PhD positions
available in Telecommunications Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications is seeking high quality
students to conduct research leading to degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in
the area of “Enhancing Internet of Everything Content Acquisition,
Distribution, and Security Using Software Defined Networking” as part of
Australian Research Council Linkage Project LP150100666 with industrial partner
Cisco Systems Australia Pty Ltd.
The scholarship
covers tuition fees and provides a tax-free stipend of AU$26,288 p.a. over 3.5
years. Several types of scholarship are available, including Australian
Postgraduate Award (APA) scholarships which are open to Australian citizens or
permanent residents, and International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
and Tuition Fee Scholarship (TFS) which are open to international applicants.
Scholarship details are available at https://research.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate-research-scholarships
.
Elite students who
hold a Bachelor of Engineering or Science in electrical engineering,
telecommunications or computer science (must be equivalent of an Australian 1st
class Honours degree or 85% grade average) and demonstrated aptitude for
research may be competitive for these PhD scholarships. Complete the
self-assessment at https://research.unsw.edu.au/hdr-self-assessment-tool
and check English language requirements at https://www.unsw.edu.au/english-requirements-policy
. It is essential that you have a deep understanding of network protocols and
algorithm design and analysis. It is desirable that you have a knowledge of or
interest in: machine learning, optimisation, Content Distribution Networks /
Content delivery networks (CDNs), and the Internet of Things (IoT).
If you are likely to
be eligible for entry, then email the self-assessment results, a CV detailing
your education history and academic achievement (e.g. publication list, project
funding obtained etc.), academic transcripts, and contact details of at least
two academic referees to Dr Tim
Moors (t.moors@unsw.edu.au) with the subject line “Linkage PhD scholarship”
by 10 August 2016. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed in
person or via Skype video conference, leading to full applications being
submitted by 18 August 2016 (international applicants). Successful applicants
must start their PhD studies in Sydney Australia by 27 February 2017.
The University of
New South Wales (UNSW) Faculty of Engineering is the top-ranked engineering
school in Australia, and is ranked in the top 50 engineering schools worldwide
according to ARWU/SJTU.
