OU Energy research opportunities through the Alliance DTA3 PhD Fellowship Programme.
The Open University (OU) is a partner on the successful bid for the ‘Extended University Alliance Doctoral Training Alliances (DTA) in Energy, Applied Biosciences for Health and Social Policy called The DTA3 COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship Programme. This is funded under the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSC) COFUND scheme and coordinated by the University Alliance.
The DTA3 Programme involves a partnership of 15 UK universities participating in the 3 DTAs across Energy, Applied Biosciences for Health and Social Policy, which will provide funding opportunities for up to 83 MSC DTA3 Doctoral Fellows to undertake PhD research. Dr Sally Caird is the OU Partner Lead for the DTA3 Programme, which supports the Energy DTA led by Professor William Nuttall at the OU.
The OU is advertising two PhD project opportunities:
- Mathematical modelling of electrical power systems for a low-carbon future led by Dr Benjamin Mestel, Professor William Nuttall, Dr Katrine Rogers, Dr Toby O’Neil, and Professor Etorre Bompard from Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
- Investigating the role of intermediaries in developing architectural innovations in the GB electricity system led by Professor Matthew Cook, Dr Sally Caird, and Dr Per-Anders Langendahl from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Each PhD Fellowship has requirements for the PhD Fellows to spend periods on placement in other countries, institutions or companies.
The Second Round of recruitment of DTA3 Fellows is launched on 4 March 2019 with appointments expected in October 2019.
The Programme opportunities are aimed at ‘early-stage researchers’ who have not have been resident and not carried out their main activity in the UK for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to taking up a DTA3 PhD Fellowship opportunity. Please note strict eligibility requirements and Frequent Asked Questions
Find out more about the Alliance DTA3 PhD opportunities on the University Alliance website
All Applications should be made through this portal University Alliance
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