PhD Studentship: Maurice Franses Memorial Scholarship 1055 views

This Department of Civil Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at University College London (UCL) is offering Maurice Franses Memorial Scholarship, a unique opportunity for a talented and deserving prospective PhD candidate to engage in scholar research at postgraduate level in the field of Structural Engineering.

Duration: 4 years

Scholarship value: fees equivalent to the standard postgraduate UK/EU rate (2019/20: £5210) plus a maintenance stipend (2019/20: £17,009 tax free) for full-time study.

About the scholarship:

• The theme of the studentship is broad and relates to all aspects of structural engineering.
• Themes that are of topical interest to the Structures Group within the Department are:
• performance design and assessment of structures exposed to extreme loading,
• extending the life of structures exposed to increasing environmental loading,
• monitoring and sensing for structures, use of sustainable and novel materials and
• technologies for the built environment and infrastructure, conservation and preservation of heritage structures.
• The project will be co-supervised by members of the Structures Group.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have a strong undergraduate track record with 2:1 or 1st Class degree (and preferably a master’s degree) in Civil/Structural Engineering combined with a strong modelling and programming skills (Matlab or Python).

Applications:

• Applicants should send a covering letter, proposal and CV to d.dayala@ucl.ac.uk.