Job Opportunity: Machine Vision and Manufacturing Information Systems

www.vmv.com.au

Software Wizard
Do you like a challenge?? Are you a creative, innovative and want to work in an environment where you can really make a difference?? WE WANT YOU!!
VMV is a small dynamic company that specializes in the supply of and machine vision and
manufacturing information systems. VMV has established itself as a leading local supplier, and we are continually creating and delivering new and exciting products that customers love! This has been made possible through the dedication and passion of a highly engaged workforce.
To continue this innovation we require services of a bona fida Software Wizard! With high energy levels, you'll be creative, passionate and you'll thrive in an environment where you can really make a difference.
The successful applicant will work to create sophisticated, turnkey custom automated anufacturing systems from concept through to install/commission, and will utilize programming, design skills and project management expertise. Competitive salary commensurate with experience and capability.
Please send applications to jobs@vicvision.com.au

Key Responsibilities
System development:
1. Software design and development using NET C#, MySQL and SQL Server
2. Design, develop, implement and test inspection algorithms for industrial machine applications
(C++/C#).
3. Install and commission systems onsite. This involves interfacing machine vision systems with
motion controllers, programmable logic controllers, and industrial computers.
4. Research and development for new technologies/concepts
Project planning and tracking:
1. Take projects from the analysis of a client's needs through specification, concepts, design,
prototyping, system fabrication, testing and installation.
2. Interface with the customers during all phases of the project
3. Manage technical aspects of assigned task, including problem formulation, solution design,
implementation, and final evaluation.

Requirements
Professional
· 1-5 years of .NET experience in C#, Visual Studio
· Strong design/OO skills
· Experience with C++
· Strong database skills
· A disciplined approach in working with task management and wiki tools
Personal
· A strong work ethic
· Ability to communicate openly and effectively, in person and over the phone
· Diligence to developing superior code
· Passion for continual personal and professional growth
Note. Must have own car, as this position involves visits onsite.

Research Fellowship & ($30k pa) APAI PhD scholarship in SOA at Swinburne

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship in Service-Oriented
Architectures

The Centre for Information Technology Research (CITR) at Swinburne has the
following two research positions in Service-Oriented Architectures available
immediately:

* A Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow (academic level A or B),
* An APAI PhD Scholarship ($30k pa stipend).

These researchers are to join a research project investigating Rich Service
Registries (RSR), funded by the ARC and CA (Computer Associates).

The Rich Service Registries will be the centre piece of future enterprise
information systems deploying the service-oriented architecture. The project
aims to create an extensible framework for rich service registries that
allow an enterprise's IT services to be characterised, located and managed
according to their business and system properties in an intelligent and
dynamic manner. It provides methods, techniques and a software platform for
service modelling, quality/policy-based service discovery through direct and
compositional matching, service lifecycle management, auditing and legal
compliance of services and applications from an enterprise perspective.

The research fellow is expected to play a key role in the project, and must
have a broad appreciation of the project issues as well as in-depth
expertise in some of the key research topic areas. The position is available
for a period of three years.

The PhD candidate is expected to carry out research in one of the project's
key research topic areas. The scholarship is available for a period of three
years, with a high value stipend of $30,000 per year plus other travel and
research support. The applicant must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen
or an Australian permanent resident, and have a good honours (4 years)
degree or equivalent in software engineering, computer science or
information technology.

Further information about the research program can be found at
http://www.swin.edu.au/ict/research/citr/cses/. For initial enquiries,
please contact Prof Jun Han (jhan@ict.swin.edu.au) with your CV and (for PhD
scholarship) university transcripts.

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Prof Jun Han
Professsor of Software Engineering
Head, Computer Science and Software Engineering

Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies
Swinburne University of Technology, John Street
Hawthorn/Melbourne, Vic. 3122, Australia

jhan@ict.swin.edu.au
http://www.ict.swin.edu.au/personal/jhan/
http://www.it.swin.edu.au/centres/cecses/
p: +61 3 9214 5732; f: +61 3 9819 0823
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Monash University Research Scholarships (for doctoral and research masters programs)

Closing Date: 31 October 2007

The following application procedures relate ONLY to the following scholarships:

Australian Postgraduate Award - APA
Monash Graduate Scholarships - MGS
Monash Silver Jubilee Postgraduate Scholarship - MSJS
Sir James McNeill Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship - SJMcN
Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship - EIPRS
Monash International Postgraduate Research Scholarship - MIPRS
Vera Moore International Postgraduate Research Scholarship - VMIPRS
One application kit covers all of these scholarships and is available late July each year from departments, centres and other academic units at Monash University. The application kit comprises the application form and the application guide. Please refer to the Special information for prospective applicants before contacting the department for a scholarship application form.

