School of
Architecture
Centre for Development and Emergency Practice
(CENDEP)
Three-year full-time funded PhD Studentship
Eligibility: Home/EU
and International Students
Bursary: £15,000 per annum
for three years for a stipend
Up to £7,300 for research support, including
travel and subsistence for visits to partner institutions
Fees: Tuition fees
will be paid by the University
Deadline: 1
October 2018
Interview date: 18 October 2018
Start
date: 21 January
2019
“Leave no one
behind: responding to long term development with less dependency on aid in
humanitarian crisis: young people with disabilities as agents for change”
The Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment at Oxford Brookes
University is pleased to offer a three-year, full-time PhD studentship to a new
student commencing in January 2019.
The successful candidate will work within the Centre
for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP)
under the supervision of Prof
Cathrine Brun and her team and will collaborate closely with the Centre for Lebanese Studies
(CLS) at the Lebanese American
University (LAU) in Beirut, Lebanon. This is a fully funded
PhD studentship with an annual bursary of £15,000.
Brief project description:
The
sustainable development goals have the aim of leaving no-one behind. CENDEP has
successfully contributed to new guidelines for working with disability in
humanitarian crises and at the same time has high levels of expertise in
researching protracted refugee crises. The project seeks to explore new modes
of increasing participation among persons with disabilities in Lebanon and the
Middle East. For this purpose, we are calling for applicants who will conduct a
doctoral research project on the theme of young people with disabilities as
agents for change in the context of the current refugee crisis in Lebanon. A
comparative project (with another country) could be accepted.
The PhD candidate will be working on this project
part of a Disability Hub which Oxford Brookes University and the Centre for
Lebanese Studies at LAU are in the process of establishing in Lebanon. The
objective of the Disability Hub is to develop and implement a research and
advocacy strategy into issues around disability, participation and
representation (political, social, economic, etc.) of disabled persons in
general but more specifically, those of a refugee and migrant background. The
hub will also critically inquire the discourses about disability and ability,
gender binaries, participation and inclusion, power and representation,
citizenship and refugee status, their interactions and their effects on
engagement with disability issues and its politics, more generally.
We
expect that the successful candidate is willing to spend considerable time in
Lebanon to conduct fieldwork in collaboration with the CLS.
We are seeking candidates with:
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A good higher degree in Social
Sciences and cognate disciplines
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Experience of research on refugees or disabilities or both
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Methodological insights in either qualitative or quantitative methods
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Experience of teamwork
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Excellent written and oral communication, organisational and time
management skills
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A real passion and commitment for research and scholarship
Desirable selection criteria:
- Experience in
academic fieldwork, or field experience as a practitioner
- Knowledge of
Arabic Language
Together with a covering letter and CV you
must submit a maximum 10-page outline research proposal. A PhD
proposal should include clear research aims/questions, justification for the
study, some overview of existing research and literature in the field of study,
a description of methodology and a timeline.
Enquiries: Please email Prof Cathrine Brun cbrun@brookes.ac.uk.
How to apply: For further information on how to apply,
please email tdestudentships@brookes.ac.uk for an application pack, quoting “Development and
Disability” in the subject line.
School of Engineering, Computing and
Mathematics
PhD
Studentship: Criticality Analysis - Machine Learning of Human Gait
Eligibility: Home/EU
Bursary: £14,057 per annum for three years
for a stipend
£3,300 for project costs
Fees: Tuition fees will be paid by the University
Deadline: 14 September 2018
Interview
date: 28 September 2018
Start
date: 8 October 2018
The Faculty of Technology,
Design and Environment at Oxford Brookes University is pleased to offer a
three-year, full-time PhD studentship to a new student commencing in October.
The successful candidate will work under
the supervision ofDr Tjeerd olde
Scheper in theSchool of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics in collaboration withProf Helen Dawes in theDepartment of Sport, Health Sciences and
Social Work.
Brief
project description:
Analysis of biological data is based
around the interpretation of data within the context of its source. Gait, as
primary motive means for humans, is both energetically demanding, and reflects
many of the human disorders. Physical disorders (muscle atrophy, etc.), mental
disorders (Alzheimers, Parkinsons, etc.), as well as energetic dysfunction
(diabetes, malnutrition, etc.) are readily expressed in gait. However, the
underlying complexity prevents easy analysis, because of the intricate
nonlinear relations involved in the biosystems that allow effective gait.
Criticality Analysis (CA) makes it feasible that biological information can be
extracted from intricate systems. CA is based on the proven method of Rate
Control of Chaos (RCC), and provides a means of generating nonlinear
representation spaces based on dynamic interaction, rather than probabilistic
models.
The key research questions are (not
exclusive):
1.
Determine the critical parameters, based on already shown results, that
allow a critical system to reflect the data accurately;
2.
Investigate the numerical properties of the data representation, based
on different controlled models, and connectivities of the underlying network;
3.
