(Three years)

Harper Adams University (HAU) is committed to increasing its research to solve the challenges of food production, processing and storage.  The following research studentship in the Engineering Department is now open for applications.

Development of Quality Control Framework for accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of crop storage environments (Funded by AHDB Potato Council (PCL); Director of Studies: Dr Tomas Norton

Applications should be made through the HAU website: http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk/

where further details of each project can be found. The deadline for uploading completed applications is 5 pm UK time on Friday, 6March 2015. The studentship will start at the end of September 2015, with the exact starting date to be negotiated at interview. Interviews will take place at Harper Adams University for shortlisted UK applicants and by Skype for shortlisted applicants from other countries.

Further information can be found on Harper Adams University at  www.harper-adams.ac.uk

and on the research training provided and PhD progression requirements in the Postgraduate Research Students Handbook at: http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/research/files/MPhil-PhD-Handbook.pdf

For informal enquiries on general aspects of research degrees at HAU, applicants may contact Mrs Viv Slann, Research Students Administrator (vslann<στο>harper-adams.ac.uk). For informal enquiries on the project, applicants may contact the Director of Studies named above through the staff directory:http://www.harper-adams.ac.uk/staff/photo-directory.cfm

The studentship includes tuition and bench fees and a stipend of £13,500 rising by £500 annual increments.

Applicants from EU and non-EU countries are eligible for stipend and fees. Applicants will normally be expected to hold a bachelors degree with a first or upper second class or a high GPA in an appropriate subject (eg.agricultural/mechanical/civil/chemical engineering or environmental physics). A relevant masters degree will be an advantage as too will be the ability to program in MATLAB and/or C++.

A minimum level of competency in English is required. International applicants need to be classed as an overall grade 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component using the International English Language Test System (IELTS) or equivalent.

Further details:

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