PhD Studentships at the Royal Observatory, University of Edinburgh

The Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for admission to our PhD programme in September 2021, with full funding opportunities to support a number of international students.   We are based at the Royal Observatory in Scotland.  We offer a range of PhD topics covering every astronomical scale from the solar system right up to the large-scale structure of the Universe, with projects in observations, theory, statistics, computation and instrumentation.

For further information about how to apply for our programme please visit our website: https://ifa.roe.ac.uk/phds-jobs-fellowships/phd-studentships.  There you will also find research videos from each of our PhD supervisors.

In order for your application to be given full consideration for one of our funded places, it must be received before 4th January 2021.   

We are committed to advancing equality and diversity, welcoming applications from everyone irrespective of gender, age, (dis)ability, race, nationality, carer status, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.  We aim to ensure that our culture and systems support flexible and family-friendly working.   We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for our places.