悉尼大学、西交利物浦大学最新PhD奖学金项目信息!

本期为大家推荐悉尼大学、西交利物浦大学2026最新奖学金项目介绍。

1、悉尼大学

Self-Healing Ionic Liquid Lubricants

University of Sydney | School of Chemistry

博导：Prof Greg Warr, Dr Haihui Joy Jiang

截止日期： August 30, 2025 周六

资助的博士项目（全球学生）

About the Project

Lubrication is an essential and ubiquitous technology that reduces degradation by wear, increases lifetime, and reduces replacement and repair costs of moving parts in mechanical devices. Tribological contacts currently account for ~23% of global energy consumption and contributes significantly to CO2 emissions. This project addresses the urgent need to replace current products that are toxic to humans and detrimental to the environment with high performing, versatile, safe lubricants based on a novel platform technology: amphiphilic bilayer self-assemblies in ionic liquids.

In this project we will systematically vary molecular structure of amphiphile and ionic liquid components and engineer the intermolecular forces to assemble bilayers that optimise energy dissipation to improve lubrication performance. Structure and dynamics will be investigated over timescales from sub-ns to s or longer, and over length scales from molecular (within bilayers) to collective, cooperative motions by combining a range of cutting-edge X-ray, neutron beam and optical microscopy techniques, coupled to shear rheometry at local and major international research facilities. This will be used to develop the molecular design rules for formulation these novel lubricant systems.

About this opportunity:

Interested in starting a PhD in late 2025 / early 2026 and completing the program in 3.5 years? We are looking for curious, energetic, and self-motivated candidates, who are passionate about solving interdisciplinary problems.

Requirements:

• a major in Chemistry (or related fields e.g., Materials Science or Physics or Chemical Engineering)
• a 4-year undergraduate degree (with First Class Honours or with a research thesis), or a Master’s Degree by mid-late 2025prior research experience (preferably with publication)
• excellent communication skills in English (e.g., either English native speaker or with IELTS >6.5 across all sections; or TOFEL >88 overall, with >22 across all section)
• an overall GPA of above 3.3/4.0 (or >83/100 or top 15% in your class)
• graduating from one of the top 200 universities worldwide (required), preferably top 100 worldwide

How to apply:

Please submit this google form and attach your CV for initial screening:

https://forms.gle/GnNLb35A4FmwQzoS9

*no email nor platform enquiry please*

Note that international (non-Australian) candidates should submit their applications 3-6 months in advance. Australian (domestic) candidates are encouraged to apply >2 months in advance.

More info about theSupervisors https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/gregory-warr.html

https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/joy-jiang.html

Note:

• Please make sure that you meet all requirements specified above before submission.
• If you pass initial screening, you will likely receive an email from me to request more info within 1-2 weeks.
• If you don't hear back >3 weeks after applying, that means you did not pass initial screening. Due to the large volume of applications that we receive on a daily basis, please do not send any follow-up email nor platform enquiry, otherwise your email may be considered as spam and will be blocked by our server.

2、西交利物浦大学

Novel Deep Learning Architectures and Their Applications in Time Series

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | School of AI and Advanced Computing

博导：Dr Di Zhang

截止日期： 全年可申

资助的博士项目（全球学生）

About the Project

Current deep learning methods still overly rely on empirical testing of large - scale datasets, lacking a reliable theoretical foundation. Introducing existing fundamental mathematical theories into this field is expected to enhance the interpretability, training speed, constraint - satisfaction ability, and prediction performance of deep learning. Overall, we aim to introduce theories such as algebra and category theory into this field, customize the architecture, activation functions, and training methods of neural networks, so as to achieve more controllable and interpretable overall results in problems related to time series and reinforcement learning.

For more information about doctoral scholarship and PhD programme at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), please visit:

https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admissions/global/entry-requirements/

https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/admissions/global/fees-and-scholarship

Supervisors:

• Principal supervisor: Professor/Dr Di Zhang (XJTLU)
• Co-supervisor: Professor/Dr Jionglong Su (XJTLU)
• Co-supervisor: Professor/Dr Bei Peng (UoL)

Requirements:

A Master's degree with Merit and a Bachelor's degree with first-class or upper second-class honors are required for PhD admissions. Exceptional candidates holding only a Bachelor's degree may be considered on an individual basis in certain disciplines.

Evidence of good spoken and written English is essential. The candidate should have an IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.5 or above, if the first language is not English. This position is open to all qualified candidates irrespective of nationality.

Degree:

The student will be awarded a PhD degree from the University of Liverpool (UK) upon successful completion of the program.

Funding:

The PhD studentship is available for three years subject to satisfactory progress by the student. The award covers 50% tuition fee reduction for three years (RMB 148,500 total value). It also provides up to RMB 16,500 to allow participation at international conferences during the period of the award. The scholarship holders are expected to conduct the majority of their research at

XJTLU in Suzhou, China. However, they may apply for a short-term research visit to the University of Liverpool if the project requires it.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants are advised to email di.zhang@xjtlu.edu.cn the following documents for initial review and assessment (please put the project title in the subject line).

• CV
• Two formal reference letters
• Personal statement outlining your interest in the position
• Certificates of English language qualifications (IELTS or equivalent)
• Full academic transcripts in both Chinese and English (for international students, only the English version is required)
• Verified certificates of education qualifications in both Chinese and English (for international students, only the English version is required)
• PDF copy of Master Degree dissertation (or an equivalent writing sample) and examiners reports available

Contact:

Please email di.zhang@xjtlu.edu.cn with a subject line of the PhD project title.

The principal supervisor’s profile is linked here:

https://scholar.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/persons/DiZhang