PHD RESEARCH AWARDS IN HCI AT SCHIL IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

The Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory (SCHIL) at Swinburne
University in Melbourne, Australia, announces the availability of
postgraduate research awards from January 1999. Applications are invited
from suitably qualified students who wish to pursue research-oriented
masters and doctoral degrees.

Non-Australian citizens can apply for Overseas PostGraduate Research
Scholarships (OPRS). For qualified candidates the OPRS can be supplemented
by Swinburne scholarships that provide a living stipend.

Australian citizens can apply for Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) or
Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Awards (SUPRA). The Award
Stipend is set at AUD$15,888 per annum (1998 figures: indexation is
expected for 1999 and beyond).  In exceptional cases, additional funding
support may be available above this level.

SCHIL is a Swinburne University research centre residing within Swinburne's
respected School of Information Technology. It is the home of the first
Australian Professorship specifically created for the area of
human-computer interaction. SCHIL's research activities include the broad
areas of human computer interaction and cognitive systems engineering.

Current research topics include design of multimedia and internet
applications, distributed cognition in high-technology command-and-control
environments, integration of HCI with software engineering, interface
design for medical information systems, techniques for use-centred system
design, and visual and auditory display design for complex information spaces.

SCHIL includes six academics, several associated researchers, and a growing
number of postgraduate students from diverse backgrounds.  Further
information about SCHIL is available at http://www.it.swin.edu.au/schil/
and from Prof Penelope Sanderson ([log in to unmask]) or Dr Steve
Howard ([log in to unmask]).

To be given full consideration for OPRS scholarships or APA/SUPRA awards,
applications should arrive by 31st October 1998.  Applications should be
made on the appropriate application form which can be downloaded from
http://www.swin.edu.au/research/. Prior to lodging an application
candidates should discuss their plans with a SCHIL academic staff member
who could supervise their research.

Applications should be directed to Prof Penelope Sanderson, Director,
Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory, School of Information
Technology,  Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn,
Victoria 3122. Australia.

Tel: +61 3 9214 5087    Fax: +61 3 9214-5501
Email: [log in to unmask]
WWW: http://www.it.swin.edu.au/schil/


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Professor Penelope Sanderson
Director, Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory (SCHIL)
School of Information Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
John Street
Hawthorn, VIC  3122
AUSTRALIA

Tel: +61 3 9214-5089  Fax: +61 3 9214-5501
Email: [log in to unmask]
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