Job Advertisement: Closing Date 27th November 2020
ARMAGH OBSERVATORY & PLANETARIUM
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP
Applications are invited for a Postgraduate Research Studentship(s)
tenable at Armagh Observatory & Planetarium (AOP) from
September/October 2021.
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, located in Northern Ireland, UK,
is an astrophysical research institute founded in 1789. It has 8
staff astronomers, 4 post-doctoral fellows, 8 PhD students and several
visiting astronomers. Research interests include Solar Physics,
Solar-System Science, Stellar, Galactic and Extra-galactic
Astrophysics.
Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second
class honours degree or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline (e.g.
Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy or Astrophysics). Successful
candidates will enroll at an appropriate university and carry out a
research programme primarily based at AOP. The successful applicants
will receive a grant based on the United Kingdom Science and
Technology Facilities Council rate (£15,285 per annum in 2020/21)
which lasts 3.5 years. In addition, AOP will fully fund the
university fees (irrespective of the applicant’s nationality) and
contribute towards the costs of obtaining a UK VISA for international
students.
Prospective candidates should fill in the application form
(https://armagh.space/education/phd-level) and ensure that their
references as well as any other required additional documents are
received on or before the deadline of Friday 27 November 2020. First
selection will take place as soon as possible after 27 November 2020
with subsequent selections thereafter until all positions have been
filled.
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