ITSAFE studentship
Applications are invited for a +3-year PhD
studentship, funded by the University of Edinburgh’s College of Humanities and
Social Science, to investigate a fire safety related topic. This studentship is
available as part of the Integrating Social and Technical Aspects of Fire
Safety Engineering and Expertise (IT-SAFE) project, which is supported by the
University of Edinburgh, The Ove Arup Foundation, and the Royal Academy of
Engineering.
Potential topics include the following:
A history of fire regulation and disasters
Fire safety and regulatory lock-in: an
inter- and intra-national comparative study
Practice and rule-followingin the
application of building codes for fire safety
Socio-economic factors, household
practices, and fire risk
The effect of Homes in Multiple Occupancy
(HMO) legislation on fire deaths in the UK
A sociology of fire safety knowledge
Simulation and human factors in evacuation
planning
Smart homes, ICTs, and fire safety
Do fire safety regulations impede
environmentally-friendly buildings?
Firefighters, architects, and lay/expert
knowledge: boundary work, professional interests, and fire safety
implementation
What does it mean to be a firefighter?
Users, the ‘responsible person’, and
day-to-day ‘enactment’ of building regulations
Potential applicants might be interested
inthis lecture by former University of Edinburgh Professor, Jose Torero:
Applicants should hold a good first degree,
and may be expected to undertake further training as part of the first
year.This PhD will be supervised by Professor Robin Williams and Dr Graham
Spinardi.
Informal inquiries and expressions of
interest including a short CV can be directed towards G.Spinardi@ed.ac.uk
For more information about Science,
Technology and Innovation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, see: http://www.stis.ed.ac.uk/home
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