[Usyd-scholarships-announce] Weekly Research Scholarship Email Bulletin

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Week beginning: 21 November 2011

For further information on the scholarships listed below, please see: http://sydney.edu.au/scholarships/research/current_research_scholarships.shtml , and search the Research Scholarships Database by keyword.

RESEARCH: Telecommunications; Cancer Ethics; Occupational Therapy; Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Research Scholarships

Postgraduate Scholarship in Telecommunications
A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified candidate to undertake industry guided multi-disciplinary research studies leading to a PhD in wireless engineering;  the project is to investigate the application of linear algebra, optimization concepts and machine learning techniques into wireless Smart Grid access networks; applicants should have at least 2nd upper honours in electrical engineering and must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens; $27,651pa; up to three years.
Closing Date:  2 December 2011

Postgraduate Scholarships on the Ethics of Cancer Screening
Three scholarships are on offer to provide support for a full-time research project leading to a PhD; the project examines the social, historical and ethical evolution of cancer screening policies and programs; applicants should have a good Bachelors Honours degree or a Masters Degree in public health, social science, bioethics, or a related discipline, and must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens; $22,860pa in 2011; up to three years.

Closing Date: 5 December 2011

Postgraduate Scholarship in Occupational Therapy Home Discharge Planning
A postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified candidate to undertake research studies leading to a PhD; the research will examine a range of functional outcome measures used in discharge planning in relation to functional dependence; applicants should have an Honours 1 degree in occupational therapy and must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, or New Zealand citizens; $23,728pa; up to two years.
Closing Date:  13 December 2011

Postgraduate Scholarship in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified candidate to undertake research leading to a PhD in Medieval and Early Modern Studies; the project is to investigate attitudes towards death expressed by medieval and/or early modern writers, with a particular focus on the writings of condemned prisoners facing execution; applicants should have an Honours degree with an appropriate major and must be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents; $26,000pa; up to three years.
Closing Date:  2 December 2011


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