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PhD Studentships in Energy Systems:  Buildings and Engines                       <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applications are invited for 4 PhD studentships as part of the Energy Research Challenge at Loughborough University
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">(</span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nntc84m"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://tinyurl.com/nntc84m</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Energy Research Challenge supports
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">cross-disciplinary </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">work across the energy research landscape. Energy is a field in which Loughborough has a substantial volume of activity and is internationally
 renowned. The engines and building energy systems research will benefit from substantial capital investment through the Midlands Universities Energy Research Accelerator. 4 PhD studentships are offered that will capitalise on this opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applications are particularly welcome in the following areas:<i>
<b>The Application of</b> <b>Cryogenic Fluids to Engine Systems</b>, </i>which demands a background in Mechanical Engineering (or a related discipline);
<b><i>Assessing the Performance of Domestic Heating Systems with Energy Storage</i></b><i>,
<b>Urban Energy Systems Modelling</b>, </i>and<i> <b>Advanced Façade Technologies for New Build and Retrofit</b>,
</i>these projects<b> </b>demand a background in building physics or related engineering and science disciplines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Applicants must have a minimum upper second class degree or equivalent, at undergraduate level and preferably a Masters Degree in an appropriate
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<p class="MsoTitle" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The studentship provides a tax free stipend of £14,057 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate annum for a period of three years.
 Non UK applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements, details available here:
</span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/o97mtka%20"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://tinyurl.com/o97mtka</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.  
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Informal enquiries about the studentships should be made, in the first instance, to the Energy Research Challenge Manager Dr Kelly Mand</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ers
 (</span><a href="mailto:K.Manders@lboro.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">K.Manders@lboro.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">). Applications must be made on line at:
</span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/phygly8"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://tinyurl.com/phygly8</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please quote the following reference when applying:
<b>GSRC2015/EB</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For the purpose of these studentships, please select the Civil and Building Engineering under programme name in your application.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Deadline for applications: Friday 4<sup>th</sup> December 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Interviews will be in the week of 14th December 2015, for a start date in January 2016.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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