Australian students with first class honours degrees are usually awarded either an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or an equivalent scholarship from the University of New South Wales (UPA). However, only a handful of such scholarships are awarded each year, thus many capable students miss out on studying for a postgraduate degree. The School of Physics is now pleased to announce a number of newly created Postgraduate Assistantship (PA) positions intended to provide a reasonable level of partial financial support for higher degree (MSc/PhD) candidature in physics. In addition to being enrolled in a postgraduate program, students awarded a PA position will take part in the School's undergraduate teaching activities thereby gaining valuable teaching experience.
PAs will receive a (taxable) stipend of $10,000, $5,000 or $2,500 p.a. (according to the scholarship) while they are enrolled in a postgraduate program at the School of Physics of the UNSW.

(i) PA10
PAs will receive a (taxable) stipend of $10,000 p.a. while they are enrolled in a postgraduate program at the School of Physics of the UNSW. The PAs are expected to undertake teaching duties for nominally 10 hr/week during session times, which involves 24 weeks per year.

(ii) PA5
PAs will receive a (taxable) stipend of $5,000 p.a. while they are enrolled in a postgraduate program at the School of Physics of the UNSW. The PAs are expected to undertake teaching duties for nominally 5 hr/week during session times, which involves 24 weeks per year.

(iii) PA2.5
PAs will receive a (taxable) stipend of $2,500 p.a. while they are enrolled in a postgraduate program at the School of Physics of the UNSW. The PAs are expected to undertake teaching duties for nominally 2.5 hr/week during session times, which involves 24 weeks per year.

Training and ongoing mentoring will be provided by the School to assist the PA in developing valuable teaching skills.

The PAs are expected to undertake teaching duties for nominally 10, 5 or 2.5 hr/week during session times (teaching sessions total 24 weeks per year). These PA positions are subject to a probationary period and are renewable: a Masters candidate would be expected to receive support through the PA scheme for up to 2 years, a candidate registered for a PhD degree could expect support through the PA scheme for up to 4 years. PAs will also have the opportunity to seek additional funding through special-purpose research scholarships. For example, international students might wish to take a scholarship to cover their fees, together with a PA position to cover living expenses.

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For Further Information contact Professor M. Gal