[ASA] PhD projects available at the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy

[James Miller-Jones]

Dear ASA Members,

The Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA) invites well-qualified 
applicants of any nationality to apply for PhD scholarships via Curtin 
University's Research Training Program (application deadline 21 
September 2017).  We have PhD projects available in multiple aspects of 
radio astronomy research, in both the scientific and engineering domains.

With over 50 staff and students, CIRA (http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au/) 
is at the forefront of low frequency radio astronomy research as the 
manager and operator of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA; 
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/z4nRBmU5OoWqcD?domain=mwatelescope.org. The MWA is a fully-operational precursor 
facility for the Square Kilometre Array, undertaking science programs 
spanning Galactic and extragalactic radio astronomy, pulsars, 
transients, the Epoch of Reionisation, solar and ionospheric physics, as 
well as radio astronomy engineering. The results of these programs 
contribute to the design process for SKA_LOW (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/rNKaBYfRonV3Sa?domain=skatelescope.org).

CIRA forms one half of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy 
Research (ICRAR; https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZXg4BxUk9Ja7cn?domain=icrar.org) Joint Venture with The 
University of Western Australia.  CIRA researchers also maintain 
excellent linkages with other national and international groups 
(including the Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence CAASTRO 
and ASTRO-3D), and make extensive use of the nearby Pawsey 
Supercomputing Centre.

A list of available projects may be found at 
http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au/study-with-us/postgraduate-program/. 
Interested applicants should contact the listed supervisor(s) to discuss 
potential projects before commencing an application.

The Research Training Program runs via a competitive, merit-based 
application procedure, and successful candidates may be awarded both a 
stipend and a fee offset scholarship, with the stipend valued at 
A$27,082 per annum in 2018.  Full details of the scholarship program, 
including the application procedure and eligibility rules, may be found 
at http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/.

Regards,

James Miller-Jones

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Associate Professor James Miller-Jones
Acting Director (Science)
Curtin Institute for Radio Astronomy

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Reseach
Curtin University
GPO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845
Australia

Tel: +61 8 9266 9141
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