We are recruiting new Doctoral Researchers to our EPSRC funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD studentships starting 1 October 2023. Applications are invited for the project Development of novel lightweight high entropy alloys.
Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend (bursary) of approximately £19,668, including inner London weighting, plus payment of their full-time home tuition fees for a period of 42 months (3.5 years).
You should be eligible for home (UK) tuition fees there are a very limited number (no more than three) of studentships available to overseas applicants, including EU nationals, who meet the academic entry criteria including English Language proficiency.
You will join the internationally recognised researchers in the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)
The Project
The project is focused on the design of novel high performance lightweight alloys based on a new concept of multiple principal elements approach using a combination of CALPHAD modelling for rapid screening of a large number of alloy systems and subsequent solidification processing and materials characterisation of few promising designed alloy systems for detailed studies of its microstructure and properties so as to establish an understanding of the relationship between processing, microstructure and properties.
Please contact Professor Isaac Chang at isaac.chang@brunel.ac.uk for an informal discussion about the studentships.
Eligibility
Applicants will have or be expected to receive a first or upper-second class honours degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Mathematics, Physics, Metallurgy and Materials Science. Masters degree is not required but may be an advantage.
Skills and Experience
Applicants will be required to demonstrate their ability to understand the fundamental principles of physical metallurgy including solidification and solidstate transformation, together with a good skillset in problem-solving, as well as a strong motivation to learn new topics. Experience in metal processing and characterisation is an advantage.
You should be highly motivated, able to work independently as well as in a team, collaborate with others and have good communication skills.
How to apply
There are two stages of the application:
1.Applicants must submit the pre-application form via the following link https://brunel.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/epsrc-dtp-23-24-pre-application-form-brunel-university-lon-3 by 16.00 on Friday 26th May 2023.
2.If you are shortlisted for the interview, you will be asked to email the following documentation in a single PDF file to cedps-studentships@brunel.ac.uk within 24hrs.
- Your up-to-date CV;
- Your Undergraduate degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) essential;
- Your Postgraduate Masters degree certificate(s) and transcript(s) if applicable;
- Your valid English Language qualification of IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in each section) or equivalent, if applicable;
- Contact details for TWO referees, one of which can be an academic member of staff in the College.
Applicants should therefor ensure that they have all of this information in case they are shortlisted.
Interviews will take place in June 2023.