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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b><u>Please circulate this email to potentially interested students:</u></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Swinburne University's Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (CAS) is accepting applications for Vacation Studentships from enthusiastic university students with excellent
scholastic records who are in the last, or second last, year of their undergraduate or Honours/Masters degree.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">With 29 research faculty, 19 postdoctoral researchers, and nearly 50 PhD students, CAS is large, vibrant, and friendly environment for
</span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/DRu-CK1DvKTBVp5YLIMfBoh5gSce?domain=astronomy.swin.edu.au" id="OWAa902ae46-3c8a-5258-ce51-e19c349c65c5" class="OWAAutoLink" title="http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/research"><u>studying most fields of astronomy</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">.
Swinburne astronomers have guaranteed access to the twin </span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/pGPXCL7EwMfm68ngLTqhDWhy6KHT?domain=keckobservatory.org/" id="OWAd0f979c4-d8cb-5978-ffab-db5261768cc8" class="OWAAutoLink" title="http://www.keckobservatory.org/"><u>Keck
10-m Telescopes in Hawaii</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> - the world's premier optical observatory - and CAS owns and operates some of Australia's most powerful supercomputers -
</span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/6psOCMwGxOtRNm4LjCJiZ9h8xhbN?domain=supercomputing.swin.edu.au/" id="OWA206add2c-cc65-b9d9-4b7e-113b1c6c7f87" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://supercomputing.swin.edu.au/"><u>Ngarrgu Tindebeek and OzSTAR</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">.
We also develop advanced, immersive 3D data visualization facilities to promote and explain astronomy to the broader community. Swinburne now hosts an impressive
</span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/9Tx_CNLJyQUE4ymQoTRs2OhygyV4?domain=swinburne.edu.au/" id="OWAbb0152c2-2989-fffc-287d-e578b1563b69" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/facilities-equipment/virtual-universe/"><u>Virtual
Universe</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> (SVU), a 100+ square metre stereoscopic LED wall - a wraparound digital canvas that delivers high resolution 3D visuals. Summer vacation students will be treated to an SVU show that blends real
scientific data with cinematic visuals - from the birth of stars to the collision of black holes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Our Vacation Studentship programme aims to provide undergraduate students with some insight into how exciting research is and how it is conducted. Students will join a research project, or possibly help start a new one,
in one of the many areas of astronomy in which </span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/p3ulCOMKzVT0WQmg3TPtB2hGEZeA?domain=astronomy.swin.edu.au" id="OWA82a2d0ec-74ca-09b9-83cd-da69b4bb5c72" class="OWAAutoLink" title="http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff"><u>CAS staff
and post-docs</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> are experts. The various
</span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/3rjKCP7LAXfopVE2QTrulXhxzfIN?domain=astronomy.swin.edu.au" id="OWAcab5e48d-725b-4b46-d73e-7b088fd02551" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/vacstudents.html#projects"><u>projects
on offer</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> are listed below. Projects can involve all aspects of astronomical research, from proposing or carrying out new telescope observations, to analysing data, to conducting theoretical calculations
or advanced simulations. Many previous students have eventually published peer-reviewed research articles on some of their Vacation Studentship research.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">In 2026 this programme is expected to run in-person at Swinburne and will be available to students currently enrolled at universities in Australia and New Zealand. Swinburne's
</span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/MlKkCQnMBZf30ZjK7s9C9DhGDHjL?domain=swinburne.edu.au" id="OWAcc00e717-a1ff-e2c0-2b8c-fefacf7e5f61" class="OWAAutoLink" title="http://www.swinburne.edu.au/campuses/hawthorn"><u>Hawthorn campus</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> is
situated in a lively, urban setting just minutes by public transport from Melbourne's city centre.</span></div>
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Projects are expected to run over 8 weeks, between November and February, with the timing to be negotiated between the student and their nominated supervisor. Vacation students are paid a tax-free stipend of $750 per week. An additional $250 is available for
students based in New Zealand to offset the increased cost of relocation.</div>
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<b>Applications are now open and should be received before 31st August 2026; they should include the following:</b></div>
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Responses to the <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/nEa5CROND2uR2ZqpNC0F6kh1cSDH?domain=forms.gle" id="OWA09cd7523-c6ec-94d6-59f4-92086ae1e4c9" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/emcNZzsyHnLPVbE39">
application form</a> questions, detailing why you are interested in undertaking a vacation studentship at Swinburne, your plans for further study, and your project preferences;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
A copy of your official academic record, including an explanation of the grading system used;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Your Curriculum Vitae;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Proof of enrolment at an Australian or New Zealand university;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Any supporting documentation of previous research;</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
<b>Applicants must also ask a lecturer or supervisor at their current university to send a letter of recommendation by the due date. This should be sent by the lecturer/supervisor directly; applicants should not include reference letters in their own application.</b></li></ul>
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<span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">To apply, complete the </span><span style="color: rgb(215, 27, 0);"><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/nEa5CROND2uR2ZqpNC0F6kh1cSDH?domain=forms.gle" id="OWA0dee0ee6-1fa5-0064-5ab0-227d678a2c08" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://forms.gle/emcNZzsyHnLPVbE39"><u>application
form</u></a></span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> and arrange for reference letters to be emailed directly to
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dr. Daniel Reardon </span><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">(dreardon@swin.edu.au)
<b>before 31st August</b>.</span></div>
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Please reach out to me if you have any further questions.</div>
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Kind regards,</div>
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Daniel</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Dr Daniel Reardon</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">OzGrav Senior Research Fellow </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Swinburne University of Technology</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">dreardon@swin.edu.au</span></p>
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