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I’d be grateful if you could forward this email to prospective PhD students.</div>
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The Centre of Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology is currently recruiting PhD scholarships. This includes a scholarship to work with on pulsar timing array science with me and the pulsar/FRB/GW group as part of the ARC Centre
of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (<a href="https://www.ozgrav.org/" data-outlook-id="3bfd6378-5e10-43ed-9ad1-7edde91a011b">OzGrav</a>).</div>
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Details about the project can be found here:</div>
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<a href="https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/phdprojects.html#phdproject_shannon_pta" data-outlook-id="c97ba8b4-c950-4807-88de-61cce208e298">https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/study/phdprojects.html#phdproject_shannon_pta</a></div>
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The deadline for submitting an expression of interest for the scholarship is <b>13 March 2026.</b></div>
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<b>How to apply:</b> Further details about undertaking a PhD at Swinburne, and instructions for applying can be found here:</div>
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<a href="https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/centres-groups-clinics/centre-for-astrophysics-supercomputing/our-study-options/phd-opportunities/" data-outlook-id="29c1bf7f-3ff7-4ad2-a804-1760fe790463">https://www.swinburne.edu.au/research/centres-groups-clinics/centre-for-astrophysics-supercomputing/our-study-options/phd-opportunities/</a></div>
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<b>Funding:</b> This is a fully funded scholarship from the ARC Centre of Excellence of Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), a virtual research centre headquartered at Swinburne and involving researchers in Australia and overseas. The funding includes a tax-free
stipend of approximately $35,500 per year, a tuition waiver, and access to funding to travel to telescopes, international conferences, and collaborative meetings. </div>
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<span style="text-transform: none;"><b>Location:</b> Swinburne University of Technology is located in the lively inner-city suburb of Hawthorn, only minutes by public transport from Melbourne's city centre. Melbourne is top ranked for its quality of life and
as a destination for working abroad. Swinburne provides a positive and supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits, including vacation, sick, and parental leave, and thesis publication and relocation cost allowances. </span></div>
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<span style="text-transform: none;">Swinburne is committed to the principles of equity, fairness and inclusivity and to a workplace free from discrimination. The University has been recognised as a Workplace Employer of Choice for gender equality. Our Centre
values its diverse work environment and welcomes applications from qualified candidates of any gender, orientation, nationality, and background.</span></div>
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Please do not hesitate to speak to me if you have any questions about the project.</div>
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Regards,</div>
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<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Ryan Shannon</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Professor</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Swinburne University of Technology</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;">Hawthorn, VIC, Australia</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="mailto:rshannon@swin.edu.au" data-outlook-id="a8f92997-3804-4cc7-89cd-366475ba72b5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">rshannon@swin.edu.au</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><br>
+61 3 9214 5205</span></p>
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