Job Advertisement: Closing Date 26th February 2017

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE

PhD (via MPhil) Studentship in Astronomy or Astrophysics

Reference RS/16/09

Applications are invited for a full time PhD (via MPhil) studentship in 
Astronomy or Astrophysics in the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute. The studentship 
is funded by STFC and is tenable for up to 3.5 years full-time [subject to
satisfactory progress] and will cover the cost of tuition fees at UK/EU 
rates and a maintenance grant (14,296 at 2016/17 rates). Please note that 
residency restrictions apply and applicants should check the below link prior 
to applying.

http://www.stfc.ac.uk/funding/studentships/studentship-terms-conditions-guidance/student-eligibility-requirements/

Project Description

The Jeremiah Horrocks Institute is pleased to announce the availability of 
a new STFC-funded PhD Studentship in Astronomy or Astrophysics.

The project will be in one of the following areas, depending on the 
preference of the student ranked highest on the list of applicants (ranking 
will be carried out by JHI staff based on application forms, references, and 
interviews of short-listed candidates):

  *   Investigating the rotation of sunspots with the Solar Dynamics 
Observatory

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/sunspots.php> 
(Dr. Daniel Brown)

  *   Parsec-scale jets in Active Galactic Nuclei

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/agn.php> 
(Dr. Tim Cawthorne)

  *   Modelling the formation of nuclear star clusters

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/simulations.php> 
(Dr. Victor Debattista)

  *   Solar Energetic Particles and Space Weather
<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/space_weather.php> 
(Dr. Silvia Dalla)

  *   Multi-wavelength analysis of galaxies
<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/multiwavelengthgalaxies.php> 
(Prof. Cristina C. Popescu)

  *   Observational Star Formation

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/star_formation.php> 
(Prof. Derek Ward-Thompson)

  *   Theoretical Star and Planet Formation

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/star_planet_theory.php> 
(Dr. Dimitris Stamatellos)

  *   Stellar populations and chemical enrichment in galaxies

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/stellar_populations.php> 
(Dr. Anne Sansom)

  *   Using coronal dimming to study CME initiation

<http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/projects/cme.php> 
(Dr. Danielle Bewsher)

These projects are suggested opportunities offered by JHI staff. If you 
would like more details or would like to discuss something else related to 
their field of study, then please contact us directly.

Candidates should have (or expect to hold) a UK Bachelor of Science degree 
at 2:1 or above in a related area (or equivalent qualification), or a 
Masters level qualification (e.g. MSc or MPhys).

EU applicants require an English Language level of UKVI IELTs 6.5 (no 
sub-score below 6.0) or equivalent qualification.

Further information

For informal discussion, please email [log in to unmask]

For further information, see: http://www.star.uclan.ac.uk/news_and_events/studentships/. 

For the application form and full details go to: 

http://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/study/studentships.php . 

Completed application forms should be returned to the Research Student 
Registry via email at [log in to unmask], quoting the studentship 
reference number.

Closing Date: 26 February 2017

Proposed Interview Date 15 March 2017

CURRENT UCLAN RESEARCH STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS 
RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP

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