University of Sydney Studentship in Australia

Professor Jonathan K. Kummerfeld is welcoming applications from multiple students seeking to work on Natural Language Processing. Projects will also cross over into Crowdsourcing / Human Computation, Data Science, and Machine Learning.

The projects are supervised by the Professor and are open to students from Australia and all international students.

Funding for the project is provided through grants from the supervisor or the university fellowships through the RTP that sponsor your entire PhD study.

• A Bachelor’s degree that includes significant experience in Computer Science.

• Some form of research experience. For example, any of these would be sufficient:

  • A senior thesis

• An honours thesis with first-class honours

• A Master’s degree with an independent research component

• A significant industry research experience (e.g., an internship in a research lab)

• A pre-doctoral position (e.g., the Allen AI Predoc program)

Note: You do not need a master’s degree or published papers. That kind of experience is certainly a plus, but so are other activities, such as internships, personal projects, and extra background in non-CS subjects.

The opportunity is open to both Australian and international students. If you receive an offer, you can apply for a student visa.

• Every student in the group is funded to do research for the length of their PhD (if you choose to get experience teaching, you will be paid extra).

• The standard stipend is ~41,000 AUD / year, which is not subject to tax because it is a scholarship (i.e., 41k goes into your bank account).

The scholarship is funded through;

• Grants from the supervisor

• Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) and fellowships.

To apply for the opportunity, do the following:

(1) Complete this form.

(2) Email jonathan.kummerfeld@sydney.edu.au with:

• 1

  Subject line: “PhD application: [your name]”

• 2

  Statement of Purpose (PDF, 2-4 pages), covering your academic background, research interests, and reasons for pursuing a PhD.

• 3

  Transcript(s) (PDF or images)

• 4

  CV / Resume (PDF)

(3) Tell your letter writers to email jonathan.kummerfeld@sydney.edu.au with the subject “PhD Recommendation for [Your Name]” and the letter either in the body of the email or attached as a PDF. The email must come from their professional email address or an administrator in their department. Note: This should be sent directly to the supervisor, NOT to the central university admissions email address.

If you have any questions, email jonathan.kummerfeld@sydney.edu.au.

Once your application has been considered, you will receive an email to the address provided in the form (step 1). The supervisor will not respond to emails sent in step (2) and step (3) if you have not completed the form.