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Job Advertisement: Closing Date 29th February 2016 PhD Studentships (4) in Astrophysics at the University of Hull As part of an ambitious investment strategy leading up to the City of Hull's 2017 City of Culture award, the newly established E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics is pleased to announce the availability of 4 fully-funded UK/EU PhD studentships, for entry in Sept 2016. The Milne Centre is a dynamic and supportive environment, hosting both the 2016 STFC Introductory Summer School and the 2017 National Astronomy Meeting. The 4 students will play leading roles in coordinating these events, and enjoy access to one of the country's most powerful High Performance Computing Facilities. The 4 studentships form the basis of the Milne Centre's "Origins Cluster", which has also seen the appointment of 8 staff and 6 PhD students over the past 18 months. Parallel investment in additional postdoctoral appointments accompany this current call. Detailed project descriptions can be found under "Origins: From the Sub-Atomic to Clusters of Galaxies" at http://www.hull.ac.uk/phd, and include: 1. Star Formation in Cluster Galaxies (Roediger & Gibson) 2. The Cosmic Distance Ladder (Pimbblet) 3. Artificial Stars and Stellar Nucleosynthesis (Pignatari & Gibson) 4. Extreme Solar Flares (Zharkov & Chongchitnan). The deadline for applications is 29th February 2016. For additional information on the Milne Centre, please refer to: http://www.milne.hull.ac.uk Questions regarding our opportunities, work environment, and committment to diversity, equality, collegiality, and support, will be happily entertained; please contact Prof Brad Gibson ([log in to unmask]), Director of the Milne Centre, for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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