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Job Advertisement: Closing Date 18th July 2008 STFC CASE PhD Studentship Particle acceleration in complex, turbulent electromagnetic fields University of Glasgow We are looking for somebody enthusiastic and motivated with a taste for theoretical or modeling work. You must have a First or Upper Second Class honours degree or an MSc in Physics, Mathematics, or other relevant discipline. The studentship will be held in Glasgow University's Department of Physics and Astronomy and carried out in collaboration with the Natural Complexity group at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The project will be supervised by Dr A.L. MacKinnon (Univ. of Glasgow) and Dr P. Petkaki (BAS) and will involve using fractional calculus methods for description of turbulence and stochastic calculus techniques to follow test particles. Some experience of numerical programming in FORTRAN, C or other high-level languages would be an advantage. The student will spend at least one month per annum physically working in BAS, in the multi-disciplinary environment of the Natural Complexity Group. The studentship will pay a stipend of at least 13,600 per annum to an eligible student (UK passport holders or people who have a 'relevant connection' to the UK - see http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Grants/Studs/studentships.aspx#Eligibility). Initial enquiries to Alec MacKinnon ([log in to unmask]) or Giota Petkaki ([log in to unmask]), ideally by 18 July. Formal application will be to Glasgow University Physical Sciences Graduate School (http://www.facps.gla.ac.uk/). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Royal Astronomical Society Job List is provided free-of-charge through the JISC Mail Service. Although every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the RAS cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy or validity, either directly or by implication, of job advertisements or other information posted to this list. For more information about the Royal Astronomical Society visit the website at www.ras.org.uk. Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BQ, UK, tel. +44 (0)20 7734 3308, fax. +44 (0)20 7494 0166, www.ras.org.uk