[Bldg-sim] Post Graduate PhD Opportunities at at UWIC

[Eric Roberts]

Dear prospective PhD candidate

I would like to bring your attention to two full time PhD Knowledge Economy
Skills Scholarships being offered at UWIC, which are partly funded by the
European Social Fund Convergence Programme (West Wales and the Valleys). One
project (listed as project two on the link below) is related to the
'Assessment of the construction process and thermal performance of Low
Carbon Dwellings' and the second project (listed as project three on the
link below) is related to 'Low Carbon Dwelling Design'.

Each PhD scholarship provides an annual stipend of £13,290 p.a. for three
years in addition to £5200 p.a. to cover travel, equipment, conference
costs, consumables, training etc.

Each PhD project is also part funded by one industrial partner (both
partners are housing associations operating in South Wales) based within the
convergence areas of Wales and the project will involve working with this
partner on the PhD project. Both projects will be supervised by staff from
the Ecological Built Environment Research and Enterprise Group (EBERE) at
UWIC. The closing date for applications is 12 October.

For a student to be eligible for a KESS award they must be resident in the
Convergence area in Wales on registration and they must be able to take paid
employment in the Convergence area in Wales on completion of the
scholarship, which includes:

Isle of Anglesey;
Carmarthenshire;
Rhondda Cynon Taff;
Gwynedd;
Pembrokeshire;
Caerphilly;
Conwy;
Swansea;
Torfean;
Denbighshire;
Neath Port Talbot;
Ceredigion;
Bridgend;

The industrial partner for project two is Coastal Housing Group (CHG), whom
are based in Swansea and whom operate in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. This
project will also involve collaborating with Pembrokeshire Housing
Association and Valleys 2 Coast Housing Association, on a series of
residential schemes spread across some of the conversion areas. In addition,
it may involve collaborating with the PhD student working on KESS project
two.
The student will based for a minimum of one month per year (spread
throughout the year/or one block) in CHG's office in Swansea and will also
travel (the student will expected to have a clean UK driving licence) to
Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire.

The industrial partner for project three is United Welsh Housing Association
(UWHA), whom are based in Caerphilly and whom operate in Caerphilly and
Torfaen. This project will also involve collaborating with Pembrokeshire
Housing Association and Valleys 2 Coast Housing Association, on  series of
residential schemes spread across some of the conversion areas.
The student will based for a minimum of one month per year (spread
throughout the year/or one block) in UWHA's office in Caerphilly and will
also travel (the student will expected to have a clean UK driving licence)
to Torfaen.


Please see projects two and three at this link:
http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/English/uwicresearch/researchdegrees/Pages/KESSSchola
rships.aspx




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