills to work effectively with the larger research team and project partners.
The post offers a stipend (currently £13,290) and fees at the UK (Home) rate. It is available for a period of three years.
Closing date: 28th September 2009
Informal enquires may be made to:
Professor Li Shao (Tel: 0116 2577975; Email: lshao@dmu.ac.uk).
An application form is available from:
Miss Clare Perry
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development
De Montfort University,
Queens Building, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH
Tel: 0116 257 7979
Fax: 0116 257 7977
Email: cperry@dmu.ac.uk
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