PhD studentship available in Energy Demand - University College London

PhD studentship available in Energy Demand
UCL is one of the world's premier universities, consistently ranked in the global top 10. It is a world-class research and teaching institution.

The UCL Energy Institute was established as UCL's response to the global challenges of mitigating climate change and providing energy security in the 21st century, as well as to support the UCL Grand Challenges. UCL has a substantial track record of energy research and world-leading competencies in a wide range of disciplines; the mission of the UCL Energy Institute is to build on this foundation by coordinating and stimulating research on energy and carbon emissions reductions across the university. The Institute helps build multidisciplinary teams and supports academics in applying their skills to the energy problem. For more information about our research and our people see our website http://www.ucl.ac.uk/energy/.

The UCL Energy Institute Doctoral Training Programme includes the London - Loughborough Centre for Doctoral Research in Energy Demand, which is the premier centre for energy demand research in the built environment in the UK. The Centre offers fully funded four year PhD studentships to eligible applicants.

The Centre brings together two leading energy research universities, UCL and Loughborough University, who together have the expertise to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills to take on senior roles in academia, industry, commerce and policy formulation. It also links two regions with vibrant and expanding activity in the energy and built environment arena.

The Centre offers a four year programme which combines a one year Master of Research (MRes) followed by a three year doctorate (PhD).

Why apply?

• As one of our students you will join a vibrant and diverse community of academics and graduate students.
• We aim to deliver a broadly based, multi-disciplinary and demanding PhD training programme which will prepare you for your future career.
• On completion of the programme you will have expert knowledge in the area of energy research relevant to your research project; project and programme management skills; teamwork, communication and leadership skills and the ability to seek optimal solutions to complex or multifaceted problems.
• You will receive an enhanced stipend of £17,090 per annum tax-free plus UK/EU fees for four years (conditions apply).

Who we are looking for
Applications are invited from UK graduates with a good first degree (1st or 2:1) in one of the following areas - physics, mathematics, engineering, chemistry, natural sciences, materials science or a related physical science. Eligible EU and overseas students with these or equivalent qualifications may also apply.

Studentship Details
The CDT is dedicated to addressing the challenge of climate change and this should be reflected in the project undertaken by the successful student. Projects on offer this year include:

• Heat pumps and smart energy - a dynamic problem
  This engineering/physics project will investigate the detailed interplay between heat delivery via heat pumps, thermal mass of living spaces, other thermal storage options and the need to minimise demands on the grid.
• Multifunctional insulation materials
  The majority of available insulation materials are selected only for their thermal performance. However, considerable cost reductions, energy savings and ease of operations may be achieved by the development of multifunctional insulation materials, selected for properties such as low toxicity, structural performance, ease of cutting to size, robustness for maintenance etc, in addition to thermal properties. This project will investigate the science and cost-effectiveness of multifunctional insulation materials.
• What does all this data mean?
  Suited to a student with strong mathematical background, this project will employ probabilistic techniques to investigate the evidence for trends in energy consumption, and relation to physical effects.
• Development of practical tests for estimating heat losses from heat distribution systems in buildings in the field
  Changes in building regulations over the last decade have meant that the annual demand for space heating is now less than that for water heating in typical new dwellings. This means that a significant proportion of heat losses associated with provision of hot water can no longer be assumed to be useful and may contribute to overheating of living spaces in Summer. In the same way that the co-heating test has been developed to enable the quanitification of fabric heat loss, there is a need for a series of tests to characterise heat losses from heat distribution and storage systems in buildings. The aim of this project is to develop, demonstrate and evaluate such tests for a variety of building types.

The above projects may evolve over the course of the MRes year, in the light of new developments. We will also consider student proposals.

Studentship Details: 1 full EPSRC funded studentship for eligible applicants
Stipend: Enhanced stipend of £17,090 per annum tax-free plus UK/EU fees
Duration: Four years (conditional upon completion of the MRes + MPhil to PhD upgrade)
Start Date: September 2012 (Enrolment week commencing 17th September 2012 tbc)

Eligibility: See http://www.lolo.ac.uk/joinus/page/title/becomeastudent/

How to apply
Applicants must complete an online pre-application form (http://www.lolo.ac.uk/joinus/application). If you are unable to submit an online form or have technical difficulties please contact Alison Parker at alison.parker@ucl.ac.uk. The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Friday 11 May 2012 at 17.00. Interviews will be held the week commencing the 28 May 2012.

