Hi everyone,
Please see the announcement below of a fully-funded two-year MS research
degree with the wonderful Prof Simon Washington at Queensland University of
Technology and working with Toyota. This is a great opportunity for the
right student! Contact details and other information are all in the
announcement.
Matt
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*Dr Matthew I Burke*
Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Senior Research Fellow
Urban Research Program
Griffith University
Bldg N78, Room 3.14
170 Kessels Road
Nathan Qld 4111
Australia
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Ph. +61 7 3735 7106
Twitter. #drmattburke
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From: Simon Washington <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 8 August 2013 08:31
All,
Can you please post and/or pass along this announcement for a MS
scholarship opportunity to students or other colleagues you think may be
interested to apply or advertise? The successful student will work within
Toyota in Melbourne and pursue an M.S. degree here at QUT in the process,
with approximately quarterly trips to Brisbane. This scholarship
represents a very industry-focused and integrated MS opportunity for a
policy-oriented, creative student.
Thanks so much,
Simon
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Position Announcement: Master of Science Degree by Research at the
Queensland University of Technology and Internship with Toyota, Australia
QUT, Toyota Australia and the AutoCRC (Cooperative Research Centre) are
seeking a creative, motivated candidate to undertake a two-year MS degree
(by research) at the Queensland University of Technology (Primary
Supervisor Professor Simon Washington), with significant time spent at the
Toyota Headquarters in Melbourne. In pursuit of the MS degree, the student
will be physically embedded in the Toyota team for a period of two years.
This scholarship provides an opportunity to obtain an MS degree from a
highly competitive Australian University while gaining invaluable
experience within a leading global automotive company.
Degree
Master by Research (2 years)
Project title
“A multi-perspective gap analysis of local PHEV market acceptance and
growth issues”
Industry host
Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (Corporate Affairs Strategy and
Environment group, Melbourne based)
Project Background
In the global context, plug -in hybrid -electric vehicles (PHEVs)
constitute a useful solution for reducing vehicle energy consumption in the
near-to-mid-term: they require less fuel for combustion, their usage
characteristics favour city driving – constituting the majority of vehicle
use, and they are more amenable to be rendered compliant with future
vehicle emissions standards against competing strategies (particularly
diesel approaches). Australia presents significant challenges, however. In
addition to the higher life-cycle embodied emissions in producing a vehicle
with hybrid system hardware, if electricity is not sourced from renewable
sources, running CO2 emissions in some instances increase compared to
gasoline-powered vehicles. In striking contrast to other developed nations,
Australia presently has scant supporting policies for hybrid vehicles. Fuel
prices in Australia have remained relatively constant – and are predicted
to remain relatively constant for 5-10 years – and the rate of decline in
large vehicle demand lags the US market. PHEVs lack both the supporting
policies to increase their appeal and the social factors seen in other
western markets to increase rates of demand. A key opportunity exists to
better understand the gaps and barriers to PHEV uptake in Australia, to
understand and scope key policy opportunities, and to assess market
sensitivities.
Scope of Thesis Project
It is expected that the thesis project will contain the following elements,
obtained through surveys, data analysis, and literature reviews:
o A literature review focused on market opportunities for PHEVs
o A critical review of existing return on investment perspectives for PHEVs
in the near and far term (with and
o without vehicle-to-grid technologies)
o A summary of current state-of-the-art in PHEV market acceptance and
contrast the present Australian
o condition on basis of market segment
o Identification of barriers to PHEV acceptance particular to the
Australian market by way of structured research:
o public market research, policy stakeholder engagement, etc.
o Identification of market-enabling opportunities by way of policy,
education, infrastructure contribution,
o changing social factors and/or on basis of market segment
Expertise required in student
Bachelor’s Degree in Policy Evaluation, Transport Engineering or Planning,
or related field (e.g. Business with focus on clean technologies) with a
solid academic performance record (GPA >3.0 expected).
Expertise desired in student
Project experience in transport policy, planning, or engineering related to
low emission vehicles or renewable energy.
Location and management
Student will enrol as a QUT master HDR student. He/she will be physically
embedded in the team at Toyota
(Melbourne based) and also communicate regularly with the supervisor/s in
QUT. Student needs also travel to
Brisbane to meet QUT’s supervisors 2-3 times per year.
Scholarship/finance support package:
o Stipend: $28k per year (tax free) provided through the AutoCRC
o Up to $6k per year for travel between QUT and Toyota in Melbourne and
attendance at conferences
o QUT tuition waiver scholarship
o One additional round trip ticket to student’s home base during 2 year
period
o Toyota staff on-boarding, complete with materials (laptop, etc.),
training in Toyota Way Competencies
o Regular interaction with various working groups at Toyota Motor
Corporation Australia and other
international
o Toyota affiliate organisations
Supervisors and contacts
Primary Supervisor, QUT: Professor Simon Washington (
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Primary Supervisor, Toyota: Riccardo Pagliarella, Environmental Policy
Manager
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Interested Applicants
Interested applicants should submit a CV or resume, a list of three
references, and a maximum one page statement
of their interest in the degree and opportunity to
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reviewed and applicants selected.
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