VACANT RESEARCH POSTS

Specific vacant research posts are advertised here.  If you do not see a suitable post advertised here but are thinking of doing a PhD in Fire Safety Engineering or are looking for a job as a research assistant or post-doctoral fellow drop us a line.  FSEG is always interested in talking to prospective doctoral research students, research assistants and post-doctoral research fellows.  If you have an interest in any of the FSEG research areas please give the FSEG Director a call or send him an email.
 

[Aug 2009] Doctoral Student in Evacuation Modelling.
 
The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich will commence a research project concerned with evacuation modelling  FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into analysis of occupant response time data. This will involve a study of the literature on response time data, analysis of response time data collected from a variety of experiments,  development of data collection methodologies for evacuation trials and the formulation of appropriate response models based on experimental data. The project will also involve the implementation of appropriate experimental data and selected behaviour models within the EXODUS suite of evacuation software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) or a good first degree and a Masters degree with experience of developing technical software.  The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills. Evidence of previous research paper publication would be an advantage.  Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering and/or experience of using the EXODUS software would be considered an advantage.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to November 2009. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Response time position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk


[Aug 2009] Doctoral Student in High Rise building Evacuation Simulation.

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich will commence a research project concerned with evacuation from high rise buildings. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into evacuation from high rise buildings. This will involve a study of the literature on highrise building evacuation, development of data collection methodologies for building evacuation trials, participation in building evacuation trials, detailed analysis of high rise building evacuation experimental data and the formulation of appropriate behaviour models based on experimental data. The project will also involve the implementation of appropriate experimental data and selected behaviour models within the EXODUS suite of evacuation software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) or a good first degree and a Masters degree with experience of developing technical software.  The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.  Evidence of previous research paper publication would be an advantage.  Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering and/or experience of using the EXODUS software would be considered an advantage.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to April 2009. The successful candidate will be awarded a partial University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to High rise builiding Evacuation Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

[Jan 2009] Doctoral Student in Ship Evacuation Simulation. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich will commence a research project concerned with evacuation from passenger ships. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into evacuation from passenger ships. This will involve a study of the literature on ship  egress, development of data collections methodologies for ship assembly trials, participation in ship assembly trials, detailed analysis of ship assembly experimental data and the formulation of appropriate behaviour models based on experimental data. The project will also involve the implementation of appropriate experimental data and selected behaviour models within the EXODUS suite of evacuation software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) or a good first degree and a Masters degree with experience of developing technical software.  The successful candidate must have practical experience of ship evacuation issues, with experience of using RFID equipment and excellent written and oral skills.  Evidence of previous research paper publication would be an advantage.  Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering and/or experience of using the EXODUS software would be considered an advantage.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to April 2009. The successful candidate will be awarded a partial University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Ship Evacuation Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

SEVERAL PHD POSITIONS WITH FSEG AVAILABLE

There are only two positions open.

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich is offering a number of three year PhD studentships in a range of fire and evacuation modelling application areas. A range of topics are available, the precise number of positions offered will be dependent on the nature of the projects accepted by successful candidates and the availability of PhD supervisors. However, it is anticipated that around six positions will be awarded.

FUNDING
Funding for the PhD studentships may be by one of several sources to be confirmed on a case by case basis. These include University Bursary and EPSRC funding. The nature of the funding will be dependent on the candidate eligibility and the availability of funds. The funding information indicated on the further details for each project represents the minimum financial support offered. In all cases, the studentship will pay the student a stipend and cover university fees.

THE PROJECTS:
The list of projects, in no specific order of preference are concerned with the following broad topics:

• The modelling of fire suppression using water mist. (please refer to Water Mist project).
• LES modelling as applied to fire simulation. (please refer to LES Modelling project)
• The simulation of evacuation from rail car environments. (please refer to Rail Evacuation Modelling project) [Position closed]
• Representing Building Familiarity and simulating Occupant Wayfinding Capabilities within egress models. (please refer to Wayfinding Modelling project) [Position now filled]
• The development of numerical techniques to assess building complexity. (please refer to Building Complexity project) [Position closed]
• The Development, Implementation and Application of Elevator models within an evacuation modelling environment. (please refer to Elevator Evacuation Modelling project) [Position now filled]
• The simulation of evacuation from Very Large Aircraft environments. (please refer to Aircraft Evacuation Modelling project) [Position closed]
• Prediction of Soot generation in fires. (please refer to SMOKE Modelling project) [Position now filled]
• The use of Knowledge Based Technology to Optimise the solution of CFD based fire simulations. (please refer to KBS project) [Position closed]

[July 2007] Doctoral Student in Rail Evacuation Simulation.

