PhD Scholarships in Quantum Science and Technology, Australia Newest Scholarship 2011

PhD Scholarships in Quantum Science and Technology, Australia Newest Scholarship 2011

October 1, 2011 by info
Filed under: Australia Scholarships, International Scholarships, PhD Scholarships

PhD Scholarships in Theoretical Physics of Hybrid Quantum Systems, Macquarie University



Study Subject(s): Theoretical Physics of Hybrid Quantum Systems
Course Level: PhD
Scholarship Provider: the ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems
Scholarship can be taken at: Australia



Immediately available are two PhD scholarships. In Australia a PhD is normally 3-4 years in duration and there is no coursework. The scholarships cover the national/international fees (International: 32,000$/yr), and provides an annual stipend of ~23,000$, with some support for relocation. The research will focus on the THEORETICAL PHYSICS of Hybrid Quantum Systems: ie. what can be done by connecting up different types of quantum systems: nanomechanical + single atoms/ion/spin qubits/diamond superconducting qubit + nanomechanical superconducting + atomic qubits/condensed matter qubits superconducting + optical qubits etc



This is a very exciting new research area in quantum science with researchers building new experiments to couple very different physical systems. The reason is that some systems have very particular advantages (superconducting systems interact very strongly), but these same systems have some weaknesses (superconducting qubits dont have very long coherence times). Researchers then aim to combine various types of quantum systems together to get the best of each to work together.



The position is part of a large national research effort : the ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems, and these posts will entail travel to collaborate with the other project nodes in Sydney, Perth and Brisbane, as well as our international partners overseas. The posts should be taken up between March-July 2012. Once an application for a scholarship is lodged it may take ~2 months to learn the outcome and ~2-4 months for the VISA



To apply please email a CV, your academic transcripts at MSc, MPhil, BSc levels, copies of all thesis (irrespective of whether in english or not), and pdfs of all relevant publications or preprints. Label the Subject of your email as “PhD Application” to Professor Jason Twamley (jason.twamley-at-mq.edu.au)



How to Apply: By Email



Scholarship Application Deadline: Oct 31 2011

For further information, go to: http://infoscholarship.net