The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is offering a full PhD scholarship to both domestic and international applicants.
The PhD candidate is to conduct research in the area of network information theory, with a focus on wireless relay communications. The candidate will by supervised by Dr Lawrence Ong. Applicants are required to have achieved honours class one or have other equivalent research based qualifications. The applicant is also expected to have good knowledge in digital communications, a strong foundation in mathematics and be able to satisfy the University's English proficiency policy. The scholarship meets the full tuition fees and overseas student health cover costs for a period of three years. It also provides a tax-free living allowance of AUD 24,653 per annum (2013 rate, indexed annually). All University of Newcastle students have access to a minimum of AUD 1,500 per annum for research-related expenses and are issued a new laptop on their commencement. The successful candidate may also apply for a six-month extension to the scholarship on research-related grounds. Interested applicants are to submit the following materials to Dr Ong at [email protected]: 1) A cover letter indicating the applicant's research interests 2) Curriculum vitae 3) List of publications (if any) 4) Academic transcript 5) Theses (bachelor's degree and/or master's degree) Primary consideration will be given to applications received before 30 November 2012. However, the position will remain open until filled. -------------------------------------------------------- Dr Lawrence Ong ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia Tel: +61 2 4921 5385 Fax: +61 2 4921 6993 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.lawrenceong.com -------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
