PHD STUDENTSHIP IN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION

Job title:

PHD STUDENTSHIP IN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION

Company

The Open University

Job description

Unit : Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Salary : stipend £19,237 per annum in 2024/2025 Location : Please quote reference : PHD STUDENTSHIP IN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION AVAILABLE FROM 1 OCTOBER 2025 Closing Date : 31 January, 2025 – 23:00A full-time PhD studentship selected from ENGINEERING, DESIGN, ENVIRONMENT, MATERIALS, ENERGY and ELECTRONICS is available, commencing 1 October 2025 with a duration of three years and three months. The studentship covers full-time fees, includes a stipend (£19,237 per annum in 2024/2025) and an additional research training support grant of £1,100 per year.Students will be expected to undertake their research study at the Open University’s Walton Hall Campus in Milton Keynes – a well-connected and growing city, situated on the Oxford-Cambridge arc and just over thirty minutes train journey from London. The School of Engineering and Innovation has a large postgraduate student community and provides a friendly working environment for all its staff and students, with well-resourced laboratories, workshops, and design facilities.This year’s research projects represent contributions from all disciplines in the School. Full details of projects are available from .Interested persons are strongly encouraged to make informal enquiries to the lead supervisor of the research project they are interested in before applying.General information about studying for a research degree with the Open University is available from the Research Degrees Prospectus: .Applications are invited until 31 January 2025. Completed application forms, together with a covering letter (two A4 pages maximum) indicating your suitability and reasons for applying, should be sent to . Application forms are available from .Overseas applicants are welcomed. Those from a country that is not majority English-speaking must hold an Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) certificate for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) purposes, with an average score of at least 6.5 and no less than 6.0 in any of its four categories at the time of applying. The successful candidate will also need to supply copies of degree certificates and transcripts.

Expected salary

£19237 per year

Location

Oxford – Milton Keynes

Job date

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:59:03 GMT

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