Radio Transients from Compact Objects – 3 PhD Scholarships

World-leading research at the Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy is exploring the nature of radio emission produced by compact objects: from white dwarfs, to neutron stars, to black holes.

The Australian Research Council has funded three new Discovery Program grants led by Prof James Miller-Jones, A/Prof Natasha Hurley-Walker, and Dr Kristen Dage. The purpose of these scholarships is to attract enthusiastic junior scholars to join our team and expand our understanding, as well as building capacity for similar studies with the SKA, which will be the world’s largest radio telescope. Specific projects that can be undertaken with these scholarships can be found on the CIRA website: https://research.curtin.edu.au/cira/study-with-us/hdr-projects/, and are:

White Dwarf Pulsars: A New Frontier : A/Prof Natasha Hurley-Walker [email protected]

Impact of Stellar-mass Black Holes on Cosmology Reionization Dr Kristen Dage [email protected]

The Sharpest View of Time-variable Radio Jets from Feeding Black Holes Prof James Miller-Jones [email protected]

Ideal Candidate

Candidates with a relevant undergraduate degree, interested in astrophysics, and enthusiastic to undertake impactful scientific research projects in radio astronomy at a PhD level and remain enrolled in a full time capacity.

Applicants must have completed or be within six months of completion of an Australian Honours, or a Masters in physics, astronomy, astrophysics, or related field, with the transcripts demonstrating the upper second, first class, or distinction marks (or equivalent).

Applicants should demonstrate research experience, such as publications in a peer-reviewed journal, a final-year research project worth >25% of their final year mark, and/or vacation research experience.

Two Scholarships are available to Domestic or International candidates, and one to Domestic candidates only.