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 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:20:22 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Feng Zhu</dc:creator>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;An immediate opening for a Ph.D. student in Solid/Structural Mechanics is available at Swinburne University of Technology, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Melbourne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Australia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The successful candidate will work with Prof. John Beynon, Prof. Guoxing Lu and Dr. Tracy D. Ruan to investigate the structural components made of aluminium and/or with metallic foams, with enhanced crashworthiness performance under several typical static and impact loadings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;(*Please note that IELTS score is a MUST for this position.*)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The scholarship is AU$28,000 (tax free) per annual year for three years. The tuition fee will be covered by a Tuition Fee Scholarship, which will be automatically granted to the successful candidate. The specific requirements for the candidate are as follows:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;1. A Master Degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering (essential)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;2. A good publication record (preferred)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;3. Basic experimental skills e.g. MTS and SPHB, and FEA skills. e.g. ABAQUS or LS-DYNA (preferred). &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;4. Experience in Impact Engineering is a plus.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;If your first language is not English, you must have&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;IELTS 6.5 overall with no band less than 6.0&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Inquiries for this position should be directed to Dr. Ruan at the address:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Dr. Tracy D Ruan&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:druan@groupwise.swin.edu.au&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;druan@swin.edu.au&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Swinburne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;University&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; of Technology&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Melbourne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Australia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 21:54:04 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Feng Zhu</dc:creator>
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