Position Term: Begins in 2013 with an initial appointment for 2 years with extension to 3 years if required and satisfactory progress is made.
Application Deadline: Open
Description: Lowell Observatory invites applications for the Lowell Pre-doctoral Fellowship, to begin in 2013. There are numerous opportunities for research projects with the Lowell astronomers. (See details at http://www2.lowell.edu/rsch/predoc.php.) These include, but are not restricted to:
Characterization of Exoplanets and their Host Stars
-- Dr. Evgenya Shkolnik, shkolnik@lowell.edu
Modeling the Atmospheres of Exoplanets:
-- Dr. Travis Barman, barman@lowell.edu
Sub-milliarcsecond Imaging with VISION
-- Dr. Gerard van Belle; gerard@lowell.edu
Measuring the Frequency, Duration, and Dynamics of Protostellar Accretion & Extinction Variations
-- Dr. Kevin Covey, covey@lowell.edu
Laboratory Studies of Cryogenic Ices
-- Dr. Will Grundy, grundy@lowell.edu
Molecules, Dust, and Star Formation at Low Metallicity
-- Dr. Deidre Hunter, dah@lowell.edu
Stars, Disks, and the Potential for Planet Formation in Young Binaries
-- Dr. Lisa Prato, lprato@lowell.edu
Qualifications Required: Predoctoral students are expected to be enrolled in a Ph.D. granting graduate program and in good academic standing, having completed the required institutional coursework and qualifying examinations, or pending completion of such. Throughout the duration of the predoctoral program, the student will remain enrolled at the home institution and will graduate with the Ph.D. degree from that institution. Students must have approval from their home institution before initiation of the application process.
Compensation: Lowell Observatory will pay a competitive student salary plus health benefits. Research funds for conferences and publications will also be provided.
To Apply: Applicants should see http://www2.lowell.edu/rsch/predoc.php for more information about the Lowell Predoctoral Program and application procedures. Specific inquiries regarding thesis topics should be sent to the particular astronomer(s) with whom the applicants are interested in working.
Lowell Observatory is an equal opportunity provider and employer and prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status.
