/ Funded Graduate Student Opportunities
Dr. Yunping Liang is accepting applications from prospective Ph.D. and MASc students and visiting scholars in the board interdisciplinary area of sustainable infrastructure investment. With focus on financial, social, and environmental sustainability, enrolled students will work with Dr. Liang on infrastructure data analytics, infrastructure risk management, innovative infrastructure finance, project bankability & insurance, social equity in project delivery, and heuristics/ bias in infrastructure-related decision-making.
Minimum qualifications
-
Education background in one of the following disciplines : Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Public Policy, and Psychology.
-
Knowledge in one of the following fields : Infrastructure Investment, Infrastructure Policy, or general Construction Management
-
(For Ph.D. applicants) Master’s degree or equivalent with high standing in engineering or computer science, or in a cognate discipline.
-
(For MASc applicants) Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with high standing in engineering or computer science, or in a cognate discipline. Current Concordia students are preferred.
-
Expertise in either quantitative or qualitative research methodologies
-
Integrity, self-motivation, curiosity, and full English proficiency
How to apply
Send an email to yunping.liang@concordia.ca with the subject “Type of positions+Full name”, such as “PhD application + Pascal Chaw”. The email should contain:
-
A full academic CV.
-
All post-secondary transcript(s). Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
-
Statement of intents (no more than 2 pages, double-spaced, font size 11-12)
-
Immigration status (Are you a citizen or permanent resident of Canada? Are you a Quebec resident?)
Please DO NOT send reminder email. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. A virtual interview and reference checks are expected.
About Civil Engineering at Concordia University and City of Montreal
Concordia is the best university in North America founded within the last 50 years. Civil Engineering at Concordia is rapidly growing: its undergraduate program was recently ranked among the top 20 civil engineering programs in the world. The department takes a leading role in Canada in the research field of sustainable built environment and in the field of construction. The department is located in the downtown of Montreal - a safe, clean, vibrant and diverse city with an advanced public transit system. Montreal has been named by QS the best student city in the world. The city is also recognized globally as an important centre for commerce, aerospace, transport, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, gaming and film.