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Apologies for cross-posting – please circulate The University of Salford is seeking a PhD student to study door step issues in 24 hour cities as part of the Vivacity2020 consortium (http://www.vivacity2020.eu/). Previous work has show that door-step issues, such as rubbish, are high on the list of city centre residents’ gripes about city centre living. This Ph.D. project will investigate the social, cultural and physical dimensions of door-step issues. For instance, what constitutes graffiti is not unanimously agreed upon and expectations about its visibility, presence and management are diverse. What decisions are made by whom in dealing with graffiti? When are the decisions made? How can city centre design be improved to deal with this and other door-step issues? The research will investigate the technical issues, for example waste production, minimisation and disposal in city centre contexts. Additionally the research will consider the social and cultural dimensions. Starting with data that has been collected for Vivacity2020 project and through further interviews and focus groups, a more complete picture of the attitudes will be developed. Key players who deal with facilities and services will be targeted to understand the processes. Ultimately, the Ph.D. will investigate how design can be used to reduce door step problems in the urban context. Fieldwork will take place within the cities of London, Manchester and Sheffield. Close working with other partners in the consortium, especially London Metropolitan University, is anticipated. Applicants should be highly motivated, and have a degree in social science, environmental science or a related discipline. The studentship will carry a stipend of £12,600 per annum and tuition fees at the home student rate. Due to the funding regulations, applicants must be UK nationals or have a relevant connection to the UK (normally demonstrated by 3 years residence, not for full time study). Further guidance on eligibility is available from www.epsrc.ac.uk <http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/> . Applications will be assessed as received and all applicants should follow the standard University postgraduate admissions process. www.salford.ac.uk/study/forms/postgraduate_research_application.pdf sending applications to: - Keren Maloney, CSE, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT (email: [log in to unmask]) The research will be supervised by Dr Mags Adams and Prof Trevor Cox. Closing Date: 1st October 2007 For further information please contact Prof Trevor Cox by email (preferred): [log in to unmask], or Tel: 0161 295 5474. For full details of the project and team see: http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/vacancies/advert_furtherparticulars.doc Dr Mags Adams Senior Research Fellow Acoustics Research Centre Newton Building University of Salford Salford M5 4WT Tel: +44 (0)161 295 4599 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]