Research Opportunities
- Would you like to become an academic? Alternatively, would you like to deepen your understanding of core design challenges before starting a career in industry or consulting?
- Would you enjoy the opportunity to work with world-class companies?
- Would you like to publish your research in world leading journals and present your results at conferences?
- Would you like to work in a supportive and challenging environment with colleagues from around the world and with backgrounds in different disciplines?
In short, if you would like to work with us at the Engineering Design Centre, then we would be happy to receive your application.
Our research is about product, process and people.
We carry out research in the areas of process modelling and process management, engineering change management, knowledge management, computational design, healthcare design, inclusive design and design practice. We also develop tools for modelling of design processes and change in products but also to support awareness for more inclusive designs of products.
The aim of our research is to improve the design process not only in engineering companies, like Rolls-Royce or Airbus, but across the private and public sectors: for example, we have a group dedicated to healthcare design. In our research projects you will have the opportunity to learn about both cutting-edge technologies and the current challenges of design in practice. Collaborative research projects may involve working with colleagues from other universities in the United Kingdom, Europe or elsewhere in the World to develop solutions and test your ideas.
Former students of the EDC who have been awarded their PhD degree from Cambridge University are working today in very different areas like consulting, university teaching, engineering or management in world class companies.
We are always looking for new ideas and challenges from prospective students within the research areas listed above. Please contact us with your research proposal and find out if your idea resonates with our long-term research strategy.
Last but not least, Cambridge is not only a very nice place to do research but also a very nice city to live as well as being extremely close to London. Find out more about life in Cambridge.
