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PhD Scholarship - Astronomy & Astrophotonics - Macquarie University/Anglo-Australian Observatory

No. 26528
Position/Title: PhD Scholarship - Astronomy & Astrophotonics
Institution: Macquarie University/Anglo-Australian Observatory

Submit Resumes To:
Attention: Suzanne Tritton, Personnel Officer
Anglo-Australian Observatory
167 Vimiera Road
Eastwood, Sydney, NSW 2122
Australia

Tel: 61 2 93724863
FAX: 61 2 93724860

URL1: http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/jobs/
(How to Apply)
URL2: http://www.astronomy.mq.edu.au
URL3: http://www.aao.gov.au/

Email Submission Address: jobs@aao.gov.au
Email Inquiries: quentin.parker@mq.edu.au

The closing date for receipt of applications: 07/30/2010 (Application date has passed)

Job Description:

PhD Scholarship - Astronomy & Astrophotonics
Macquarie University/Anglo-Australian Observatory
4 PhD Scholarships available in Astronomy & Astrophotonics

The rapidly expanding Astronomy Group within the department of Physics and astronomy at Macquarie University now invites applications for 4 PhD scholarships on a variety of research topics, including planetary nebulae (1 scholarship), galactic archaeology (1 scholarship) and astronomical instrumentation/astrophotonics (2 scholarships).

Successful applicants will be supervised within the Astronomy and Astrophysics Concentration of Research Excellence (CORE) and the MQ Photonics CORE at Macquarie, whose faculty includes Orsola De Marco, Jon Lawrence, Quentin Parker, Mark Wardle, and Daniel Zucker (see http://www.astronomy.mq.edu.au/ ).

Macquarie University is a dynamic research and teaching institution located on a park-like campus in Sydney, Australia, a lively, culturally-diverse city with a warm climate and a very high standard of living. Macquarie University astronomy also benefits from its very close proximity to the headquarters of the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) and the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF); several Macquarie faculty members hold joint AAO appointments, and Macquarie PhD students have access to the expertise and research resources of the AAO/ATNF and opportunities for co-supervision by AAO astronomers.

Eligible applicants will be high calibre students of any nationality who should have the equivalent of an Australian 1st class honours degree in a relevant field. Scholarships provide tuition and a tax-exempt stipend.

For details on potential research projects and scholarship terms and links to the application process see: http://www.astronomy.mq.edu.au/jobs/

Included Benefits:
Each PhD student has access to up to AUD$6,000 per year towards conference attendance, observing, computing facilities etc.

All applications should be sent electronically to jobs@aao.gov.au.

Enquiries: Professor Quentin Parker, phone +61 2 9850 8910, e-mail quentin.parker@mq.edu.au

Applications close on 31 July 2010.

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