Plymouth University offers PhD studentship for UK/EU and international students in the UK. The successful candidate will study the impacts of a wave farm on coastal processes within this PhD project. Applicants should have a first or upper second class honours degree in an appropriate subject and preferably (but not necessarily) a relevant MSc or MRes qualification. The studentship is supported for 3 years and includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,726 per annum. Application should be submitted till 10th September 2013.
Study Subject (s): Within this PhD project student will study the impacts of a wave farm on coastal processes.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing a PhD degree programm at Plymouth University in UK.
Scholarship Provider: Plymouth University, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: Applicants should have a first or upper second class honours degree in an appropriate subject and preferably (but not necessarily) a relevant MSc or MRes qualification.
Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU and international students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: Wave energy is one of the renewable energy sources with the greatest potential for development; however, understanding its environmental impacts is fundamental to its wide-scale adoption on a commercial basis. Combining the expertise of Plymouth University and Pelamis Wave Power, one of the major industry players in the sector, this PhD project will study the impacts of a wave farm on coastal processes. A suite of numerical models – including wave, hydrodynamics and sediment transport models – will be applied, complemented by field data as appropriate. The successful candidate will be supervised by a team of experienced academics from the Coastal, Ocean and Sediment Transport (COAST) Research Group of Plymouth University and based at the offices of Pelamis Wave Power (in Edinburgh) to benefit from daily interaction with their staff and being able to match the project to the real-world regulatory requirements of environmental impact assessment.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Studentship is offered for three-years.
What does it cover? The studentship is supported for 3 years and includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,726 per annum. The studentship will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with relevant qualifications. Applicants normally required to cover overseas fees will have to cover the difference between the Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates (approximately £9,790 per annum).
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview on 16 September. Applicants who have not received an offer of a place by 24 September 2013 should consider their application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
How to Apply: Applicants should send a completed application form along with a covering letter detailing their suitability for the studentship, C.V., and 2 references by post or email.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 10th September 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/postgradresearch/pgresearchstudentships/Pages/Coastal-Impacts-of-Marine-Renewable-Energy.aspx)