PhD position in Astrophysics

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Archive Date: 
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
Institution Classification/Type: 
Research Laboratory
Institution/Company: 
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)
Department Name: 
Astrophysics Division
Street Line 1: 
Pasteura 7
City: 
Warsaw
State/Province: 
Mazovia
Zip/Postal: 
02-931
Country: 
Poland
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The Astrophysics Division at the National Centre for Nuclear Research, Warsaw, invites applications for one PhD scholarship (4 years) starting in October 2021 in the project SONATA BIS 2020/38/E/ST9/00077 (founded by National Science Centre): „DINGLE: Dust IN Galaxies: Looking through its Emission”.

The scholarship is PLN 5000 per month gross.

The PhD thesis is in the framework of DINGLE project, and it will aim to model the observed mid-infrared emission and features of spatially resolved evolved stars as a function of the stellar parameters. The results will be included in stellar population synthesis models and in the code CIGALE in order to model the spectral energy distribution of spatially unresolved galaxies. The student will be collaborating with an international team of astrophysicists and statisticians. He/she is going to participate in the local and international conferences as well as in the dedicated schools.

Requirements:

  • MSc college degree in physics/astronomy or a similar specialization;
  • very good command of written/spoken English;
  • very good knowledge of at least one programming language using for data analysis (as Python or similar) and the UNIX/LINUX environment;
  • involvement in scientific research, analytical skills, thinking independence, good communication/team-work skills;
  • good ability in Fortran and Python programming will be an asset.

For details about the application procedure and documents please go to https://www.ncbj.gov.pl/en/praktyki/phd-student-scholarship-astrophysics. E-mail your application before June 13th 2021 to [email protected] specifying „[DINGLE]” in the mail Subject field.

Application Deadline: 
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Selection Deadline: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Current Status of Position: 
Accepting Applicants
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Attention To: 
Ambra Nanni
Institution/Company: 
National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ)
City: 
Warsaw
Country: 
Poland
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