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<body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">May you please forward this to the ASA exploder?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">thanks!</div><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Dear Colleagues,</font></div><div class=""><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-a909d294-7fff-401a-b841-396d895146ae" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We invite well-qualified students of any nationality to apply to the PhD program at Curtin University's Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA) based in Perth, Australia. In support of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), this program focuses on radio astronomy or radio astronomy engineering. </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NWFXC4QOPEiJj2GEOHOAdCz?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have a wide range of potential PhD projects to choose from</span></a><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (nominally three years with a possible six-month extension).</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CIRA forms one half of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/cZ_8C5QPXJi0nPO37tO97RM?domain=icrar.org/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ICRAR</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), a joint venture between Curtin University and The University of Western Australia. Curtin University operates the Murchison Widefield Array (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/-4YVC6XQ4Lfo36x7vtm7Zwg?domain=mwatelescope.org/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MWA</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), the precursor to the low frequency component of the Square Kilometre Array (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_uHgC71R2NTmPX92KHNrEBZ?domain=astronomers.skatelescope.org/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SKA</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">), and supports a large research group spanning radio astronomy (galactic, extragalactic), pulsars, accretion physics, studies of the Epoch of Reionisation (EoR), and radio astronomy engineering research including significant participation in developing systems (hardware and software) for the SKA. After the launch of the SKA Observatory last year as an intergovernmental organisation, construction is anticipated to begin later this year. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please note that there are two Curtin scholarships open to all students (both international and domestic) and 17 Research Training Program (</span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MBK-C81V0PTjJ5xW0ToNVWO?domain=scholarships.curtin.edu.au/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RTP</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">) scholarships for domestic (Australia and New Zealand) students only. The application process for these scholarships follows a two stage process:</span></font></p><ol class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Review the projects listed </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NWFXC4QOPEiJj2GEOHOAdCz?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au/" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Prospective students should submit an </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Expression of Interest</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for a given project by following the APPLY HERE link beside each project. Students are encouraged to contact the potential supervisor beforehand to find out more about the projects. These must be submitted by </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thursday</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">18th August 2022.</span></font></p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If a student is notified that they are the preferred choice for a given project by the supervisor, the student may proceed with the full scholarship application. The deadline for this is </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">31st August 2022</span><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></font></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">CIRA is committed to equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. </font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Included Benefits: </font></span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">The annual scholarship package (stipend and tuition fees) is approx. $60,000 - $70,000 p.a.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Successful HDR applicants for admission will receive a 100% fee offset for up to 4 years, stipend scholarships, valued at $28,854 p.a. for up to a maximum of 3.5 years, are determined via a competitive selection process.</font></span></p><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NWFXC4QOPEiJj2GEOHOAdCz?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au/" class="">https://astronomy.curtin.edu.au/study-with-cira/</a></font></span></div></div><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: rgb(172, 132, 4);">Dr Nick Seymour | CIRA<br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class="">Curtin University<br class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(172, 132, 4);">Tel |</span> </span><span lang="EN-US" class="">+61 8 9266 3736</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: rgb(172, 132, 4);">Email |</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="file:///C:\Users\225663b\AppData\Local\Temp\yournamehere@curtin.edu.au" class="">nick.seymour@curtin.edu.au</a></span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> <br class=""></span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: rgb(172, 132, 4);">Web |</span><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: rgb(172, 132, 4);"> </span><span lang="EN-US" class=""><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/d9RAC0YKPvi2EXlQ5iLLQWB?domain=oasisapps.curtin.edu.au" class="">oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/Nick.Seymour</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>