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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><p class=""><br class=""></p><p class="">Dear Colleagues, </p><div class="">Please share this advert with interested students. </div><p class="">We invite well-qualified students
of any nationality to apply to the PhD program at the Curtin Institute
of Radio Astronomy (CIRA), based at Curtin University in Perth,
Australia. This program focuses on radio astronomy and radio astronomy
engineering in support of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SVNDCK1DvKT46wZGLcMfri5vVK_?domain=research.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">We have a wide range of potential PhD projects to choose from</a>.
These are nominally for three years with a possible three month
extension or a six month extension if an industry internship is
undertaken.</p><p class="">CIRA forms one half of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/j6VICL7EwMfQ7OlZLcqhviyIvPx?domain=icrar.org/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">ICRAR</a>),
a joint venture between Curtin University and The University of Western
Australia, supported by the Western Australian Government. CIRA
operates the Murchison Widefield Array (<a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/dhk5CMwGxOtz78vAjcJiqi8_tp1?domain=mwatelescope.org/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">MWA</a>), the precursor to the low frequency component of the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/X2EXCNLJyQUjzxwGofRsNiyoghq?domain=astronomers.skatelescope.org/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">SKA</a>,
and hosts a large research group focused on SKA-related topics,
including transients, pulsars, accretion physics, fast radio bursts,
radio galaxies, studies of the Epoch of Reionisation (EoR), space
domain awareness and planetary defence, and radio astronomy engineering
research. Construction of the SKA is underway and CIRA has close
connections with the SKA Observatory and the Australian SKA Regional
Centre. Perth has a vibrant astronomy community with astronomers from
four different institutes working closely together. </p><p class="">Please note that there are 20 projects; all are open to domestic students and most are open to international students. The
application for scholarship to under take one of these projects is a two
stage process:</p>
<ol class=""><li class="">Review the projects listed <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SVNDCK1DvKT46wZGLcMfri5vVK_?domain=research.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">here</a>. Prospective students should read the instructions <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/SVNDCK1DvKT46wZGLcMfri5vVK_?domain=research.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">here</a> and then submit an <strong class="">Expression of Interest</strong> (EoI) at <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/JMCjCOMKzVTvMXEy3TPtniGtJ-U?domain=forms.curtin.edu.au/" target="_blank" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="5f15e9d2a012acf7c2a8388f" class="">this link</a>.
Students should contact the potential supervisor beforehand to find out
more about the projects. These EoIs must be submitted by <strong class="">18th August 2025</strong>, but earlier submissions are strongly encouraged<strong class="">.</strong></li>
<li class="">If a student is the preferred
choice for a given project they will be invited to proceed with the full
scholarship application. The deadline for this is <strong class="">31st October 2025</strong>. </li>
</ol><div class=""><div class=""><div class="field__item"><p class="">CIRA is committed to equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. The
total annual scholarship package (stipend and tuition fees) is approx.
$70,000 AUD p.a. The stipend with the $10k top-up is valued at approx.
$47,500 AUD p.a. </p><div class="">regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Nick</div></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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