Optics/Electronics PhD Scholarship - Australia

PhD Opportunities in Advanced Optoelectronics Based Weed Sensing.
The Electron Science Research Institute (ESRI) is seeking enthusiastic and qualified candidates for PhD studentships in the area of optics/electronics. Studies will include design, development and testing of laser-based real-time plant identification and weed detection system. Experience in photonics and electronics is desirable.
Application Opening Date: 2 June 2015
Application Closing Date: 31 August 2015
Method of Application: Download Forms


Amount: $27,500 per year (tax free) stipend/living allowance
Frequency: Fortnightly
Method: EFT
Tenure: 3 Years


Step by step guide to applying

You need to follow these steps to apply for a scholarship for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) course:


Send application to

Submit your scholarship application and documentation by the closing date for the scholarship by email: scholarships@ecu.edu.au
You will be advised of the outcome via email as soon as possible afterward the closing date.


Eligibility Requirements

The successful applicant will have at least a bachelor degree in optical and electronic engineering or related areas. Candidates must also meet ECU postgraduate selection criteria.

http://www.ecu.edu.au/future-students/overview

The successful applicant is expected to demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University's values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry and Personal Excellence.

Applicants must not have completed an Australian Research Doctorate Degree or equivalent.

International Scholarship Applicants
Applicants must:

  • Meet international student visa requirements as specified by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
  • Have been made an unconditional offer of a place in a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Must be able to purchase their own Overseas Student Healthcare Cover (OSHC)

Nationality:

  • Australian Citizen
  • Australian Permanent Resident Visa
  • New Zealand Citizen
  • International

Level of Study:

  • HDR - Higher Degree Research (PhD)

Faculty:

  • Health, Engineering and Science

School:

  • School of Engineering/ Electron Science Research Institute  

Study Mode:

  • Full-time on-campus

Applicant Information

ESRI houses photonic and electronic laboratories equipped for state-of-the-art design, development and characterisation, as well as a world-class Micro-/Nano-Photonic fabrication and characterisation facility comprising a 256m2 clean-room equipped for material growth, etching, characterisation, metallisation, photolithography, thermal and e-beam evaporation, RF magnetron sputtering, focused ion beam milling, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, spectrophotometry and fluorometry.

Documentation
It is important to ensure your application includes as much information as possible together with the supporting documentation as following the closing date, additional documents cannot be added to an application.

Referee Reports - It is highly recommended that each applicant make arrangements for the provision of two (2) academic referee reports. Academic Referee Reports may be used in the assessment process of a scholarship application. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that referee reports are returned to the Research Scholarships Officer by the scholarship closing date.

Documents in a language other than English It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all documentation not presented in English is accompanied by an authorised English translation.  This means that applicants must provide copies of the qualification or documentation in the original language and an official English translation.

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