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Job Advertisement: Closing Date 24th February 2017 Interested candidates are invited to apply for a PhD position in astrophysics at Lancaster University, UK, under the supervision of Dr John Stott. Project: A 3-D view of environmental quenching across cosmic time As the Universe ages, galaxies find themselves drawn together into filaments, groups and clusters. Galaxies entering these dense environments can experience processes which can ultimately lead to a dramatic change in their appearance and internal properties. This project will discover how galaxies are transformed (`quenched=92) from blue star-forming spiral discs (like our own Milky Way) into passive red elliptical galaxies, through interactions with their environment. To achieve this we need to resolve and examine the influence of environment on the processes that take place within the galaxies themselves. This is done with Integral Field Units (IFUs), which can measure a spectrum at each spatial position of a galaxy, giving a 3-dimensional picture of its gas dynamics, star formation and chemical composition. This PhD project will be a detailed study of galaxy transformation with environment, utilising state-of-the-art IFUs on major international facilities such as the Very Large Telescope. Funding: The PhD starting date is 1 October 2017. Funding is for 3.5 years, is available to citizens of the UK and the European Union and covers the full fees and standard RCUK maintenance stipend. Please see the following link for full details and how to apply http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/physics/research/observational-astrophysics/#opportunities ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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