PhD Studentship in Engineering Design
Robust Design Processes
Department Of Engineering
A position exists for a PhD studentship to work on a project relating to Robust Design Processes. This project will investigate how a design process can be optimised. The project aim is to develop methods or models that can be used to maximise the chance of designing an adequate product whilst minimising the time / cost of the process.
The project will unite work in the Engineering Design Centre on design process modelling and multi-objective optimisation. A particular focus of the work will be to develop an understanding of the impact of the design process on the quality of the product. Details of the Engineering Design Centre can be found at www-edc.eng.cam.ac.uk/.
The studentship is for a period of three years commencing as soon as possible, subject to satisfactory progress and the regulations of the University of Cambridge. University regulations and other details can be found at www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/.
The project is funded by EPSRC. A maintenance grant at standard rates, as well as payment of University and College fees, is available to the successful UK candidate.
Candidates from outside the UK will need to find funds to cover the overseas element of the University and College Fees and maintenance. In the first instance, please forward your up-to-date CV to Ms Suzanne Williams, Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, Tel +44 (0)1223 332742, Fax +44 (0)1223 332662, email sw439@eng.cam.ac.uk, together with a letter of application to reach
her not later than 18 August 2006. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Digby Symons, Tel +44 1223 760502, Email: dds11@eng.cam.ac.uk.
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