SARAO Graduate Programme 2023 Recruitment for South Africans
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When is Application Deadline?
Not specified
Tell Me About Award:
SARAO is a National Facility managed by the National Research Foundation and incorporates radio astronomy instruments and programmes such as the MeerKAT and KAT-7 telescopes in the Karoo, the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) in Gauteng, the African Very Long Baseline Interferometry (AVN) programme in nine African countries, as well as the associated human capital development and commercialisation endeavours.
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, which includes the MeerKAT and the African SKA programme, is now recruiting bright and enthusiastic Engineering and Science honours graduates for its graduate programme.
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What Type of Scholarship is this?
Job
Who can apply?
South African citizens and permanent residents, who are in the final year of
- a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering or Computer Engineering or Electronic Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering.
- a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering (Urban Engineering or Construction Management) or Computer Engineering or Electronic Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering.
- a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Science Engineering in Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering
- a Bachelor of Computer Science Honours
Experience:
- Experience in reduction and analysis of radio astronomy data
- One or more publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals in physics or astronomy
- Some experience with modern data reduction packages
- Communicate complex information clearly
How Many Scholarships will be Given?
Not specified
What is the Benefit of Scholarship?
APPLY FOR A SARAO GRADUATE PROGRAMME STARTING IN JAN 2023. The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, which includes the MeerKAT and the African SKA programme, is now recruiting bright and enthusiastic Engineering and Science-Honours graduates for its graduate programme
How to Apply for Scholarship?
Short-listed candidates will be assessed through an online assessment, in August 2022.
This assessment forms part of the selection process. Dates for the assessment will be communicated to short-listed candidates, and are nonnegotiable.
Successful graduate interns will be based in Cape Town, for a period of 3 years, starting in approximately January 2023.
Successful graduate interns may complete a Masters degree (part-time) during their 3-year internship.
All applications are submitted via the website: Google Forms: Sign-in
Fill in all fields and ensure you upload the required documentation. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
