The University of Reading

Research Institute for the Built Environment

Research Studentship in Energy in Buildings

The School of Construction Management and Engineering is one of the world's leading centres of excellence for research and teaching in the built environment. The School has long-standing interests and experience in occupancy behaviour relating to building energy and performance study.

Applications are invited for a studentship in modelling human behaviour and its impacts on energy performance in domestic buildings funded by the EPSRC. 

This project will investigate the behaviour impact on energy usage in domestic buildings using the stochastic model. The domestic energy consumption profiles will be developed by taking into account the factors such as environmental attitude, family income, occupant pattern, thermal comfort expectation and living habitats, etc.

UK applicants will be eligible for a studentship covering tuition fees, plus a stipend of £12,940 p.a.
EU applicants will be eligible for a studentship covering their tuition fees.
Non-EU applicants will be eligible for a partial tuition fees studentship of £8,000 p.a.

Applicants should have a good Bachelors or Masters degree in Architectural Engineering or Building Physics. Excellent skills in mathematical modelling and data analysis are essential.  Excellent communication skills are also required.  The anticipated starting date is April 2009.

Further details about this studentship can be obtained from Dr Runming Yao - email: r.yao@reading.ac.uk. To apply, please submit an application form http://www.rdg.ac.uk/Study/apply/pg-applicationform.asp . When completing the application form, please write ‘SCME Studentship – Yao’ in the text box in ‘Section 10 - Funding’.