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<div>We are looking for domestic and international PhD applicants. </div>
<div>We would appreciate it if you would please share this advertisement with interested parties.</div>
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<b>PhD Scholarship </b></span>
<div><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/A-2WCBNqjlClmMXKPHzfRU23jQq?domain=newcastle.edu.au" style="font-size: 14px;">The position is open until filled, and we
will begin reviewing applications from 10 March 2025. </a></div>
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</span></font></b>Opportunity to take on the challenge to develop advanced remote sensing techniques and/or modelling techniques to measure the magnetic field of coronal mass ejections as they travel from the Sun through the heliosphere, working at the forefront
of solar physics and space weather forecasting.<br>
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<div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Project description</b><br>
The goal of <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/A-2WCBNqjlClmMXKPHzfRU23jQq?domain=newcastle.edu.au">this project</a> is to advance remote sensing techniques to
measure the speed and magnetic field properties of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from the Sun. To achieve this, we will leverage radio observations from the Murchison Wide-field Array (MWA) data archive as well as the state-of-the-art Australian Square Kilometre
Array Pathfinder.</span></div>
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The MWA archive, the largest scientific archive in the Southern hemisphere, contains several Petabytes of radio wave observations of interplanetary space, waiting to be explored. Unlocking the full potential of this archive requires developing innovative remote
sensing capabilities that can scale to handle large datasets.<br>
More specifically, we plan to combine measurements from:</span>
<div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>• Interplanetary Scintillation,</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>• Gyrosynchrotron radiation, and</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>• Faraday rotation measurements from distant radio sources.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14px;">By combining these data, we aim to improve models of CME behaviour as they travel from the Sun to the Earth leading to more precise forecasting of their arrival times and potential impact on Earth’s space environment.</span>
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<div><span style="font-size: 14px;">The successful candidate will join the growing and dynamic Centre for Space Science and Technology at the University of Newcastle, under the mentorship and guidance of Dr. Hannah Schunker and Prof. David Pontin. The student
will also work with Dr. John Morgan (at CSIRO) and have the opportunity to collaborate with leading international researchers at institutes such as NASA in the USA, and in India.</span></div>
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<b>PhD Scholarship details</b><br>
Funding: $37,440 per annum (2025 rate) indexed annually. For a PhD candidate, the living allowance scholarship and Tuition fee scholarship is for 3.5 years. Scholarships also include up to $1,500 relocation allowance and Overseas Student Health Cover at single
rate, for an international candidate.<br>
Supervisor: Dr Hannah Schunker<br>
<b>Available to: Domestic and International students</b></span></div>
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<b>PhD Eligibility Criteria</b></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 14px;">We are looking for a motivated, demonstrably independent student with a 1st class Honours (or expected) degree or equivalent (e.g. Masters degree). The focus can be on modelling and/or observational data analysis, depending
on the strengths of the student. Experience in coding would be an advantage. For further queries please contact hannah.schunker@newcastle.edu.au</span></div>
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The applicant will need to meet the minimum eligibility criteria for admission.</span></div>
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<div><b style="font-size: 14px;">Application Procedure</b></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 14px;">In the email expressing your interest, please send the documents (academic transcripts, CV, statement of research interests and the skills and knowledge you will bring to the project (you do *not* need to write your own research
proposal), and the contact details of one academic reference) as ONE pdf file attachment with YOUR surname as the filename e.g. Schunker.pdf </span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Please send the email expressing interest to Hannah.Schunker@newcastle.edu.au as soon as possible. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>The </b><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/A-2WCBNqjlClmMXKPHzfRU23jQq?domain=newcastle.edu.au">position</a><b> is open
until filled, and we will begin reviewing applications from 10 March 2025. </b>Applications Close 31 July 2025.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Contact Dr Hannah Schunker<br>
Phone +61 2 4055 3484<br>
Email Hannah.Schunker@newcastle.edu.au<br>
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<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/A-2WCBNqjlClmMXKPHzfRU23jQq?domain=newcastle.edu.au">https://www.newcastle.edu.au/study/research/phd-scholarships/phd-scholarships/remote-sensing-of-coronal-mass-ejection-magnetic-fields-from-the-sun-for-space-weather-forecasting</a></span></div>
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