PhD - Astronomy & astrophysics

The Astrophysics Group at Keele University

United Kingdom

Closing Date: 28th February 2014

Description

The Astrophysics Group at Keele University has several funded studentships (STFC/Keele funding) in astronomy/astrophysics to start in September 2014.

Possible projects include (title, main supervisor):

- Transiting extra-solar planets with WASP-South, Prof Coel Hellier.

- High-resolution imaging of transiting planet host stars, Dr John Taylor (Southworth).

- Nuclear astrophysics: impact and sensitivity studies, Dr Raphael Hirschi.

- Laboratory astrophysics at the Diamond Light Source, Prof Nye Evans.

- Star formation and stellar ages from the Gaia-ESO Spectroscopic Survey (Prof. R. D. Jeffries).

- Outer solar system chemistry (Dr Jacco van Loon, Prof. A. Evans).

- Star formation in the Magellanic Clouds (Dr. Joana Oliveira).

- Atmospheric properties of A, F and G stars (Dr Barry Smalley).

More information and applications

Closing Date 28th February 2014 (applications received by the deadline will receive first consideration, applications received after the deadline will be considered until positions are filled).

Notes: applications open to EU students. More information on the

projects, the Keele astrophysics group and how to apply can be found

here: http://www.keele.ac.uk/epsam/prospectivestudents/astrophysics/

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Raphael Hirschi

(PhD students coordinator):  r.hirschi@keele.ac.uk