Smart Acoustic Control Technologies’

Project title: Smart Acoustic Control Technologies  

Supervisory Team: Professor Jordan Cheer

Project description:

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of engineering research with a focus on sound and vibration? Would you like to develop your skills as a researcher and kick-start a career in engineering innovation? We are offering a fully funded PhD position, with enhanced financial support from a large industrial partner, to pursue doctoral research in Smart Acoustic Control Technologies as part of a large project funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Smart Acoustic Control Technologies bring together acoustic and structural design with advanced sensing, actuation, control, and signal processing technologies including machine learning. These smart systems offer significant potential to push the boundaries of acoustic and structural vibration control design and performance. They address complex challenges across a diversity of sectors and scenarios, from the control of noise and vibration in the aerospace, automotive and maritime sectors, to the control of noise transmission between dwellings.

We are offering a fully funded industrial studentship to work in the broad area of Smart Acoustic Control Technologies in the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research. As part of this opportunity, we can offer you:

• An enhanced tax-free stipend of the standard UKRI PhD studentship rate (£19,237 2024/25) + an additional £5,000 per year.
• A significant funding package to support presentation of your work at major international conferences and to carry out extensive experimental work.
• The opportunity to conduct groundbreaking research in collaboration with a major UK industrial partner, offering significant potential for future career development both within industry and academia.
• The opportunity to join an open and collaborative team of PhD and Postdoctoral researchers working across various aspects of Smart Acoustic Control Technologies.
• The opportunity to fine tune the focus of the PhD topic to your interests within the realm of Smart Acoustic Control Technologies, which could include acoustics, vibration, signal processing (including Machine Learning), sensing, actuation, numerical modelling, design optimisation and multiphysics problems.
• Access to the extensive experimental facilities available at the ISVR, including our newly refurbished anechoic chamber.
• Full coverage of tuition fees.

As the successful candidate for this position, you will have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in subjects including mechanical, acoustical, or electrical engineering, physics or mathematics and have an interest in acoustics, vibration and/or signal processing.

Entry Requirements

A very good undergraduate degree (at least a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent).

Closing date: 31 August 2024.  Applications will be considered in the order that they are received, the position will be considered filled when a suitable candidate has been identified.

Funding: Funding for tuition fees and an enhanced stipend of £5k above the standard UKRI PhD studentship rate (£19,237 2024/25) are available on a competitive basis.

How To Apply

Apply online:  HERE Select programme type (Research), 2024/25, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, next page select “PhD Engineering & Environment (Full time)”. In Section 2 of the application form you should insert the name of the supervisor Professor Jordan Cheer

Applications should include:

Research Proposal

Curriculum Vitae

Two reference letters

Degree Transcripts/Certificates to date

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