Work type: 2 Fixed term PhD scholarships - Full-time, up to 3 years
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Categories: Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences
The University of Adelaide is one of Australia's leading Group of Eight, research-intensive universities and is consistently ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world. Established in 1874, it is Australia's third oldest university with a strong reputation for preparing educated leaders and delivering research outcomes that contribute to local, national and global wellbeing. University of Adelaide employees enjoy a range of benefits and favourable work conditions that include opportunities for career development and advancement.
Pure Mathematics received the top ranking of 5 in ERA 2015, make it one of the premier departments in the country. It hosts the Institute for Geometry and its Applications, (http://www.iga.adelaide.edu.au/) which is extremely active at organising workshops, lecture series and instructional schools that benefit HDR students and other staff.
Research topics include (but are not limited to): Index theory of elliptic operators; geometric analysis, positive scalar curvature; mathematical gauge theory; mathematics of String Theory; mathematics of condensed matter physics.
Benefits
These include: * A PhD scholarship of $27,082/- per annum (2018 rate) for 3 years, available from March 1st 2018. *Full coverage of PhD tuition fees (if applicable)
OPEN Until Filled.