[AUSTRALIA] ICS MQRES Electronics PhD Scholarships

[AUSTRALIA] ICS MQRES Electronics PhD Scholarships

Closing Date: 30 April 2008

High-performance Radio Communications Circuits in GaN Technology

We are seeking high calibre, suitably qualified Telecommunications, Engineering or equivalent graduates to join research our team. Macquarie University is offering exciting postgraduate research projects in microwave device, circuits and wireless applications that can expand your career horizon. Early career professionals interested in returning to higher degree studies are particularly encouraged to apply.

A full-time Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship (MQRES) is currently available in the Department of Electronics to undertake a project in collaboration with Agilent Technologies, Wiakato University, and international GaN foundries. Gallium Nitride transistors are emerging as a viable technology for radio communications. However, they exhibit anomalous characteristics that are not well modelled or account for in circuit design. This project aims to develop new design tools and communications circuits for future generation applications. This will involve exploration of the nonlinear behaviour of GaN transistors in collaboration with Agilent Technologies, CA.

MQRES scholarships are available to domestic and international students. Applicants should have completed equivalent research qualifications in a relevant discipline to an Australian undergraduate degree with first class honours , such as a Masters degree with substantial thesis component.

The MQRES stipend is currently $20,007 p.a. tax exempt (2008). Successful applicants are also eligible a maximum merit based top up of $5,000, and additional opportunities to undertake casual academic work demonstrating. Tenure is 3.5 years full-time, subject to satisfactory progress, with tuition fees funded for the scholarship tenure. Additional support for project costs and conference travel will also be available from the Department.

Further information regarding the projects, may be obtained by contacting Prof. Anthony Parker, +61-2-9850 9131, tonyp@ics.mq.edu.au, (www.elec.mq.edu.au/cnerf).

Application forms (see below) and conditions for awards are available from the Higher Degree Research Office, telephone (02) 9850 7987, email: hdrschol@vc.mq.edu.au.
Applications should be forwarded to:

The Scholarship Officer
The Research Hub
Level 3, C5C East
Macquarie University NSW 2109
AUSTRALIA

http://www.research.mq.edu.au