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich will commence a research project concerned with evacuation from rail vehicles. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into evacuation from rail cars. This will involve a study of the literature on rail egress, detailed analysis of rail egress experimental data and the formulation of appropriate behaviour models based on experimental data. The project will also involve the implementation of appropriate experimental data and selected behaviour models within the EXODUS suite of evacuation software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2007. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Rail Evacuation Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

[July 2007] Doctoral Student in Representing Building Familiarity and Simulating Occupant Wayfinding Capabilities in Egress Models.

One of the main research interests of the Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich is the study of evacuation and pedestrian dynamics. Part of this on-going programme of research is the study of wayfinding within complex building spaces. The specific area of interest for this PhD project focuses on the development of numerical techniques to represent the wayfinding capabilities of individuals. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into the use of mathematical modelling techniques to represent a building occupants familiarity with the structure and how this impacts on wayfinding. This will involve a study of the literature on building design and human evacuation behaviour, detailed analysis of relevant mathematical techniques and the formulation and implementation of appropriate software algorithms within buildingEXODUS. It is proposed that the occupants knowledge of the structure will be based upon a mathematical graphical representation of the structure.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with mathematical modelling and computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of graph theory, evacuation and fire safety engineering would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2007. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend or other appropriate funding.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Wayfinding Modelling position) to:
Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

[July 2006] Doctoral Student in the Development of Numerical Techniques to Assess Building Complexity. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

One of the main research interests of the Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich is the study of evacuation and pedestrian dynamics. Part of this on-going programme of research is the study of building complexity and the development of numerical techniques to assess building complexity. The specific area of interest for this PhD project focuses on the development of numerical techniques to assess building complexity. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into the use of mathematical techniques in the understanding of the impact of structural complexity in relation to a wide variety of buildings. This will involve a study of the literature on building complexity and the methods available to assess complexity, detailed analysis of relevant mathematical techniques and the formulation and implementation of appropriate software algorithms within buildingEXODUS.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with graph theory, mathematical modelling and computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to October 2006. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend or other appropriate funding.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Building Complexity position) to:
Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

[July 2006] Doctoral Student in the simulation of building evacuation with the aid of Elevators. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich wish to continue the research which has lead to the development of its building evacuation simulation model buildingEXODUS. The specific area of interest focuses on the use of elevators for evacuation. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into the use of elevators as part of the evacuation system. This will involve a study of the literature on building evacuation, detailed analysis of relevant egress experimental data, the formulation and implementation of an appropriate elevator model within the buildingEXODUS software and the exploration of appropriate evacuation strategies utilising elevators.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with mathematical modelling and computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to October 2006. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend or other appropriate funding.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Elevator Modelling position) to:
Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

 

[July 2007] Doctoral Student in Aircraft Evacuation Simulation.

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich wish to continue the research which has lead to the development of its aircraft evacuation simulation model airEXODUS. The specific area of interest focuses on the interaction of crew with passengers and the passenger decision making process in Very Large Aircraft (VLA) such as the Blended Wing Body (BWB). FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into evacuation from VLA. This will involve a study of the literature on aircraft evacuation, detailed analysis of relevant egress experimental data from both the aviation and built environment and the formulation and implementation of appropriate behaviour models within the airEXODUS software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with mathematical modelling and computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering and/or psychology would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2007. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend or other appropriate funding.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk  for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Aircraft Evacuation Modelling position) to:
Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk

 

[July 2007] Doctoral Student in Large Eddy Fire Simulation.

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich will commence a research project concerned with large eddy fire simulation. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into large eddy simulation in fire applications. This will involve a study of the literature on LES, analysis of the potential problems of applying LES in fire simulations and the formulation of appropriate LES models within the SMARTFIRE suite of CFD fire simulation software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of turbulence models and CFD technique would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2007. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to LES Fire Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
 

[July 2006] Doctoral Student in Smoke production.  [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich will commence a research project concerned with soot formation and transport. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research. The position is for a period of three years and is funded by a University Bursary.

