Phd Scholarship

Prime opportunity with the Optical Sciences Centre
- Location: Swinburne, Hawthorn, VIC and Infleqtion Australia
- Stipend: $41,650 (plus allowances and a one-off $5,000 cost-of-living payment)

**About the Scholarship**

Administered by CSIRO, the Australian Government-supported Next Generation Quantum Graduates Program (NGQGP) offers competitive scholarships to train future quantum technology specialists. Leveraging university resources and industry partnerships, cohorts of students tackle real-world research challenges. Scholarship holders will be enrolled at the Swinburne University of Technology and collaborate with Infleqtion Australia to develop innovative solutions.

Project Background

**Eligibility**
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be domestic students as per the Higher Education Support Act 2003 at the time of award. Domestic students include:

- Australian citizens,
- Australian permanent residents,
- A person entitled to stay in Australia, or to enter and stay in Australia, without any limitation as to time, or
- New Zealand citizens.

**About You**
To be successful in the role, you will have:

- A Bachelor’s degree with Honours or a Master’s degree in Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- Meet Swinburne PhD admission requirements
- Must be a domestic student
- Background knowledge in atomic, quantum and optical physics and vacuum technologies relevant to the project
- Detail-oriented with the ability to maintain high standards of precision in experimental work

A full list of selection criteria is available within the position description.

**About Swinburne University of Technology**
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university - one that is truly of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

- Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
- Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
- Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
- Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

**To Apply**
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing why you believe you are suitable for this position and official academic transcripts from all post-secondary institutions.

If you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click **‘apply’** and you will be redirected to Swinburne’s Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page.

**Applications Close: Sunday 24 November 2024, at 11.00 pm**

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

**Diversity, Equity and Inclusion**
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our Equity & Diversity website.

**Disability and Reasonable Adjustments**

**Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne**
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program.

Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.

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