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Job advertisement: Closing date 1st March 2018 PhD position in plasma astrophysics in Goettingen and Berlin, Germany Probing electron acceleration by fast magnetic reconnection using coherent stellar radio emissions: The successful applicant will work with Prof. Dr. Jörg Büchner and Dr. Patricio Muñoz on kinetic simulations of electron acceleration by magnetic reconnection in stellar atmospheres to be verified by observed solar type-III radio bursts. The selected doctoral candidate will use a state-of-the-art fully-kinetic and massively parallel particle-in-cell code running on European network High-Performance Supercomputers to simulate the electromagnetic radiation caused by magnetic reconnection. In particular the influence of the electron cyclotron maser instability will be investigated. At the TU Berlin the PHD thesis will additionally be supervised by Prof. Dr. Dieter Breitschwerdt. The desired start date is March 1st, 2018, but applications will be considered until a suitable candidate is selected. For enquiries please contact Prof. Dr. Jörg Büchner <[log in to unmask]> Further details can be found at http://www.mps.mpg.de/phd/probing-electron-acceleration-by-fast-magnetic-reconnection-using-coherent-stellar-radio-emissions Applications are accepted via the on-line portal at https://www.application.mps.mpg.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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