Create a representative model system that can analyse gait data for
specific disorders, and determine the boundary conditions for reliable and
effective categorisation and identification.
Requirements:
We are looking to recruit a highly
accomplished candidate, capable of submitting a PhD thesis
within the 3 years of the project.
Candidates would be expected to have a good first degree, or Masters, in a
related subject (e.g. mathematics, computer science with data analysis,
physics, computational biology, etc.). They should be able to demonstrate strong
research capabilities, and proficiency in spoken and written English. Required skills are mathematical understanding of
dynamic systems, scientific modelling, and software engineering. Desired skills
are biological data analysis, and statistical analysis.
Competence
to develop:
The successful candidate may expect to
work in a developing research group in machine learning. They will develop
skills in data analysis, computational research, scientific methods, and
machine learning.
Enquiries: Please email Dr Tjeerd olde
Scheper – tvolde-scheper@brookes.ac.uk.
As part of the application, you must
submit a detailed research proposal (maximum 1000 words), a
CV, and a supporting statement (maximum
300 words).
How to apply: For further information on
how to apply, please email tdestudentships@brookes.ac.uk
for an application pack, quoting
“Criticality Gait Analysis” in the subject line.
School of
the Built Environment and School of Architecture
PhD studentship: BIM-Based Capacity
Building for Sustainable Housing Upgrading in Informal Settlements
Eligibility:
Home/EU
Students
Bursary: £14,000
per annum (with no inflation increase) for three years
£2,500
for fieldwork
Fees:
Tuition
fees will be paid by the University
Deadline:
14
September 2018
Start date:
8 October 2018 (or January 2019 at
the latest)
The School of the Built Environment and the School of
Architecture in the Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment (TDE) at
Oxford Brookes University is pleased to offer a 3-year full-time PhD
Studentship to a new student commencing in either October 2018 or January 2019
(at the latest). The
successful applicant will receive an annual bursary of £14,000 for three years
(with no inflation increase), and fees up to the Home/EU level will be paid by
the University.
Project description
Informal
settlement upgrading in the Global South requires informed participation by all
stakeholders particularly residents. However, traditional participatory methods
are limited in involving the wider community, tend to be dominated by specific
community interest groups and therefore often fail to enable genuine
coproduction and bottom-up decision-making.
Major
technical constraints here relate to tools for wider collaborative practices
and lack of structured housing data for information sharing. Emerging Building
Information Modelling (BIM) and related mobile technologies can overcome such
constraints through freely available apps and cloud-based systems to greatly
enhance stakeholder capacities including residents and community based
organisations to easily participate in the design and execution of upgrading
and housing projects.
There is,
however, a paucity of studies about integrated computerised methodologies that
allow stakeholders to readily contribute and evaluate their actions in the
delivery of housing in informal settlements. This study aims to address this
gap and examine the scope for developing a BIM-Based framework for deeper
participation.
The
successful candidate will work with different research clusters in the Schools
of theBuilt Environment andArchitecture under the supervision ofProfessor Ramin Keivani (rkeivani@brookes.ac.uk),Dr Henry Abanda (fabanda@brookes.ac.uk), and Dr. Marcel Vellinga (mvellinga@brookes.ac.uk). Informal
enquiries may be addressed to any of the listed supervisors.
Requirements
The
successful applicant will have at least an upper second class and/or Master’s
degree in a subject related to the built environment, urban development or
housing as well as demonstrable interdisciplinary capabilities including
ability to undertake qualitative research, quantitative research and project
simulation using BIM. A demonstrable interest in Cloud Computing would be an advantage.
As part of
the application, you must submit a detailed research proposal (maximum 1000
words), a CV, and a supporting statement (maximum 300 words). Candidates should
ensure the research objectives and methods; part of the proposal should be
crystal clear.
Please be
advised that successful candidate would be expected to commence the research
degree programme in October 2018 (or January 2019 at the latest).
How to apply
For further
information on how to apply, please email tdestudentships@brookes.ac.uk
for an application pack, quoting “BIM-based capacity building” in the subject
line.
School of
the Built Environment & School of
Architecture
PhD studentship: Co-creation of
Distributed Renewable and Interactive (DRI) energy systems &
Citizen-Centred, Low Carbon Cities
Eligibility:
Home/EU Students
Bursary: £14,777 per annum (with no inflation
increase) for three years
£1,000 for fieldwork
Fees: Tuition
fees will be paid by the University
Deadline:
14 September 2018
Interview date: 20 September 2018
Start date:
8 October 2018 or 21 January 2019
The School of Built Environment and the School of Architecture are jointly offering a 3-year
full-time PhD Studentship. This is an inter-disciplinary study that cuts across
theConstruction Project
Management andLow Carbon Building research groups, which are part of
theOxford Institute for Sustainable Development.