THE PROJECT:
The presence of soot in fire effluent is an important component in determining the hazardous impact of fire. The presence of soot in fire products will influence the temperature and thermal radiation produced by the fire as well as the light transmittance of the fire smoke, all of which will in turn influence the survivability of a particular fire environment. However, soot formation is currently poorly represented within fire models. The successful candidate will undertake research into soot production and develop and implement a soot generation model within the SMARTFIRE fire field model. This will involve a study of the literature on soot formation and transport, the formulation and implementation of an appropriate soot model simulating soot formation and transport and examine the impact of sooty smoke on evacuation through computer simulation.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of CFD and/or fire modelling would be considered an advantage as would knowledge of physics and/or chemistry. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to October 2006. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Soot Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
 

 [July 2006] Doctoral Student in Knowledge Based System Control and Optimisation of Fire Field Modelling Software. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich would like to recruit a PhD candidate to continue research successfully demonstrated by FSEG in the application of Knowledge Based System Control and Optimisation to Fire Field Modelling software. The position is for a period of three years and is funded by a University Bursary.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into Knowledge Based System Control and Optimisation of Fire Field Modelling. The project will build on recent FSEG advances in the development of the Experiment Engine module of the SMARTFIRE software. The project will involve a study of the literature on fire field modelling techniques, optimisation strategies and knowledge based systems; the development and implementation of optimisation strategies within the SMARTFIRE suite of software and the development of appropriate validation and demonstration cases for the newly developed techniques.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and will be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of fire safety engineering and/or CFD based modelling and/or optimisation methods and/or Knowledge Based Systems would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to October 2006. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to KBS position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
 

[July 2007] Doctoral Student in Fire Suppression Simulation.

One of the main research interests of the Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich is the study of fire simulation. Part of this on-going programme of research is the development of water mist and sprinkler models. The specific area of interest for this PhD project focuses on the development of fire suppression models to tackle both non-spreading and spreading fires. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:
The successful candidate will undertake research into the CFD modelling of fire suppression with water mist/sprinkler. This will involve a study of the literature on fire suppression, analysis and the formulation, implementation and testing of appropriate fire suppression models within the SMARTFIRE CFD fire simulation software.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with CFD and computer programming, preferably in C++. Knowledge of fire dynamics and multi-phase flow would be considered an advantage. The successful candidate must have excellent written and oral skills.

THE POSITION:
The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich. Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2007. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

FSEG:
The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world. The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers. Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Water Mist Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.
Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
 

[Sept 2005] 3 Behavioural Researchers Required for EPSRC funded World Trade Centre 9/11 Study. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich, FIRESERT of the University of Ulster and the University of Liverpool, with financial support from the UK EPSRC will undertake behavioural research into the WORLD TRADE CENTRE evacuation of 11 Sept 2001. Three motivated researchers are required to join the existing team to interview the survivors of the World Trade Centre tragedy to elicit their experiences and archive these in a database for use in informing future design of high rise buildings. This is a unique opportunity to be involved in a high profile research project and requires researchers of the highest calibre. For more information about the project visit the project web pages at http://www.wtc-evacuation.com

Three Human Behaviour researchers (one based at each of the three partner universities) are required to collect and collate the experiences of evacuees.

The posts are initially for one year, extendable to two years. The three researchers will be required to work in New York, USA for extended periods. The positions are expected to commence on 1 November 2005.

To obtain further particulars and an application form visit our website www.gre.ac.uk, email: Jobs@gre.ac.uk or write to the Personnel Office, University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Road, London, SE9 2UG quoting the job reference: 00261. Applications should be returned by 5 pm on 20 September 2005.


[Sept 2005] Evacuation Modelling Researcher Required for EPSRC funded World Trade Centre 9/11 Study. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The University of Greenwich, in collaboration with the University of Ulster and University of Liverpool will, with support from an EPSRC research grant, investigate the 9/11 evacuation of the World Trade Centre.

As part of this project a motivated researcher is required to undertake a range of computer based simulation studies of the WTC evacuation using the EXODUS software. The model predictions will be evaluated using factual evidence of the actual evacuation. Based on this information the major components required to enhance current building evacuation models will be identified laying the basis for the next generation of evacuation algorithms.

