job: 4 x PhD studentships, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis

Established in 1995, the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) is an interdisciplinary research initiative within UCL specialising in emerging computer technologies in several disciplines which deal with geography, space, location, and the built environment. In association with the Department of Geography, applications are currently invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following four 3-year fully-funded PhD studentships:

ESRC PhD award in collaboration with ESRI (UK) Ltd on the topic
‘Measuring and monitoring population diversity and spatial concentration: GeoWeb 2.0 solutions’.
£18,940 pa tax-free stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Dr Pablo Mateos (p.mateos@ucl.ac.uk).

ESRC PhD award in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police Service on the topic
‘Real time geodemographics for reassurance policing and crime prevention’.
£18,940 pa tax-free stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Dr Alex Singleton (a.singleton@ucl.ac.uk).

ESRC PhD linked to the GENESIS project:
Generative E-Social Science. See www.genesis.ucl.ac.uk for details.
£17,940 pa tax-free enhanced stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Professor Michael Batty (m.batty@ucl.ac.uk).

EPSRC PhD award in Urban and Regional Modelling.
£17,000 pa tax-free stipend* plus tuition fees.
Enquiries: Professor Sir Alan Wilson (a.g.wilson@ucl.ac.uk).

4 x PhD studentships starting 1st October 2008

More details at http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/jobs/