NOTE: Scholarship application forms are NOT available on the web or from the Research Graduate School. Applicants MUST contact the department in which they wish to study to request a scholarship application form.

A list of contacts in each department/school is also available.

The original PLUS 2 COPIES of the application and all associated documentation must be submitted, each with an original signature, otherwise the application is not valid.

Please read the application guide carefully. In particular, please note the section on H1 Equivalence Procedures and the effect of prior candidature/scholarship on the duration of awards.

By the closing date applicants are also required to provide evidence of meeting the English language requirements, otherwise the application will be deemed INELIGIBLE.

Please submit your applications (original plus two copies) to:

Monash Research Graduate School

Research Services

Building 3D, Clayton Campus

Wellington Road

Monash University

Victoria Australia 3800

APAI (PhD) Scholarship in Islamic finance

Closing date: Friday, 31 August 2007

This Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) scholarship is funded by an ARC Linkage Projects grant and will provide support for three years of full time study for a PhD research project in the general area of Islamic finance. The proposed research should entail empirical work relating the application of finance theory to some aspect of Islamic banks, insurance companies, fund managers, markets or instruments.

An applicant must:

· Hold Australian or New Zealand citizenship or be an Australian Permanent Resident.

· Have or be eligible for an offer of entry into the PhD program of Monash University (enrolment is required to receive payments);

· Have an appropriate Honours 1 or high 2A (equivalent) undergraduate degree;

· Not be receiving similar funding or stipend from a Commonwealth government program;

· Not have already completed a degree at a similar level; and

· Not have previously held an Australian Postgraduate Award or APAI unless it was terminated within its first six months.

The scholarship stipend of $25,118 per annum (non-taxable) is provided to the successful candidate upon commencing their PhD studies at Monash University. There is no specific commencement date, but studies should start sometime during 2007.

Applications should be by letter and include a curriculum vitae, academic record, details of prior research work, list of publications (if any), proposed area of research, citizenship/residence details, and referees.

Enquires and applications should be made to:
Professor Michael Skully
Chair of Banking
Dept of Accounting & Finance
Monash University
PO Box 197
Caulfield East, VIC, 3145

Phone: 03-9903-2407,Fax: 03-9903-1443Email: michael.skully@buseco.monash.edu.au

A*STAR Scholarships - Singapore

from http://www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/Graduate_Research.html

National Science Scholarships (NSS)
A*STAR offers National Science Scholarships (NSS) to nurture talents for the challenges of a research career. NSS offers undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship in various Science, Engineering and Biomedical Sciences disciplines at local and selected overseas institutes. The different types of scholarships offered under NSS are:

BS-PhD Scholarship- supports both undergraduate as well as postgraduate studies up to the PhD level at top overseas universities.

MBBS-PhD Scholarship- trains candidates in clinical and research skills

Overseas PhD Scholarship- aims to support graduates with good honours degrees in their pursuit of postgraduate studies up to the PhD level in top overseas universities.

International Fellowship- two categories are available. The first category supports postgraduate students and post-doctoral fellows currently based in top overseas institutions and it is targeted at those who intend to eventually work in Singapore upon completion of their programme. The second category offers overseas research training and attachment opportunities to researchers based in local research institutes/centres/hospitals and universities.

A*STAR Graduate Scholarships (AGS)
The other attractive scholarship is the A*STAR Graduate Scholarship (AGS) which is a collaboration between A*STAR Graduate Academy (AGA) and NUS Graduate School (NGS). AGS comprises a four-year PhD study tenable at NUS, and a two-year post-doctoral fellowship (PDF) in the top overseas universities or research laboratories. Areas covered include Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering.