This research post is based in FSEG of the University of Greenwich and will initially be for one year, extendable to two years. The position is expected to commence by 1st November 2005.

To obtain further particulars and an application form visit our website www.gre.ac.uk, email: Jobs@gre.ac.uk or write to the Personnel Office, University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Road, London, SE9 2UG quoting the job reference 00260. Applications should be returned by 5 pm on 20 September 2005.
 

[July 2004] EPSRC funded Doctoral Student in Marine Evacuation Simulation. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich, in collaboration with the Design Research Centre of the Dept of Mechanical Engineering University College London with financial support from the UK EPSRC will commence a research project concerned with marine based evacuation analysis. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:

The overall aim of this multidisciplinary research is to integrate the leading technologies of Personnel Simulation (maritimeEXODUS developed by FSEG UoG) and Ship Configurational Design (SURFCON developed by UCL) to enhance the guidance to and affect the preliminary design determination to the benefit of all parties in the design, regulation, construction and operation of ships in regard to personnel movement onboard ships for a range of evolutions, including escape, damage control and storing.  As part of this research, the doctoral student will develop interfacing software to link the two products and more importantly develop the concept and implementation of suitable Human Performance Metrics (HPM).  These will essentially be the human dynamics criteria by which the suitability of the vessel layout will be evaluated for fitness of purpose.
 

THE CANDIDATE:

The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++.  Knowledge of evacuation and fire safety engineering would be considered an advantage.

THE POSITION:

The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich.  Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2004. The successful candidate must satisfy the EPSRC eligibility requirements as they will be awarded an EPSRC bursary.

FSEG:  

The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world.  The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers.  Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (referring to Marine Evacuation Modelling position) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.

Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
WEB: http://fseg.gre.ac.uk/fire/positions.html

 [June 2004] 4 Behavioural Researchers Required for EPSRC funded World Trade Centre 9/11 Study. [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich, FIRESERT of the University of Ulster and the University of Liverpool, with financial support from the UK EPSRC will undertake behavioural research into the WORLD TRADE CENTRE evacuation of 11 Sept 2001.  To assist in this research project the three universities are seeking to appoint 4 behavioural Scientists. For further details click here.
 

 [July 2003] Doctoral Student in CFD based Fire Simulation [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich, with financial support from Borealis have commenced a research project concerned with the simulation of combustion and the generation of toxic gases. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

THE PROJECT:

As part of this research, the doctoral student will develop theoretical models to describe the generation of toxic gases resulting from the combustion of common building materials.  These models will be based on existing models already under development at FSEG.  The student will also be involved in the design of targeted experiments used to generate data for the models and for model validation. The developed models will be imbedded in the general CFD fire simulation software SMARTFIRE.

THE CANDIDATE:

The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++.  Knowledge of Fire Engineering would be considered an advantage.

 THE POSITION:

The successful candidate will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich.  Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to September 2003. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

 FSEG:  

The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world.  The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers.  Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (refering to Combustion Modelling postion)to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.

Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
WEB: http://fseg.gre.ac.uk/fire/positions.html

[November 2002] Lloyds Register Research Fellow [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich is pleased to announce the establishment of a new position within FSEG funded by Lloyds Register to be known as the Lloyds Register Research Fellow (LRRF).   FSEG is looking to recruit an engineer/scientist with experience of evacuation modelling and/or CFD based fire modelling to fill this position.

THE POSITION:
This position involves the practical application of fire engineering analysis techniques to assess ship design for fire safety.  This will primarily involve the application of CFD based fire models such as SMARTFIRE, CFX, PHOENICS, etc and complex evacuation models such as maritimeEXODUS to passenger ship configurations.  The successful candidate will form part of a team comprising FSEG and Lloyds engineers with the successful candidate being expected to take a lead role in implementing the analysis tools.   The position is initially for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension beyond this period. The successful candidate will also be given the opportunity to enrol in a relevant higher degree offered by the University.

THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. fire, marine or general engineering, naval architecture, mathematics, etc).  Experience of CFD based fire modelling or complex evacuation modelling is essential.  Experience of fire engineering is considered an advantage.  Experience of the maritime industry is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will be based in FSEG at the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich (see http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details).  Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place by February 2003.

