SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED STATISTICS (SMAS),
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA

An exciting PhD scholarship is available in the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics (SMAS) at the University of Wollongong, South Western Sydney campus, in the area of Optimisation. The title of the project is Determining the Convergence Speed of Derivative-free Optimisation Algorithms. The UOW scholarship is $28,092AUD tax-free per year for
three years full-time. Tuition fees (for up to 4 years) will be waived. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with both Australian and international collaborators, and extra funding may be available for conference travel. Applications are invited from domestic and international students who are able to commence PhD studies at the University of Wollongong in 2021. Applicants should hold, or be close to completing, an Honours 1 undergraduate degree or a Master’s degree in Applied
Mathematics, Computational Mathematics or a closely related field.

HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, please contact Dr Chayne Planiden via email: chayne@uow.edu.au.

Applications must include CV detailing previous education experience and academic transcripts. It is expected that the successful applicant will be available to commence this scholarship by 31 October 2021. Applications close 30 November, 2020.
MORE INFORMATION
Dr Chayne Planiden, Lecturer
School of Mathematics & Applied Statistics, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Email: chayne@uow.edu.au