Optus PhD Scholarship for RF Communications

The award is available once to one prospective domestic or international ANU student who:

will be enrolling full-time in a program of study for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, based in the ANU School of Engineering (‘the School'), College of Systems and Society

has completed qualifications comparable to the educational level of an Australian Bachelor first class Honours degree, or has demonstrated research experience to a standard equivalent to an ANU first class Honours and in the area of electrical engineering

has solid fundamental knowledge and research experience in communications and/or signal processing, as well as coding (e.g. in C++, C, MATLAB and/or VHDL for FPGA configuration)

has fundamental knowledge and demonstrated ability to conduct research in wireless communications and/or signal processing

preferably has knowledge and experience in computing, algorithm development, computer simulation, and/or artificial intelligence and machine learning

has excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to interact effectively and foster respectful and productive working relationships with colleagues, team/group members, and collaborators and

is an Australian citizen or citizen of New Zealand, Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, India, or Japan.

Candidates in receipt of the supplementary scholarship only must also:

be in receipt of an AGRTP or equivalent stipend scholarship or is approved to hold this Award as a bridging scholarship.

This PhD scholarship will be awarded with consideration towards gender diversity.