Further details and applications (stating LRRF) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K. 

Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
WEB: http://fseg.gre.ac.uk/fire/positions.html

[October 2002] The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich have two opportunities for suitably qualified graduates wishing to undertake challenging research leading to Doctoral Degrees in the areas of human behaviour and evacuation simulation (position 1) or water mist systems and fire simulation (position 2). 

 Position (1) : Doctoral Student in Evacuation Simulation  [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich, with financial support from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, is embarking on a research study into the impact of external influences - such as signage systems - on evacuation behaviour. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

 THE PROJECT:

As part of this research, the doctoral student will develop theoretical models to describe the impact of external stimuli on evacuation behaviour. These models will be derived from extensive research into the available literature as well as from targeted experimental trials. The student will be involved in the design and implementation of the experimental trials as well as the analysis of the generated data.  Based on this information, the student will develop novel behavioural sub-models capable of predicting the behaviour and implement these within an existing evacuation model framework. This will enable the student to test their models within a more comprehensive computational environment.

 THE CANDIDATE:

The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, psychology, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++.  Knowledge of Fire Engineering would be considered an advantage.

 Position (2): Doctoral Student in CFD based Fire Simulation  [POSITION NOW FILLED]

The Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG) of the University of Greenwich, with financial support from the Environmental Safety and Health Technology Development Centre of Taiwan, have commenced a research project concerned with the simulation of water mist suppression systems. FSEG wish to recruit a PhD student who will undertake this research over the next three years.

 THE PROJECT:

As part of this research, the doctoral student will develop theoretical models to describe the impact of water mist systems on the suppression of fire in large industrial and commercial premises. These models will be derived from extensive research into the available literature.  The student will also be involved in the design of targeted experimental trials used to validate the models. The developed models will be imbedded in the general CFD fire simulation software SMARTFIRE.

 THE CANDIDATE:

The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, mathematics, etc) and be familiar with computer programming, preferably in C++.  Knowledge of Fire Engineering would be considered an advantage.

 BOTH POSITIONS:

The successful candidates will be based in the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich, which is situated at its historic Old Royal Naval College campus in the heart of Greenwich.  Starting dates are flexible however, it is anticipated that the successful candidate will be in place prior to February 2003. The successful candidate will be awarded a University Bursary which is a tax free stipend.

 FSEG:  

The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich is one of Europe's leading centres of excellence concerned with Computational Fire Engineering. It is also one of the largest university based groups dedicated to the modelling of fire and evacuation in the world.  The award winning team of specialists that make up FSEG consist of fire engineers, mathematicians, behavioural psychologists, and software engineers.  Visit our web site at http://fseg.gre.ac.uk for details.

Further details and applications (stating position 1 or position 2) to:

Mrs Francoise Barkshire:
FSEG
University of Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College
30 Park Row
Greenwich SE10 9LS
U.K.

Phone: +44 (0)20 8331 8706
Email: f.barkshire@gre.ac.uk
WEB: http://fseg.gre.ac.uk/fire/positions.html

[July 2002] LEVERHULME Trust Fellowship [POSITION NOW FILLED]

Short Term Research Visiting Fellowship in Fire Field Modelling

The Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich has been awarded a short term research visiting fellowship.  The fellowship will run for 10 months with a preferred start date in the period August-December 2002.  The fellowship is open to Non-UK citizens who permanently reside in any country other than the UK.  Candidates must hold a PhD and return to their normal place of residence on completion of the fellowship.

The candidate will be working with the SMARTFIRE development team in the general area of Computational Fluid Dynamics based fire field modelling with a focus on the modelling of combustion.  The candidate should be familiar with C++ programming language and is expected to have some limited involvement in fire related teaching activities.

Preferred Start Date  :         August - December 2002

Duration                      :         10 months

Grant                          :          The grant available to the successful candidate is the equivalent of £1,500 per month plus £200 per month London allowance plus £330 per month spouse/partner allowance. Contribution to travel costs (return economy airfares) available.

Conditions                  :           Candidates must hold a PhD.

Please forward CV with references to Prof Ed Galea at e.r.galea@gre.ac.uk