Friday 22 December 2017

STREAM alumnus Dr Ben Ward is an Institute of Water "Rising Star"

Congratulations to STREAM alumnus Dr Ben Ward for his outstanding achievement in being identified as an Institute of Water “Rising Star”.

Ben completed his STREAM EngD in Infrastructure Asset Management, sponsored by AECOM. He has since worked for AECOM as an Associate Director, before joining South West Water in April 2017 as their Drinking Water Asset Manager.

The “Rising Stars” initiative recognises eight individuals in the UK water utility sector with the potential and drive to succeed within the water industry. The programme provides a collection of unique opportunities to develop the skills needed for professional excellence within the water sector. In his message to the water industry, Ben talked about data analytics:
The water industry is evolving… It is rising to the challenge of managing aging infrastructure, meeting improved environmental/water quality standards and providing a better and more resilient service to customer – despite an affordability challenge which is putting pressure on companies to reduce customer bills.
Data analytics coupled with mobile, sensory and automated technologies is making it possible for us to better understand and manage asset performance. We have successfully proven the ability to manage nearly all aspects of performance in real-time, and in some cases, even predict or prevent events from happening. I believe therefore, that if we want to continue meeting these challenges, we need to expand the deployment of such technologies across our asset base and support technology companies in the accelerated development of their new ideas.

Wednesday 29 November 2017

Industrial Fellowships for industry-based research

Do you want to pursue an EngD without leaving your job or perhaps you want to collaborate with industry on research?

The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 offers industrial fellowships to individuals wishing to pursue doctoral research.

The aim of the scheme is to encourage profitable innovation and creativity in British Industry – to the mutual benefit of the Fellow and his or her sponsoring company. Projects in any science or engineering discipline will be considered.

These prestigious Fellowships are awarded to selected, exceptional graduates with the potential to make an outstanding contribution to Industry for a programme of doctoral level research. They are open to company-employed candidates or nominated Doctoral Centre / CASE candidates.

Around nine awards are made each year. The application closing date for the latest set of Fellowships is 25 January 2018 (more details here).

Tuesday 26 September 2017

Vacancy for Academic Programme Manager at Centre for Applied Photonics

The Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics at Heriott-Watt University in Edinburgh has a vacancy for an Academic Programme Manager. Applications from CDT/DTC alumni would be particularly welcomed. 

Details of the vacancy are available here.

The closing date is Wednesday 4th October 2017.

Tuesday 3 January 2017

Research Associate in Systems Engineering in Civil Infrastructure

The AEngD regularly publishes details of research engineer opportunities leading to an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) qualification, but we are also keen to help those who complete their EngDs to take their next career steps.

For example, former AEngD steering group chair Professor Patrick Godfrey, strongly associated with the Systems Centre at the University of Bristol, has highlighted a full-time opportunity in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London. It is seeking a Research Associate in Systems Engineering in Civil Infrastructure.

The Research Associate will carry out leading research to investigate challenges of the digital transformation of civil infrastructure from a systems engineering perspective. The post requires specialist knowledge of systems approaches (which may be in resilient, safe, secure, digital and/or socio-technical systems) and of qualitative data collection methods for research within engineering project organizations and infrastructure owners. Familiarity with qualitative data analysis is needed and with statistical analyses and programming tools is an advantage.

The closing date for applications is 15 January 2017. For informal enquiries about the post please contact Professor Jennifer Whyte, Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at j.whyte@imperial.ac.uk