Applications are invited for a full-time PhD research studentship within the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University. The studentship is for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress and provides payment of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate plus an annual stipend of £14,800 [please note that students from outside the EU are required to pay the difference between International and EU fees, currently this would amount to £7,100 per annum].

Project Description

At Glasgow Caledonian University, our experts have long understood that managing assets effectively and efficiently is not an option in todays’ dynamic and demanding business environments and challenging social contexts. Worldwide, we are faced with significant asset management challenges in terms of economising on resource utilisation, achieving high investment returns, proactively managing the lifecycle of a building, and meeting the challenges of global climate changes. Our team, in conjunction with industrial partners, are developing robust Asset Management approaches that assist in all of these issues by improving the quality of working environments and enhancing the everyday life for millions of people. It may be argued that Asset Management is the glue that enables evolving civilisations to metamorphose into better places within which to work, invest, live, learn and play.

Project Aim

Development of robust asset management approaches in UK healthcare arenas.
This includes evaluating Acquisition approaches - everything that goes into planning, designing and procuring, to ensure that the asset is fit for purpose.
Comprehending and developing robust Commissioning approaches - entailing all activities of installing/creating or building the asset and ensuring that it is fully operational and functional. Refining and remodelling of the Operation - covering the bulk of the life cycle of the asset during which it fulfils its intended function. During this period the asset will normally be subject to monitoring, maintenance (both planned and preventative), refurbishment, and upgrading to meet change in operational requirements: this phase may be decades long.
Developing robust Disposal strategies - often the most overlooked phase since many assets can persists long beyond a human work or physical lifetime. Activities include the effective removal of the asset from operation; the disposal or recycling of the asset or its components; and, the feed into the planning for the replacement asset, if a replacement is required.

Contact: Professor James Sommerville jso<στο>gcal.ac.uk, 00 44 (0)141 331 3628

How to Apply:

Application forms are available here under “Research Applications”. Once completed the form should be returned to researchapplications<στο>gcu.ac.uk. Please state the Project Title on the completed application form and return to this email address.