If you are interested to find out more information about the various A*STAR scholarships, please visit http://scholarships.a-star.edu.sg. For enquiries, please email to a-star_scholarships@a-star.edu.sg

Master of Science in Communications Technology, Ulm Uni, Germany

I've got many students asking me about scholarships for coursework program. I've managed to find one - the ads mentioned no tuition fees, but when I check out the website, it's 500 euro per sem (which is really cheap - supposingly to cover some basic fees in order to continue having that program to benefit more students).

Anyway if you are a Electrical Engineering degree grads from Australian/Germany etc(check out the list) and would like to pursue a master by coursework in Germany, here's your chance!

check out the faq: http://ctech.e-technik.uni-ulm.de/ctech/bin/view/CTech/CTechFAQ

Scholarship forms

Short entry for today - sharing some links of the scholarship forms for research studies in Australian universities in Victoria state:

Latrobe Uni:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rgso/scholarships.htm#Scholarships

RMIT:
http://mams.rmit.edu.au/74s3zc4ytdgr.pdf

Melbourne Uni:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/pdf/pgradapp/pgradapp.pdf
*need application fees aud100

Monash Uni:
email the department for form - not available from website (I have the old kit and you can get it from me by leaving yr email add here)

Swinburn Uni:
http://www.swin.edu.au/research/schols.htm

I'll post up more soon!

*Note: in the forms, you may be required to fill in potential supervisors and research topic. Try to look through the research schools to find out which supervisor you are likely to do your studies with - best if you could even exchange emails with them so they can help to support your applications.

As for proposed research topic, read up the papers that the potential supervisor wrote, and any new/interesting papers. Sometimes supervisor might have a webpage and lists out some phd/master topic - you can try to design your proposed research from there too.

Australian Postgraduate Research Scholarships

For International students:
You are eligible to apply for
1. Scholarship that covers your course fees
2. Scholarship that covers your living expenses - normally from aud15k to 19k per annum

Scholarships that covers your course fees:
1. Endeavour International Postgraduates Research Scholarships (Endeavour IRPS)
- covers your visa application fees, your health insurance and waive your course fees (around 20k per annum)
2. University's IPRS
- usually paid by the uni's Graduate School. eg. MIPRS - Monash IPRS

If the above fails - try to get the Faculty to pay 50% of the fees, and get the Department to pay 50% of the fees. Or, get the supervisor to help using the grants, or the research center he/she belongs to.

Scholarship that covers your living stipend:
1. Graduate Scholarships from University's Graduate Schools.
eg. MGS (Monash Graduate Scholarships). The amount is different every year - I think there's an increment of 3% due to the inflation rate. It's around aud19k for 2007.
2. Top up scholarships from Research Centers.
Some projects allow top up scholarships (usually industrial projects), and it's around 6k per annum. So if you get both, you will get around 25k per annum - tax-free!

However, with scholarships, there are restrictions - you can't work for more than 6 hours per week in average. If you work as a tutor, you will normally get paid at aud90 for the 1st hour, and aud60 for the repeating hours. Ask me more bout this if you are interested. Anyway, if you teaches a 2 hours tutorials and two repeating classes:
aud90*2 + aud60*4= aud420per week.
Therefore, you will get around 1680per month
the living stipend without top up is around aud1.5k per month, adding the part time job - you get around 3.2k per month to spend - more than enough for livings I suppose!

(you only get taxed for any income more than 6k per year and that only applies to your part time job since your living stipend is tax-free)

I'll discuss about the application process in different uni, and the scholarships for locals in next few posts!

and let me know if you have any any questions!

Foundation Grants in 2008

Closing date: Friday 5 October 2007

NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.

In 2008, research grants will be available for research in the fields of brain sciences, diabetes, geriatrics, lung diseases (excluding cancer) rheumatology, vision sciences and in the medical application of genetic research.

The value of the grants is between $8,000 and $20,000. These limits will be strictly adhered to and the grant preferably, but not exclusively, will be for specific equipment. A commitment for continued support cannot be given.

Guidelines and application forms are available from the Foundation’s website and from the Research Offices of most Universities or Research Institutions.

NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE.

