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SMART Infrastructure Facility University Postgraduate Awards

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The SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong is offering postgraduate scholarships within the following six research themes:

Model Based System Engineering for Infrastructure Projects, for candidates with a background in:
- Systems Engineering
Agent Based Modelling for Contract Design and Execution, for candidates with a background in:
- Behavioural Sciences,
- Decision Sciences, or
- Land-use Planning
Semi-empirical approach to validate massive social simulations, for candidates with a background in:
- Quantitative Sociology, or
- Social Modelling.
Developing a semantic framework for integrated infrastructure analytics, for candidates with a background in:
- Computational Semantics, or
- Computational Semiotics.
Auditing, Reporting, Transparency, Risk Allocation and Process Learning, for candidates with a background in:
- Organisational Sociology,
- Behavioural Decision Making, or
- Project Management.
Ensuring efficient investment in, and use of, infrastructure, for candidates with a background in:
- Operational Research,
- Public Economics,
- Economics of Regulation,
- Applied Microeconomics,
- Urban Economics,
- Industrial Organisation, or
- Cost Benefit Analysis.

These awards are tenable within the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong and are available to both Australian and International Applicants.

Eligibility Criteria:	Bachelors degree with at least Second Class Division 1 Honours or equivalent result
Selection Criteria:	The academic merit, research potential, track record and capacity to work collaboratively in a cross disciplinary environment.
Stipend for 2011:	$22,860 non-taxable
Stipend for 2012:	to be determined December 2011
Other Benefits:	Thesis allowance and contribution, of up to $10,000 for a study visit at one of SMART’s national or international partner institutions.
Eligible Programs:	Ph D degrees
Duration:	Three (3) years full-time
Closing Date:	17 October 2011, it is envisaged that successful applicants will start their studies in Autumn Session 2012.

Although they are not eligible for a scholarship, we encourage practitioners from industry or government interested in a part-time Ph. D to consider studying at the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong.