Imperial College London - Department of Earth Science and Engineering
| Qualification type: | PhD |
| Location: | City Of London |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students |
| Funding amount: | £16,000 |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed on: | 7th November 2014 |
| Closes: | 7th January 2015 |
Duration: 36 Months
Supervised by Professor Robert Zimmerman, Professor John Cosgrove, and Dr Adriana Paluszny,
Background: The Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College has several PhD studentships available within the HydroFrame radioactive waste disposal project. HydroFrame, a collaboration between Imperial College, the University of Leeds, and the University of Birmingham, is funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the UK Environment Agency (EA), and the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), as part of the Radioactivity and the Environment (RATE) Programme.
Technical Scope: This PhD project, to be supervised by Professor Robert Zimmerman, Professor John Cosgrove, and Dr Adriana Paluszny and will focus on developing numerical and analytical methodologies for quantitatively estimating the macroscopic scale hydraulic transmissivities of geologically realistic, three-dimensional fracture networks.
Requirements: Applicants should have a Masters degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, geology/geophysics, physics, computational mathematics, or any area of science/engineering that provides a strong background in numerical modelling. Applicants should also have good skills in programming in a scientific programming language such as C/C++, Fortran or Python.
Other details: This 3-year PhD studentship will cover the Imperial College tuition fees, and provide a non-taxable bursary of £16,000 per year. Applicants must be eligible for NERC PhD funding i.e., UK and non-UK EU nationals who have spent the previous three years in the UK undertaking education (undergraduate study or masters). The project will involve frequent interaction with the other participants of the HydroFrame project and RATE programme, including summer schools and workshops. The PhD studentship is available to start immediately. For further information please see our website: www.ese.ic.ac.uk
Application Procedure: To apply, send a copy of your CV, and a cover letter, to Professor Robert Zimmerman, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London,r.w.zimmerman<στο>imperial.ac.uk. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Consistently rated amongst the world's leading universities (currently ranked 2nd in the QS ranking, 9thin the Times Higher Education ranking), Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research.
For application details please contact Samantha Symmonds (E-mail: sam.symmonds@imperial.ac.uk, Tel: +44 (0) 207 594 7339).
Closing date: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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