COURIER ADDRESS: 142 Glenayr Avenue, Bondi Beach NSW

Application form is available from http://www.cooperfoundation.org.au/ApplicationForm2008.doc

Guidelines are available from http://www.cooperfoundation.org.au/Guidelines2008.doc

Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation Limited PhD Scholarship 2008

Closing date: Tuesday 31 July 2007

The Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation is offering a scholarship, to commence in 2008, for young science and medical graduates. The scholarship will be granted for the undertaking of a thesis study in the medical applications of Genetic Research at a recognised Australian University. The Scholarship is intended to support basic and clinical research training within Australian research units and as a precursor to more advanced study in Australia and/or overseas.

The scholarship will be granted for one year and be renewable for three years depending on satisfactory progress. Applicants should be about to commence their PhD or be in their first year.

Applications should include a 2-3 page summary of their research proposal, their CV, as well as a letter from their proposed supervisor and one other referee.

Applicants will be advised of their success or otherwise by the end of September 2007.

Applications now open for the 2008 Fulbright Scholarships

Closing date: Friday 31 August 2007

Valued at up to $A40,000, Fulbright scholarships are open to Australian citizens to undertake research or study in the United States for 3 – 12 months. Scholarships can be started between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009.

As the largest and one of the most prestigious educational scholarship programs in the world, Fulbright provides unique opportunities for Australians to build long term research collaboration and linkages with U.S. universities.



Applications are open to Postgraduates (to do research related to their Australian PhD. or to enrol in a US degree); Postdoctoral, Professional and Senior Scholars from any field of study. Applicants from Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia are encouraged to consider the new state specific Fulbright Scholarships that have now been established.



For further information and application forms see www.fulbright.com.au

The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Scholarship in Law for 2008

Closing date: Friday 31 August 2007 (late applications will not be accepted).

The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust in London, with the support of the Australian government Department of Education, Science and Training, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Menzies Foundation, offers to Australian post-graduate students two scholarships in Law tenable in the United Kingdom commencing October 2008.

The scholarship provides return fares and substantial emoluments which are subject to United Kingdom tax. It is tenable for one, two or three academic years.

Academic excellence is of primary importance. The Selection Committee will seek individuals who are likely to attain prominence in Australia as demonstrated by their record of leadership, extra-curricular activities and interest in the service of others.

Gowrie Scholarship Trust Fund – Research Scholarship 2008

Closing date: 3 October, 2007 (University is required to rank applications in order of merit).

The Trustees offer annual Research Scholarships for research study, to graduates of Australian universities, or to other persons who have completed a course of tertiary education at other recognised institutions in Australia.

In accordance with the Trust Deed, Gowrie Scholarships will be awarded to members of the Forces, and children of members of the Forces, including, at the direction of the Trustees, grandchildren or other lineal descendants of such members.

The value of the scholarship is $4,000 per annum. Scholarships are awarded for a period of two years.

Summer Vacation Scholarship at Peter Mac 2007-08

Closing date: 5.00pm Wednesday 15 August 2007

The Research Division at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Clinic invites applications for Cancer Research Summer Vacation Scholarships. These are for 6-8 weeks full-time and students receive excellent supervision, a real project to work on and a tax-free stipend of $200 per week.

Details of the program and application forms are available from the ‘Student and Education (Prospective Students/Summer Student Scholarships)’ section of the Peter Mac website at: www.petermac-research.org.au

Post-doctoral Fellowships and Post-graduate Scholarships for Corrosion Research at Departments of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Monash Uni

TWO post-doctoral research fellowships and at least TWO post-graduate student scholarships are available, as a result of Discovery and Linkage grants of Australian Research Council (ARC) and Victorian State Govt Funding (ETIS Program). The research areas will include microbiological corrosion (particularly of concrete structures), corrosion mitigation of magnesium alloys and corrosion of nanocrystalline materials

For further information please contact Dr Raman Singh Ph 03 9905 3571 raman.singh@eng.monash.edu.au

2008 General Sir John Monash Awards

Closing date: Friday 31 August 2007

Application forms are now available on our website http://www.monashawards.org

The Awards are Australia’s equivalent to the prestigious Rhodes scholarship and the American Fulbright programme.

The Awards offer up to $150,000 over three years for postgraduate studies (PhD, DPhil or professional Masters Degree) at any of the world’s best universities overseas.

Only eight Awards are made each year to Australian citizens adjudged to have outstanding academic achievement, community consciousness and service and leadership potential of their field and the community. The Foundation expects Award winners to make a significant contribution to the future development of Australia.