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2011 International Doctoral Program in Energy Science (Kyoto Univ,)

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http://www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/admissions/pdf/Application.pdf

2011 International Doctoral Program in Energy Science at Kyoto University

The Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, offers the International Doctoral Program in Energy Science, in which education and supervision of research work are fulfilled by using English language. The program is financially supported by the Japanese Government.

Scholarship
The following will be offered to successful applicants.
(1) Allowance: According to the fiscal 2010 budget, each grantee will be provided monthly with 155,000 to 158,000 yen (at most 36 months).
(2) Travel to and from Japan: An economy class round trip airfare is offered between the international airport closest to the successful applicant's home address, and Kansai International Airport. However, a return air ticket will only be offered if he/she leaves Japan immediately after the scholarship ends.
(3) School fees: Successful applicants will be granted exemptions from entrance and tuition fees.

Number of Applicants to Be Admitted: Eight applicants will be admitted.

Eligibility
One who applies to the International Doctoral Program in Energy Science, Kyoto University, must satisfy all of the following conditions:
(1) He/she is an eligible applicant for the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship obtainable through the recommendation of a Japanese university.
(2) He/she is eligible to apply to the doctoral course of the Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University.
(3) He/she is a graduate of a university with which the Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, has signed an Agreement of International Academic Exchange. (4) He/she is not the holder of any doctoral level degree in principle.
(5) A good command of English is required for an applicant. (Japanese language is not required.)

For enrollment in October, 2011, the following documents must arrive before November 15, 2010 at our School Affairs Office (address given below).
• Application forms, including the Certificate of Health, which can be downloaded from our homepage
• Official document verifying nationality
• Certificates: Bachelor's and Master's Degrees (or equivalents)
• Official academic records: Undergraduate and graduate levels
• Recommendation letters: Dean of the graduate school and supervisor (undergraduate and/or graduate) and head of the employing organization (if currently working)
• Research plan / List of scientific publications / Brief description of academic achievements
• A copy of Master's Thesis (or equivalent)
• A copy of an official GRE (General test), TOEFL or TOEIC test score, taken within the last 24 months

Application
Each applicant should contact his/her prospective supervisor at Graduate School of Energy Science Kyoto University before applying.

Decision
The applicants will be informed of the result of the 1st stage selection by Kyoto University by around the end of March, 2011. The selected applicants will then be recommended to the Japanese Government as applicants for the scholarship. Applicants will be informed of the final result by around the end of April, 2011.

Correspondance
School Affairs Office
The Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
E-mail: ic-energy@adm.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Doctoral Scholarships in Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan

Doctoral Scholarships in Energy Science, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan
International Doctoral Program (IDP) in Energy Science
Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University

The international Doctoral Program in Energy Science is offered to provide foreign students and researchers, who have a Master’s degree (or equivalent), an opportunity to further their studies toward a Doctoral degree at Kyoto University. In this Doctoral Program, Japanese proficiency is not required since students can obtain the necessary credits by choosing ones among a variety of subjects presented in English and their research works are also supervised in English. An evaluation of eligibility for admission will be made on the basis of the documents submitted to our School Affairs Office.
Eight students will be admitted each year with a scholarship from the Japanese Government.

Scholarship
Allowance: 155,000 to 158,000yen per month for at most 36 months (subject to change depending upon the annual budget of each year)
Travel to and from Japan: Economy-class round trip airfare
School fees: Exemption from the entrance and tuition fees

Eligibility
Nationality: Any of the countries with which Japan has official diplomatic relations
Age:under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2011
Academic qualifications: Master’s degree or equivalent (by the end of September, 2011)
Language ability: Good command of English (Japanese is not required)
Document for Application
For enrollment in October, 2011, the following documents must arrive before November 15, 2010 at our School Affairs Office (address given below).
Application forms, including the Certificate of Health, which can be downloaded from our homepage (see below)
Official document verifying nationality
Certificates: Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees (or equivalents)
Official academic records: Undergraduate and graduate levels
Recommendation letters: Dean of the graduate school and supervisor (undergraduate and/or graduate) and head of the employing organization (if currently working)
Research plan / List of scientific publications / Brief description of academic achievements
A copy of Master’s Thesis (or equivalent)
A copy of an official GRE (General test), TOEFL or TOEIC test score, taken within the last 24 months
To ensure a successful Application
Each applicant should contact his/her prospective supervisor at Graduate School of Energy Science Kyoto University before applying.

Notification of Decision
The applicants will be informed of the result of the 1st stage selection by Kyoto University by around the end of March, 2011. The selected applicants will then be recommended to the Japanese Government as applicants for the scholarship. Applicants will be informed of the final result by around the end of April, 2011.

