Several PhD positions in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Submission Information
Publish Date: 
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Archive Date: 
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Job Summary
Job Category: 
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
Institution Classification/Type: 
Foreign
Institution/Company: 
International Max Planck Research School Heidelberg
City: 
Heidelberg
State/Province: 
Country: 
Germany
Announcement
Job Announcement Text: 

The "International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg" (IMPRS-HD) invites applications for its PhD program.

The school aims to offer outstanding research and training opportunities with excellent instrumental, observational, and theoretical research facilities at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, the Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl, the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies.

Main research topics carried out at these institutions are planet and star formation; exoplanets and substellar objects; astrometry; formation, evolution and dynamics of; active galactic nuclei and massive black holes; gravitational lensing; cosmology and structure formation; high energy astrophysics; search for non-baryonic dark matter; and state-of-the-art instrumentation for astronomy and astroparticle physics.

The IMPRS-HD is an independent part of the Heidelberg Graduate School for Fundamental Physics.

Several fellowships are available with 1200-1300 Euro monthly average net income.

Interested students are invited to apply by November 22, 2016, for the academic year starting in September 2017. An earlier start of the thesis research is possible.

Applicants must have a Master's degree (or equivalent) in Physics/Astronomy including a corresponding thesis and a very good physics background.

Further details on IMPRS-HD can be found at www.imprs-hd.mpg.de/

Please follow the application procedures detailed on our webpage.

Included Benefits: 

No benefits information has been provided by the employer.

Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Current Status of Position: 
No Status Given (Opted Out)
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IMPRS Heidelberg
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Institution/Company: 
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Street Line 1: 
Koenigstuhl 17
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City: 
Heidelberg
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Zip/Postal Code: 
D-69117
Country: 
Germany
Phone: 
+496221528387
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