<div dir="ltr"><div class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><h2 style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1em;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.7px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="6">PhD Scholarships - The Magic Lab </font></h2></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://themagiclab.org/" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,153,204);text-decoration:none">The Magic Lab</a> seeks to appoint <strong>five full-time PhD Students</strong> and two Postdoctoral Fellows in the following areas: Human-Robot Interaction, Social Robotics, Knowledge Representation, Machine Learning for Robots, Practical Foundations of Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://themagiclab.org/" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,153,204);text-decoration:none">The Magic Lab</a> at the <a href="http://www.uts.edu.au/" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,153,204);text-decoration:none">University of Technology Sydney</a> (UTS) is Australia's leading social robotics research lab. It is home to leading researchers in robotics, human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cognitive science and computational law. Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple is a Distinguished Professor in the research team. The Magic Lab researchers have an extensive research network including Stanford University, Harvard University, Lund University, Leeds University, Patras University, and CNRS in France.</font></p></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><h3 style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1em;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.3px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Value and duration</font></h3><p style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Up to five (5) Recipients will be selected for the Scholarship.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Successful candidates will be awarded a scholarship valued at the </font><span style="color:rgb(84,84,84);line-height:12.1333px"><a href="https://www.education.gov.au/australian-postgraduate-awards">Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) </a></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit"><a href="https://www.education.gov.au/australian-postgraduate-awards">rate</a> + $5,000 top up scholarship per annum over 3 yea</span><span style="font-size:inherit;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">rs. Students can apply for an additional 6 months extension dependent upon satisfactory progress.</span></p></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><h3 style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1em;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.3px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Who is eligible?</font></h3><p style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In order to be eligible for the Scholarship, candidates must be/have:</font></p><ul style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 30px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:outside"><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">completed a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours, 4 Year undergraduate degree with a research component or Master's by Research, or be regarded by the University as having an equivalent level of attainment;</font></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">undertake a PhD at UTS in the year of the scholarship; and</font></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">enrolled as a full-time student</font></li></ul></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 style="color:rgb(37,43,43);line-height:1em;margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.3px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Selection process</font></h3><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#252b2b"><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">The recipient will </span><span style="line-height:20px">demonstrate</span><span style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">:</span></font></font></p><ul style="color:rgb(37,43,43);line-height:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 15px 30px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:outside"><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A strong desire to advance the field of social robotics and develop innovative robot behaviors</font></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A passion for designing and building intelligent autonomous systems</font></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">An insatiable curiosity for human-robot interaction</font></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A keen interest in social robots as a disruptive innovation in business and society</font></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A willingness to contribute to and collaborate with <a href="http://themagiclab.org/" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,153,204);text-decoration:none">The Magic Lab</a> </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">research team.</span></li></ul><p style="color:rgb(37,43,43);line-height:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></p></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><h3 style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1em;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.3px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">How to apply</font></h3><p style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please send your expression of interest (EOI) along with your academic CV and certified transcript to <a href="mailto:PhD@themagiclab.org" style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,153,204);text-decoration:none">PhD@themagiclab.org</a>.</font></p></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><h4 style="margin:14px 0px 0.714em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1em;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Application period</font></h4><p style="font-size:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.3em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Opening date: 23 February 2016<br>Closing date: 08 April 2016</font></p></div><div class="" style="margin:0px 0px 2.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,43,43)"><h3 style="margin:14px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:1em;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:-0.3px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">For further information contact</font></h3><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" 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