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IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON CENTRE FOR TRANSPORT STUDIES 6 PhD studentships in Multidisciplinary Transport Research Applications are invited for up to 6 PhD studentships in various aspects of multidisciplinary transport research. Each PhD will be co-supervised by a member of the academic staff of the Centre for Transport Studies and a member of staff from a second collaborating Department at Imperial. These PhD studentships offer a unique opportunity for outstanding candidates to contribute to the development of research at the leading edge of transport studies. The topics available include: 1. The joint modelling and optimisation of transport and telecommunications network traffic (joint with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering). 2. Wireless local area network positioning for dynamic applications (joint with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering). 3. Application of data mining techniques to the detection and analysis of incidents and anomalies in transport network operation (joint with the Department of Computing). 4. Modelling individual“s activity participation and travel decision making with application to the analysis of energy use in urban systems (joint with the Centre for Process Systems Engineering). 5. Exploration and management of supply chain uncertainty in the container shipping industry (joint with the Tanaka Business School). 6. Modelling the impacts of aviation and air traffic control on climate change (joint with the Department of Physics). The studentships comprise a bursary for three years and payment of College fees at the home/EU rate. Bursaries may be offered at either full or part rate. Full bursaries are £12,500 per annum and part bursaries £6,250 per annum. The Centre for Transport Studies comprises six academic staff and a vibrant community of over 50 doctoral students and post doctoral researchers undertaking research across a broad range of topics including transport demand modelling, transport policy and regulation, transport operations, transport and the environment, transport safety, intelligent transport systems, railway operations and management, air transport operations and control, and maritime logistics. Further information can be found on the Centre's website at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/cts. Applicants for the studentships should have or expect to obtain a first or good upper second class honours degree or equivalent, in a relevant aspect of engineering, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, economics or a closely related quantitative discipline. A Master's degree in a relevant subject would be advantageous but is not essential. Applicants should send an up to date curriculum vitae, full contact details (including email addresses) of 2 referees (at least one of whom must be an academic) and a one page personal statement (stating clearly the research topic you are interested in) to: Professor John Polak Centre for Transport Studies Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ E: [log in to unmask] F: +44(0)20-7594-6089 Closing date: 21 July 2006 -- Prof. John Polak Head of Centre for Transport Studies Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Imperial College London London SW7 2AZ T: +44-(0)20-7594-6089 F: +44-(0)20-7594-6102 http://www.imperial.ac.uk/transport-studies