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PhDS IN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
Two PhD studentships are available for immediate uptake at
Loughborough University. These studentships are part of current,
industrially-sponsored, research into capability acquisition/process
development. Funding for these studentships will be at the level of
a full EPSRC CASE award with industrial support (at the present time
this is expected to be over £10000, tax free). Students must be
willing to undergo UK security clearance.
Research domain
The aim of the current research programme is to develop a process for
the deployment of new capabilities within a specific company in the
aerospace and defence industry. This process will be a key
contributor to organisational learning and the application of best
practice, and is a fundamental processes for the long-term
competitiveness of the company.
Studentship A - Metrics & metrication methods
The aim is to go beyond current approaches such as the 'Balanced
Scorecard' to measure concepts such as Process Resilience, and
others. The second aim is to make sure the metrics are actually
useful both to managers and to those who are managed. The
studentship will address some or all of the following types of issues:
Establish the limitations of current metrication processes
Develop appropriate metrics and metrication methods to address
these limitations
Explore the requirements for new 'soft' metrics and methods to
measure the adequacy of proposed organisational structures and roles
Development of a best practice framework to ensure re-use of lessons learnt
It is likely that a background in Ergonomics, Organisational Design,
Business Studies or Social Psychology would be most appropriate.
Studentship B - Software-based process models & decision support systems (DSS)
The immediate research context for this studentship is the
development of a common systems model of an overall process
development and deployment process (PDDP). The aim of this
studentship is to contribute to this research by building
software-based models of the PDDP, which would include simulation
functionality and incorporating these models into a DSS to be used to
explore alternative process configurations, and the implied
consequences. This will be a tool for use by managers in industry,
so it is likely that extensions to a current tool may be a good way
forwards.
It is likely that a background in Process Modelling, Computing,
Business Studies or Engineering would be most appropriate.
Both students will be working for periods of each year in a
leading-edge aerospace environment, working directly with engineers
and process developers. These studentships may lead to employment in
this company. For further details please contact:
Mrs. C.E. Siemieniuch, Research School in Ergonomics and Human
Factors, Loughborough University, LE11-1RG, UK. Tel:
+44-1509-611088; email: [log in to unmask]
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