There is no restriction on the age of applicants or the fields of study. The average age of past winners is 26 and they have come from universities across Australia including from the fields of: Science; Engineering, Law, Economics, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Social Studies, Medicine, Health, Philosophy, Arts and Music.

Profiles of the 2007 Award Winners can be found on our Website at http://www.monashawards.org/news.asp

PhD Scholarship in Grid Computing @ Melbourne

The GRIDS Lab is looking for an excellent student (Australian citizen/PR) with
H1 marks to carry out a PhD studies as part of an ARC/Microsoft funded Project.
The scholarship is very generous. Details are given below. Those interested,
please contact me. Also, feel free to forward this message to suitable candidates.

We are looking for someone who can join us early (in the next 2 months or so).
However, I am happy to hear from candidates who have excellent record so far and are likely to finish their current studies in next couple of months.


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PhD Scholarship in Grid Computing
Grid Computing and Distributed Systems (GRIDS) Lab
Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering,
The University of Melbourne, Australia
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A prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC)-funded PhD
scholarship is now available in an exciting collaborative project
between the Microsoft Corporation and the GRIDS Lab, Dept. of
Computer Science and Software Engineering in the the University of
Melbourne. Brief details of the project are given below:

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Project Title: A Novel Software System for .NET-based Enterprise Grid
Computing

The ARC Linkage project, in partnership with Microsoft, aims to
develop a novel software system for enterprise Grid computing
using .NET technologies. It particularly focuses on: (a)
engineering a platform that allows rapid implementation of
different parallel models and scheduling techniques, (b)
developing a programming environment for composition of dataflow
applications, and (c) creating new scheduling algorithms for
optimal mapping of dataflow applications on dynamic enterprise
Grids. The project outcomes will enhance the productivity of
software engineering for enterprise applications and accelerate
their execution on enterprise Grids.
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The scholarship on offer through the grant is an APA(I)
(Australian Postgraduate Award -Industry) under A/Prof. Rajkumar
Buyya. The annual stipend for 2007 is (approx) $25,627 per annum
(tax free) with other benefits including travel opportunities and
internships at Microsoft (Research Asia, Beijing). The scholarship
is available from July 2007 for upto 3 years of PhD studies. The
project will also involve a PostDoc and other team members of the
GRIDS Lab, thus presenting a significant opportunity to carry out
team-based research.

Eligibility Requirements: The prospective candidate must :
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1. be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent
resident; -- This is a condition of the funding agency.
2. have completed a four year undergraduate degree (B.E/BSc (hons) in
Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent OR Master degree,
preferably with H1 results or equivalent (i.e., 80% or above);
3. not be receiving similar funding from a Commonwealth Government
Program;
4. not have already completed a degree at the same level or at a higher
level as the proposed candidature; and
5. not have previously held an APA or APA(I) unless it was terminated
within the first six months of the award.
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Interested candidates can contact A/Prof. Rajkumar Buyya
(raj@csse.unimelb.edu.au) directly with your CV, which includes
(1) details on average marks scored each semester/year, (2) R&D
experience, (3) any special projects carried out. Also include a
note on why you think you are a strong candidate for this project!
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More Scholarship Information

Visit JASON (Joint Academic Scholarships On-Line Network) for further opportunities to study in Australia or overseas.

Post-doctoral Fellowships and Post-graduate Scholarships for Corrosion Research at Departments of Mechanical and

TWO post-doctoral research fellowships and at least TWO post-graduate student scholarships are available, as a result of Discovery and Linkage grants of Australian Research Council (ARC) and Victorian State Govt Funding (ETIS Program). The research areas will include microbiological corrosion (particularly of concrete structures), corrosion mitigation of magnesium alloys and corrosion of nanocrystalline materials

For further information please contact Dr Raman Singh (Ph 03 9905 3571, raman.singh@eng.monash.edu.au

The Nancy Millis Young Postgraduate Award for graduates - $21,000

This Award will be presented to an outstanding graduate in agriculture, biology, natural resource management, earth sciences, environmental science or a related field, who is able to register for a PhD program at a Victorian university.

For further information please refer to www.dpi.vic.gov.au/science awards.