Correspondence
Any inquiry can be accepted at
School Affairs Office
The Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
E-mail: ic-energy@adm.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81-75-753-4745

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INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM (IDP) IN ENERGY SCIENCE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENERGY SCIENCE KYOTO UNIVERSITY

The international Doctoral Program in Energy Science is offered to provide foreign students and researchers, who have a Master’s degree (or equivalent), an opportunity to further their studies toward a Doctoral degree at Kyoto University. In this Doctoral Program, Japanese proficiency is not required since students can obtain the necessary credits by choosing ones among a variety of subjects presented in English and their research works are also supervised in English. An evaluation of eligibility for admission will be made on the basis of the documents submitted to our School Affairs Office.


SCHOLARSHIP
* Allowance: 155,000 to 158,000yen per month for at most 36 months (subject to change depending upon the annual budget of each year)
* Travel to and from Japan: Economy-class round trip airfare
* School fees: Exemption from the entrance and tuition fees
ELIGIBILITY
* Nationality: Any of the countries with which Japan has official diplomatic relations
* Age:under 35 years of age as of April 1, 2011
* Academic qualifications: Master’s degree or equivalent (by the end of September, 2011)
* Language ability: Good command of English (Japanese is not required)
DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION
For enrollment in October, 2011, the following documents must arrive before November 15, 2010 at our School Affairs Office (address given below).
* Application forms, including the Certificate of Health, which can be downloaded from our homepage (see below)
* Official document verifying nationality
* Certificates: Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees (or equivalents)
* Official academic records: Undergraduate and graduate levels
* Recommendation letters: Dean of the graduate school and supervisor (undergraduate and/or graduate) and head of the employing organization (if currently working)
* Research plan / List of scientific publications / Brief description of academic achievements
* A copy of Master’s Thesis (or equivalent)
* A copy of an official GRE (General test), TOEFL or TOEIC test score, taken within the last 24 months

TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION
Each applicant should contact his/her prospective supervisor at Graduate School of Energy Science Kyoto University before applying.
NOTIFICATION OF DECISION
The applicants will be informed of the result of the 1st stage selection by Kyoto University by around the end of March, 2011. The selected applicants will then be recommended to the Japanese Government as applicants for the scholarship. Applicants will be informed of the final result by around the end of April, 2011.
CORRESPONDENCE
Any inquiry can be accepted at
School Affairs Office
The Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
E-mail: ic-energy@adm.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81-75-753-4745

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Masters and PhD Scholarships, QUT, Australia

QUT engineering masters and PhD research scholarships
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is one of Australia's most valuable
players in research and provides quality assured research solutions for
industry, government, and the non-profit and community sectors.

QUT's Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering plays a key role in national
centres of excellence in integrated engineering asset management, rail
technologies, spatial information, and automotive technologies. It also leads
major national and international research projects in aviation, renewable energy
and energy distribution.

QUT invites applications from outstanding engineering graduates around the globe
for two-year masters or three-year PhD scholarships.

The successful applicants will commence their candidature in the 2010 academic
year to work alongside world-class experts in some of Australia's leading
cooperative research centres and institutions.

Postgraduate research degrees are offered in Master of Engineering (Research),
Master of Applied Science (Research) and Doctor of Philosophy (Built Environment
and Engineering).

Our faculty offers a number of full tuition and living allowance scholarships to
assist our international and domestic research students undertaking a PhD or
research masters.

Research scholarship opportunities are available in the following areas:


* Aviation
* Complex Urban Systems Design
* Energy
* Orthopaedics and Trauma
* Intelligent Transport


After the completion of a QUT research degree, PhD candidates are
comprehensively prepared to enter a competitive labour market with practical and
academic competence and high employability.

Learn more about our research areas by visiting: www.bee.qut.edu.au/research

Details of the scholarship

The living allowance stipend is $20,000 per annum, tax exempt for three years.
International students who are offered the scholarship will also be considered
for a tuition fee waiver scholarship.

Eligibility

To be considered, candidates will require a first-class honours or second-class
division A honours degree, an appropriate masters degree (research or
coursework) or a professional doctorate from a recognised institution. Masters
degrees by coursework and professional doctorates must contain a significant
research component (no less than 33 per cent of the total degree) or significant
publications records.

Application closing date

Applications close on Friday, 23 April 2010.

For more information, please contact David Kabelele, Scholarships Officer for
QUT's Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering (Research Portfolio) on +61 7
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