APAI_IT PHD SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY ARC LINKAGE PROJECTS AUSTRALIA 2011

PhD Scholarships in Research of RFID Traceability Networks Australia 2011

We are now offering an APAI_IT PhD scholarship funded from the prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects. The ARC Linkage project aims at developing a novel system for managing uncertainty in large-scale RFID traceability networks. The PhD research will be performed under the supervision of Dr. Michael Sheng from School of Computer Science and Dr Damith Ranasinghe, the Deputy Director of the Auto-ID Lab Adelaide. The student will be part of the PeerTrack research project
(http://www.cs.adelaide.edu.au/peertrack).

The stipend of the scholarship is $26,669 per annum (tax exempt) for 3 years, plus travel funds for attending conferences.

We are looking for a highly-motivated, dedicated candidate who meets the following requirements:

• An excellent Honors (1st class) or equivalent degree (Masters) in Computer Science or a closely related field,
• Very good programming and math skills,
• Very good communicative skills in English, both in speaking and in writing,
• Australian or New Zealand citizens, or Australian Permanent Residents,
• Experience within the fields of database, statistics, P2P, sensor networks, Web services, are of advantage

Local Information:
The University of Adelaide is the third oldest university in Australia (established in 1874) and a member of the Group of Eight: Australia�s most prestigious research universities. The main university campus is centrally located adjacent to the CBD of Adelaide city, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the SA Natural History Museum.

Also nearby are the Botanic Gardens and Conservatory, the River Torrens. More information can be found from http://www.adelaide.edu.au/uni/.

Application:
Interested candidates are requested to send their application by July 30, 2011 to Ms Lina Yao (lina.yao@adelaide.edu.au), including:

1.  A cover letter describing yourself and your interests (put �Uncertainty in RFID networks� in the top of your cover letter)
2.  Soft copy of your publications (e.g. master�s thesis, conference papers)
3.  Your CV
4.  Your transcripts
5.  Recommendation letters from at least two reference persons
6.  Proof of proficiency in English (e.g. TOEFL test or IELTS) if English is not your first language

Application Deadline : 30 July 2011

Scholarships 2011 Information and Details:
http://cs.adelaide.edu.au/~qsheng/PhD-scholarship.pdf