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Saturday, April 17, 2010

UK: Engineering PhD Studentship at University of Exeter - College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

Overview

Location: Streatham Campus, Exeter

Applications are invited for the above PhD studentship starting in October 2010 in the Centre for Water Systems (see www.exeter.ac.uk/cws) at the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter. This studentship is offered as part of the EPSRC STREAM Engineering Doctorate Centre (see www.stream-idc.net) and is sponsored by the Severn Trent Water.

Responsibility

The successful candidate will work on the development of Artificial Intelligence based system (i.e. model) for detection and diagnostics of toxic pollution events in wastewater networks. This will involve development of novel methodology which makes use of the signal processing, classification and other related techniques, together with the development of the associated prototype software. The new methodology will be tested and verified on literature and real-life case studies. The successful candidate will work closely with another PhD student developing the corresponding sensing device (hardware) as part of the companion project at Cranfield University.

Amount Awarded

Four-year studentship: UK tuition fees and an annual tax free maintenance bursary of £19,000 in the first two years and £20,000 in the last two years

Deadline for applications: 30 June 2010


For informal enquiries contact Professor Zoran Kapelan at z.kapelan@exeter.ac.uk

Eligible Candidates

The studentship is available to UK students or those who have been resident in the UK for a period of three years or more. Visit www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/students/Pages/eligibility.aspx for further details.

Application criteria

You should have at least a 2.1 Honours degree, or equivalent qualifications, in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics. Experience in software programming, artificial intelligence techniques and/or wastewater modelling is desirable.

How to apply

To apply, visit www.exeter.ac.uk/2010studentships/application and complete the online web form. You will be asked to submit some personal details and upload a full CV, covering letter, details of two academic referees and a research proposal. Your covering letter should outline your academic interests, prior research experience and reasons for wishing to undertake this project.

For general enquiries please contact Liz Roberts at E.G.Roberts@exeter.ac.uk


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