The
studentship includes an annual bursary of £14,777 for three years (no annual
increase). Fees up to the Home/EU level will be paid by the University and
£1,000 per annum will be available for fieldwork.
Project description
The
key research question is how the technological and digital literacies of a
‘smart community’ can be developed to move towards the effective operation of
DRIs, resulting in significant reductions in energy demand to rise to the
challenges associated with Climate Change. The installation & operation of
smart citizen-centered energy systems will be evaluated through the comparison
of policies, and top-down and bottom-up practices in leading ‘Smart Cities’.
This evaluation will focus on how local communities can improve their awareness
and competences to embrace new technology and how they can become equal
partners in co-creating Smart Cities.
The
aim is to explore, using
Grounded Theory, the relationships between smart
communities & the technological solutions to operating the DRI systems. The
key output will be an innovative framework to place prosumers at the heart of
effective integration of DRI systems in existing urban environments.
The
successful candidate will work under the supervision ofDr Esra Kurul,Prof Rajat Gupta and Dr. Maurizio Sibilla. Informal enquiries should be
addressed to Dr Kurul (ekurul@brookes.ac.uk).
Requirements
We are
looking to recruit a candidate of the highest quality who is capable of
submitting a PhD thesis within 3 years. Candidates would be expected to have at
least an upper second class degree and/or Masters in a related subject (e.g.
sociology, urban geography, energy studies, anthropology etc). They should be able to demonstrate strong
interdisciplinary research capabilities, be fluent in spoken and written
English.
The
selection criteria will focus on academic excellence, suitability of research
experience/ skills, and subject knowledge. A demonstrable interest in social
innovation would be an advantage.
Applicants
must submit a detailed research proposal (max. 1000 words), which should
include the research objectives and methods, a CV and a supporting statement
(max. 300 words).
Please note
the above start dates.
How to apply
For further
information on how to apply, please email tdestudentships@brookes.ac.uk for an
application pack, quoting “Co-creation
of DRIs and Low Carbon Cities” in the subject line.
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
3.5 years, full-time
funded PhD Studentship in 2D materials and
Graphene
Eligibility: Home/EU
and International Students
Bursary: £17,142 per year
Fees: Tuition
fees will be paid by the University
Deadline: 15 October 2018
Start date: 21 January 2019
The Faculty of
Technology Design and Environment at Oxford Brookes University is seeking a
highly motivated candidate from an Engineering, Materials, Physics or Chemistry
disciplinary background who has strong experimental/analytical skills (or would
be able and willing to develop them) to undertake a PhD within the EPSRC
research project “Development of sustainable, eco-friendly, and industrially
scalable ultrasound assisted liquid phase exfoliation processing technologies
for manufacturing two-dimensional advanced functional materials (EcoUltra2D)”.
Brief Project
Description
Research will exploit
ultrasonic cavitation technologies to develop a clean, environmentally
friendly, and scaled-up manufacturing process for next generation
two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials.
The successful
candidate will join a collaborative team working on the application of
ultrasonic processing to a variety of materials. He/she will be specifically
responsible for fundamental and applied studies on the cavitation mechanisms governing
the ultrasonic assisted liquid phase exfoliation of two dimensional
nanomaterials and graphene, the optimization of process parameters and
validation of computer modelling, with further participation in pilot-scale
technology development.
Project will be
performed in collaboration with Brunel University London, University
of Oxford and University of Hull and it is supported by a number of
industrial partners. This is a team project so the successful candidate will
collaborate with researchers in participating institutions and interact with
other researchers and engineers at Oxford Brookes University. Regular visits to
partners’ locations will be required.
The essential selection criteria include:
- At least an upper second-class degree (preferably MSc) in an
Engineering, Materials, Physics, Chemistry discipline.
- Suitable experience in studies (experimental, theoretical or both), e.g.
in Engineering Processes, Materials Science with particular focus on 2D
functional materials, Physics, Materials Processing, Fluid Mechanics or
Cavitation Bubble Dynamics.
- Experience of processing, analysing and manipulating large amounts of
technical data.
- Capability to work independently and as part of a team and learn new
things quickly (you are a problem solver).
- Excellent written and oral communication and organisational skills.
Proficiency in written English is
required (for non UK-graduated citizens – an IELTS certificate with sufficient
points is required).
- A real passion and commitment for research.
Application Process:
If you would like to apply for this position, you should request an
application pack from the Research Support Office, tdestudentships@brookes.ac.uk, quoting “PhD in 2D materials and Graphene”.
Fully completed applications must be sent to tdestudentships@brookes.ac.uk, by 17.00 on Monday, 8 October 2018. As part of the application process
you
will be required to upload a cover letter with a brief statement of research
interests (describing how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the details of two
referees. Interviews will
be commenced soon after the deadline.
Information:
For all informal
requests about the project and this post, please contact Dr Iakovos Tzanakis (itzanakis@brookes.ac.uk)