Job Advertisement: Unspecified Closing Date
PhD Studentship
University of St Andrews
The dominant physical processes responsible for the growth and evolution
of galaxies over the history of the Universe are not well understood.
Popular theories suggest gas-rich galaxy mergers are key in triggering star
formation, altering the morphology of the galaxies, and causing
supermassive black hole growth, however direct observational evidence
remains scarce.
We are seeking an excellent graduate student to work on measuring the
true role of both starbursts and mergers in defining the galaxy population
around us today. Depending on the interests of the student this could
involve the analysis of (i) local mergers and post-mergers with the CALIFA
integral field survey; (ii) statistical samples of local galaxies with
the SDSS, or soon-to-be-completed spectroscopic and multi-wavelength survey
GAMA; (iii) the morphologies and spectral energy distributions of z~1-2
galaxies with the CANDELS survey. In all cases, the student will develop
methods to compare the observations directly to hydrodynamic simulations.
The student will work under the supervision of Dr. Vivienne Wild at the
University of St Andrews, funded by an EU FP7 ERG grant and St Andrews
University. The student will benefit from the vibrant atmosphere of the St
Andrews astronomy group, SUPA graduate school, as well as close links
with the galaxy evolution group at the Institute for Astronomy in
Edinburgh.
For further details and application procedure see:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics/prosp_pg/phd/current_phd_projects.php
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