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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My apologies for cross-posting. Could you please kindly forward to interested candidates? Please note the very short deadline of 6<sup>th</sup> January.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b><u>Summary</u></b>:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal">LJMU's <a href="https://ljmu.ac.uk/projects/freeport-and-net-zero-transport">
Freeport and Net Zero Transport Thematic Doctoral Pathways</a> (FTDP) programme is offering six full PhD scholarships (UK/international) to develop two PhD cohorts (first-of-their-kind) who will apply their skills in AI, operational research, engineering, and
 science to tackle transport/logistics decarbonisation, with a focus on UK freeports. This call is for the second cohort (3 PhD scholarships) and is open to both UK and international candidates (to start .
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2">Deadline 6<sup>th</sup> January 2025 (see detailed timeline below)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2">Successful candidates to move to Liverpool and enrol by end of February 2025<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2">Full tuition fees, <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2">Maintenance stipend + running cover (~ £20,837 per annum) for three years, rising in line with URKI rates,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2">Funded visits to industry and overseas universities to widen your experience and gain career opportunities (averagely 1 month per year),<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo2">Funded training to gain teaching qualifications (Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy) and teaching experience for career development.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="2" type="A">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b>How to apply</b>:<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested applicants please carefully read the descriptions for each project and person specifications here:
<a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/projects/freeport-and-net-zero-transport/scholarship-funding">
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/projects/freeport-and-net-zero-transport/scholarship-funding</a> . Please also look at this link for some examples of our current/past projects on air quality and green transportation
<a href="https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw">https://tinyurl.com/y67eddrw</a><b> </b>. If you believe you are suitable, email Prof. Trung Thanh Nguyen T.T.Nguyen@ljmu.ac.uk with title “FTDP PhD + Project number” (for projects 1-3 below) and include the following
 information:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>CV and a transcript, <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Anything else to support your application.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants must be available for interview (see section Timeline). 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The three topics for the second cohort are listed here for your convenience, but please visit the link above for details before applying.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">Optimisation and AI for a modal shift to freight rail.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">Optimisation for the planning of alternative energy in shipping.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">Benchmarking freeport/transport optimisation/decarbonisation using apps and digital platforms.<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b>Timeline<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal">•              6-January, 2025: Application deadline<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•              13-17-Jan, 2025: Interviews (in person or remote)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•              20-21-Jan, 2025: Successful candidates notified<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•              28-Feb, 2025: Relocate to Liverpool and enrol.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="4" type="A">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b>About LJMU / LOOM institute’s research<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/loom/about-the-centre">LOOM</a>  is a leading research institute specialising in transport/logistics and marine engineering within Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).
 All LOOM’s research outputs were ranked world-leading (4*) or international-excellence (3*) in UoA12 in the Research Excellence Framework REF2021, putting LJMU equal 13th out of 89 in proportion of 4* and 3* outputs, the best in the North West in UoA12. LOOM’s
 research impact was also ranked 4* or 3* in REF UoA12 (equal first in UK in proportion of 4* and 3*).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please visit this <a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/projects/freeport-and-net-zero-transport">
link</a> for more information about our research quality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="5" type="A">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b>Other information and detailed instruction<o:p></o:p></b></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about our doctoral training programme, the projects, how to apply, and our research/teaching rankings, please visit this
<a href="https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/projects/freeport-and-net-zero-transport">link</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Prof. Trung Thanh Nguyen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor of Operational Research in Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Co-director of the Liverpool Logistics Offshore and Marine Research Institute (LOOM),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Liverpool John Moores University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Web:
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