CASA, the lab where digital urban is based, is please to announce the availability of 4 fully funded PhD studentships are now available at CASA/Department of Geography.
Starting October 2008, applications now invited from suitably qualified candidates for these ESRC/EPSRC awards in the following areas:
ESRC PhD award in collaboration with ESRI (UK) Ltd on the topic ‘Measuring and monitoring population diversity and spatial concentration: GeoWeb 2.0 solutions’.
£18,940 pa tax-free stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Dr Pablo Mateos (p.mateos@ucl.ac.uk).
ESRC PhD award in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Service on the topic ‘Real time geodemographics for reassurance policing and crime prevention’.
£18,940 pa tax-free stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Dr Alex Singleton (a.singleton@ucl.ac.uk).
ESRC PhD linked to the GENESIS project: Generative E-Social Science. See www.genesis.ucl.ac.uk for details.
£17,940 pa tax-free enhanced stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Professor Michael Batty (m.batty@ucl.ac.uk).
EPSRC PhD award in Urban and Regional Modelling.
£17,000 pa tax-free stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Professor Sir Alan Wilson (a.g.wilson@ucl.ac.uk).
Due to funding restrictions, only candidates satisfying ESRC/EPSRC residency requirements may apply.
* To be eligible for the stipend, EU candidates are required to have established UK residency.
Application Procedure
Please email a covering letter, stating which award(s) you wish to be considered for, along with your CV to Christiane Morgan (christiane.morgan@ucl.ac.uk).
Further details on each studentship and their respective eligibility criteria are available from the CASA website: www.casa.ucl.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 27th June 2008.
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