Industrial Doctorate Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) is a partnership of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Exeter, the Scottish Association for Marine Science and HR-Wallingford. The Centre is funded by the ETI and the RCUK Energy programme.

IDCORE offers a four year Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programme

Research Engineers (EngD students) follow a programme based on three elements:

• postgraduate-level training
• transferable skills and engineering leadership
• research

As a Research Engineer you will spend the first nine months of the four-year degree in Edinburgh attending an intensive programme of 12 taught courses delivered by internationally renowned academic staff from the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde andExeter. These first two terms provide you with skills needed to survive in industry and to get started on your research activities. You will be taught by staff from across the consortium and experts from industry. Practical courses will teach you important laboratory and fieldwork skills; while a group design project will help you to develop team working skills and use knowledge gained during the taught programme.

You will be matched with a research project in offshore wind, wave or tidal energy proposed by industry at the beginning of the second semester of teaching (January). Following the initial period in Edinburgh you will join your sponsoring company in June to work as a researcher for the rest of the programme. Your industrial research will be supplemented by summer schools delivered in Oban, Wallingford and Falmouth; and integrated studies in management, business, innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship, delivered online to maximise their relevance to your experience within your company.

At the end of your research work you will deliver either a doctoral thesis or a portfolio of related project work that will be examined for the award of an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Offshore Renewable Energy which will be a joint degree from the Universities of Edinburgh, Exeter and Strathclyde.

Entry requirements

• Applicants should have, or expect to receive a first class honours degree or an international equivalent. Students with an upper second class degree and a subsequent MSc degree with distinction/substantial relevant work experience will also be considered. It is expected that candidates will have a good understanding of one or more branches of science or engineering, advanced maths and at least some relevant research experience. Equivalents to UK qualifications: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/country
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate enthusiasm, creativity, resourcefulness and a mature approach to learning
• Non-UK candidates whose mother language is not English must provide a certificate of proficiency in the English language. See:www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international/english/postgraduate/science-engineering

Scholarship

A scholarship that provides a student stipend of £16k rising to £17k and covers the tuition fees is available for suitably qualified applicants. There are 12 of these scholarships available for September 2014 entry and they are awarded competitively.

Eligibility for a full award (stipend and fees):

• UK and EU nationals who have been residing in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the programme

Eligibility for a fees only award:

• UK and EU nationals living outside the UK.

There is one full studentship available for an exceptional EU candidate living outside the UK.    
Applications from candidates funded by other scholarships schemes will also be considered.

Applying

Please visit www.idcore.ac.uk/public/how-apply and apply online.

Interviews will be held in January, March and May 2015.