APAI in Building Information Modelling

Scholarship Description
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) invites applications from outstanding
Architecture or Engineering graduates around the globe for an Australian
Postgraduate Award-Industry (APAI) scholarship to study for a PhD degree in the
Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering.

This PhD position will be funded for up to three years, full-time study as part of the
ARC linkage project Airports of the Future (ARC Linkage Project LP0990135).

The project will focus on the implications of BIM (Building Information Modelling) on
the use of airport terminals. The prime focus will be on information needed for
design, construction and facility management of airport terminal buildings. The
facility management aspects will involve working with other researchers who will be
examining security, business processes, human behaviour and complex systems.

After the completion of a QUT research degree, PhD candidates are

comprehensively prepared to enter a competitive labour market with practical and
academic competence and high employability.

Study Subject: Building Information Modelling

Provided By: Queensland University of Technology

Level: Post-Graduate

Availability
This scholarship is offered once only to one suitable candidate. The scholarship is
open for applications until September 30, 2010.

Payment Information
The value of this scholarship is AU$27222 (per annum, tax exempt). This award is
to be used to support research and living expenses. This scholarship is paid
fortnightly for the period of 3 years.

Research Information
This scholarship is for one of the following field of research: Building Information
Modelling.
Eligibility
To be considered, candidates will require first-class honours or second-class division
A honours degree, or appropriate masters degree (research or coursework) or a
professional doctorate from a recognised institution. Masters degrees by coursework
and professional doctorates must contain a significant research component, of no
less than 33% of the total degree, or significant publications records. The ideal
recipient will have a strong interest in the use of BIM and its application across
multiple disciplines. Potential candidates will have qualifications in either architecture
or engineering building services and some background in the use of CAD.

Application Details
Interested applicants are invited to contact Prof. Robin Drogemuller via email at
robin.drogemuller@qut.edu.au.

General Info
Robin Drogemuller (Professor of Digital Design)
School of Design, QUT
Email: robin.drogemuller@qut.edu.au