Choose a supervisor who can help you with your research and develop your skills.
Find a supervisor or project
How to identify a supervisor for your research degree
Before you start the application process, you need to find a supervisor in your area of interest.
UTS is home to world-leading academic staff working across a wide range of disciplines who are committed to mentoring the next generation of research leaders.
Use the Find a supervisor tool to find a supervisor in your area of research interest.
You can search with keywords and remember to select “Masters Research or PhD Student supervision” under Availability when refining criteria on the left hand side bar.
How to contact a supervisor
Once you've found a potential supervisor, it's very important to make contact with them. This is an opportunity to discuss your potential project, make sure it aligns with their current interests, and start to get a sense of whether you are a good "fit" as a supervisor-research student team. You will need a potential supervisor to agree to supervise you for your application to be successful.
You should contact the academic by email and include:
- A few short sentences introducing yourself and how your research fits with their interests and expertise
- A copy of your current CV using UTS template (Download UTS CV template)
- A draft of your research proposal or an explanation of why you're interested in a project that the supervisor has available
- Copies of your academic transcripts
Please allow a couple of weeks for potential supervisors to respond to your email. If they are not available to supervise you, they may refer you to another suitable academic.
You can also contact the research office in your discipline area for assistance in finding the right UTS supervisor to fit your needs.
