University of Sydney Postgraduate Research international awards in Computational Chemistry

Funded by the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, this scholarship aims to support a student undertaking a PhD within the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, where the focus of their research is on using computer simulations to design better printable solar cells.

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, in partnership with CSIRO, is working to make this a reality by combining a multidisciplinary research team with pilot-scale printing capabilities.

In this project, you will use computer simulations to study how crystalline films of metal halide perovskites form from solution and how they are affected by moisture. The insights gained from this work will help our experimental partners to obtain better control of device nanostructure and performance.

You must:

• have an unconditional offer of admission or be enrolled in a full-time PhD in the School of Chemistry
• be willing to research computational chemistry
• hold an honours degree (first class) in chemistry, physics or a related field, or a master's degree in a related field with a substantial research component
• have a background in physical chemistry, chemical physics or a related field, ideally with experience in computational research.

This scholarship will provide a stipend allowance equivalent to the minimum Research Training Program (RTP) stipend rate (indexed on 1 January each year) for up to three years, subject to satisfactory academic performance. The recipient may apply for an extension of the stipend allowance for up to six months.

Apply here.