NAPIER UNIVERSITY, EDINBURGH
SCHOOL OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
and TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS
Research Studentships available, tenable for 3 years from autumn 1999
Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates, holding a
first or upper second class degree (or equivalent). The School gained
3A and 3B ratings in RAE96, is a key member of the Transport Research
Institute (TRI), and currently has opportunities for postgraduate
research in some of the following areas: traffic network modelling,
traffic pollution modelling, public transport, impact of parking
availability on mode choice, technologies for improving emissions and
fuel consumption, pedestrian behaviour and modelling, recycled
construction materials, multifractal analysis of rainfall, wavelet
transform analysis of engineering & medical signals, contaminant
dispersion modelling, web-based KBS for decision making in
geotechnical engineering, effect of pile driving on nearby railway
tunnels, corporate financial performance in construction. (There may
also be opportunities to carry out research in other areas of the
TRI). Successful applicants will register for MPhil/PhD.
The level of the studentships will be similar to those awarded by the
UK Research Councils and will cover university fees for UK/EU
students.
To discuss possible research areas in more detail contact Professor M
J Maher (tel: 0131 455 2233, or email: [log in to unmask]), or Dr.
J. Hine (tel: 0131 455 2551/5153).
MSc/PG Dip. in TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
EPSRC Studentships available
Applications are invited from suitably qualified honours graduates to
apply for our postgraduate course in Transportation Engineering, which
can be taken in one-year full time or two-year part-time mode. It is
designed to update and/or extend graduates who have already chosen
their specialisation or to convert other graduates into specialisation
with excellent career potential. Successful completion of the MSc
leads to full exemption from the Qualifying Examinations of the
Chartered Institute of Transport and the Institution of Civil
Engineers (subject to first degrees).
For further details contact Mr D J Barker Tel: 0131 455 2477 or email:
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NAPIER UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
10 COLINTON ROAD, EDINBURGH EH10 5DT
http://www/napier.ac.uk/depts/cte/welcome.html
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