PhD Scholarships in Astrophysics

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Archive Date: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
Institution Classification/Type: 
Large Academic
Institution/Company: 
Macquarie University
City: 
Sydney
State/Province: 
NSW
Country: 
Australia
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

Macquarie University is seeking outstanding candidates for PhD scholarships for 2022.

Macquarie is a top-200 university, and our astronomy and astrophysics research group ranks among the best in Australia. We offer PhD and Masters by Research degrees on topics ranging from exoplanets to distant galaxies, star formation to stellar death, the evolution of our Milky Way Galaxy, astronomical instrumentation, and more. As a node of the multi-institute ASTRO3D Centre of Excellence, Macquarie astronomers are connected to a national network of outstanding research. Many projects are offered through Australian Astronomical Optics, which has a major node (AAO Macquarie) on campus, or offered jointly with CSIRO Space & Astronomy, who operate Australia’s national radio astronomical observatories. Successful applicants will join a diverse group of researchers and students from all over the world. We actively strive to create an equitable, inclusive and welcoming environment to all who work and study with us.

For a taste of projects on offer, see here.

Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, and cover fees and a tax-free living allowance of AU$28,854 per year.

Please email your expression of interest to [email protected], attaching undergraduate and Masters level transcripts, a short CV, and indicating the projects you are interested in. We will connect you with the relevant supervisors, who can mentor you through the application process.

Suggested deadline for expressions of interest from international / domestic students: March 14th / April 14th 2022
(To enable application submissions by the University deadline of March 28th / May 1st 2022)

Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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Jo Dawson
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