PhD Research Positions in Astrophysics in Chile

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Monday, August 31, 2020
Archive Date: 
Monday, September 28, 2020
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
Institution Classification/Type: 
Large Academic
Institution/Company: 
Universidad Andrés Bello
Department Name: 
Departamento de Ciencias Físicas
Street Line 1: 
Fernández Concha 700, Las Condes
City: 
Santiago
State/Province: 
Metropolitana
Country: 
Chile
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The Astrophysics Group at Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB) is receiving applications for the Ph.D. program in Astrophysics for the Academic Year 2021.

The Astrophysics Group is located at the Casona Campus of UNAB in Santiago, Chile, and hosts a friendly and stimulating research environment where Ph.D. students can develop cutting-edge projects in Astrophysics. 

Main research topics carried out by the Astrophysics Group are exoplanets, protoplanetary disks, low-mass stars, Supernovae, stellar populations, Milky-Way, globular clusters, galaxy formation and evolution, active galactic nuclei, gravitational lenses, galaxy clusters and cosmology. The research group has access to state-of-the-art observational infrastructure in Chile (e.g., ESO VLT, La Silla, Magellan, Gemini-south, ALMA, APEX, CTIO, among others) and observational datasets (e.g. MaNGA, APOGEE, VVV). In addition, the group hosts a cluster computer for numerical simulations and high-volume data reduction and analysis. 

Interested students are invited to apply by September 30, 2020. The application form and instructions can be found at the following link: http://form.jotformz.com/form/32884010427652. For further questions please write to [email protected].

Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed. Successful candidates will start the program by March 2021. Ph.D. scholarships are available, covering tuition fees and living allowance. For details about the Ph.D. program please see https://astrounab.cl/doctorado-en-astrofisica/

Application Deadline: 
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Selection Deadline: 
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
Apply to Job
Attention To: 
Giuliano Pignata
Title: 
Prof.
Institution/Company: 
Universidad Andrés Bello
Department Name: 
Departamento de Ciencias Físicas
Street Line 1: 
Fernández Concha 700, Las Condes
City: 
Santiago
Country: 
Chile
Inquiries About Job
Attention To: 
Giuliano Pignata