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PhD Studentship Sustainable city regions The Martin Centre, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge Applications are invited for an EPSRC-funded PhD studentship related to the SOLUTIONS research project. The SOLUTIONS project aims to understand how cities can grow in a more sustainable way by testing future combinations of land use patterns and transport policy. The project will test these options for different case study cities and assess their sustainability across a range of social, economic and environmental criteria. For further information see, www.suburbansolutions.ac.uk It is envisaged that this studentship will be awarded for research that supports the process of developing a simple but robust computer model that will be capable of testing the long-term sustainability of regions, both in the UK, and rapidly developing countries in Asia and America. Land use and transport models of the supply and demand for dwellings and transport represent the interaction between where people choose to live, work, and carry out their personal business, and how they travel. The outputs can be used to assess the economic, environmental and social impacts of planning policies. The student will be supervised by Professor Echenique, a world renowned authority on land use and transport. Applicants should be numerate with an interest in the built environment. Applicants should have, or expect to be awarded, a good first degree or master’s degree. The studentship, to commence in January 2007, will cover tuition fees and a tax-free maintenance stipend of £12,300 per year (for three years) if the successful applicant can demonstrate a relevant connection with the UK (usually through being ordinarily resident in the UK for the past three years) and has indefinite leave to remain, and EU nationals that have been in the UK for three years in full-time education. Other EU applicants are eligible for tuition fees only. To apply, please write to Professor Marcial Echenique at the address below with a covering letter enclosing the pre-application form (downloadable from above website). Applications should be received by 27 November 2006. SOLUTIONS Studentship The Martin Centre Department of Architecture 6 Chaucer Road Cambridge CB2 2EB, UK Or email: [log in to unmask]