Funded PhD studentship on acoustics (sound and vibration)

Description

Applications are invited for a postgraduate student to join the Acoustics Research Unit (ARU) at the University of Liverpool for a three-year funded scholarship to carry out research that will lead to the award of PhD.

The PhD scholarship is funded by Malcolm Crocker, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, who is one of the world’s foremost experts in acoustics and vibration. Professor Crocker gained his doctorate from the ARU at the University of Liverpool in 1969 on the topic of the response of structures to acoustic excitation and the transmission of sound and vibration. The Acoustics Research Unit (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture/research/acoustics-research-unit/about/) is based in a laboratory complex containing test chambers designed primarily for research and are furnished with a full range of instrumentation for measuring sound, vibration and material properties.

The PhD research topic is expected to fall under the general area of engineering acoustics that focuses on sound and structure-borne sound that is relevant to the automotive, space, aeronautical, marine or construction industries. Ideally the research topic should focus on prediction modelling alongside experimental validation. Applicants may propose a research topic that is of interest to them in these areas. To discuss potential research topics, please contact Prof. Carl Hopkins (email:  carl.hopkins@liverpool.ac.uk).

To support your application, you will need to submit the following to the application portal:

• BA & MA award certificates (or evidence of equivalent professional experience)
• BA & MA transcripts
• (If applicable) English language certificate (IELTS minimum overall 6.5, no component below 6.0) or accepted equivalent - (alternative English language requirements are given at https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/degrees/architecture/).

• Two references (ideally both should be academic references)
• CV
• Passport details
• 1,500-word research proposal
  In addition, you will need to email pgarts@liverpool.ac.uk with the following:
  • 500-word description of previous research training/experience and envisaged training needs

Please put ‘Funded PhD studentship on acoustics (sound and vibration)’ in the title of your email to pgarts@liverpool.ac.uk

Please contact pgarts@liverpool.ac.uk for any issues relating to the application portal.