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5 October 2010

 

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RESEARCH:  astronomy; food chemistry; Meniere's disease; sedimentology;
stratigraphy

 

Research Scholarships

 

Postgraduate Scholarship in Cosmic Magnetism

A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably
qualified candidate to undertake research studies leading to a PhD in
astronomy; in this project, a student will develop new methods for
measuring astrophysical magnetic fields, and will then apply these
techniques to data from the Polarisation Sky Survey of the Universe's
Magnetism (POSSUM); Applicants must have completed the requirements for
a first-class honours degree (or equivalent) in physics or astrophysics.
Skill at oral/written communication, proficiency in a
programming/scripting language, and knowledge/experience of radio
astronomy are all desirable but not essential; $26,669pa; up to three
years with a possible maximum extension of up to twelve months.

Closing Date:  29 October 2010

 

Bruce Veness Chandler Research Support Scholarship in Food Chemistry
No.2 

The School of Molecular Bioscience invites applications for research
support funding from full-time postdoctoral or postgraduate candidates
in the field of Food Chemistry;  the Scholarship encourages research
involving the application of chemical techniques for the study of any
aspect of food; applicants must submit a CV and a research proposal
setting out details of the research support sought and its importance to
the applicant's research; the value of the Scholarship shall be
determined by the Selection Committee and shall depend on the funds
available and the merit of the applications.

Closing Date:  24 November 2010

 

Medical Foundation/Meniere's Research Fund Scholarship

The Medical Foundation and The Meniere's Research Fund, Sydney Medical
School is offering a scholarship towards a doctorate of philosophy for a
suitably qualified candidate undertaking research in the area of
Meniere's Disease; applicants must have the equivalent of an Australian
Bachelor degree with Honours, be either Australian or New Zealand
citizens or Australian permanent residents, be accepted into a PhD in
the area of Meniere's disease; $33,000pa; up to three years.

Closing Date: 12 November 2010

 

PhD Scholarship in Coral Reef Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

This scholarship is funded by an ARC Discovery Project grant and will
provide support for a research project leading to a PhD; the objective
of the research project is to investigate the biologic and geologic
response of the Great Barrier Reef to sea level and climate changes over
the last 30 ka by generating and linking new observational data with
numerical modelling; applicants should have an Honours 1 or 2A degree
(or equivalent) in earth and/or environmental science.
Experience/background in carbonate sedimentology, coral reef biology and
geology and/or numerical modelling of earth systems would be an
advantage; $26,669pa; up to three years.

Closing Date: 29 Oct 2010

 

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