PhD positions at Armagh Observatory & Planetarium

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Archive Date: 
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
Institution Classification/Type: 
Small Academic
Institution/Company: 
Armagh Observatory
City: 
Armagh
State/Province: 
Armagh
Country: 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

Applications are invited for fixed-term postgraduate research studentships tenable at the Armagh Observatory & Planetarium from Sept/Oct 2018.

Armagh Observatory, located in Northern Ireland, is an astrophysical research institute founded in 1789. It has 7 staff astronomers, 2 post-doctoral fellows, a dozen PhD students and several visiting astronomers.  Research interests include Solar Physics, Solar-System Science, Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics.

Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline (e.g. Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy or Astrophysics). Successful candidates will enroll at an appropriate university and carry out a research programme at the Armagh Observatory.  Applications are encouraged from candidates of any nationality.

Prospective candidates should obtain an application pack from the Observatory web-site: http://star.arm.ac.uk/phd.  First selection will take place as soon as possible after 2018 February 26 with subsequent selections thereafter until all positions have been filled.

Application Deadline: 
Monday, February 26, 2018
Selection Deadline: 
Monday, March 5, 2018
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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