*9 PhD positions available with funding in Relativistic Astrophysics -
International Relativistic Astrophysics PhD Program
Job Description:*
PhD Admissions and Funding at the International Relativistic
Astrophysics PhD Program Consortium (IRAP PhD).
The coordinating Institution is the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis
located in the French Riviera.
The Partners of the Consortium are:
UNIVERSITE DE NICE - SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France (Co-ordinating institution)
SHANGHAI ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY, China
FREE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN, Germany
AEI - POTSDAM, Germany
TARTU OBSERVATORY, Estonia
STOCKHOLM UNIVERSTIY, Sweden
UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA, Italy
UNIVERSITY OF ROME - LA SAPIENZA, Italy
BRAZILIAN CENTRE FOR PHYSICS RESEARCH, Brazil
OBSERVATORY OF THE CÔTE D'AZUR, France
INDIAN CENTRE FOR SPACE PHYSICS, India
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS NETWORK, Italy
UNIVERSITY OF SAVOIE, France
PhD students will receive a very competitive salary (gross salary 2800
Euros per month and a 7500 Euro installation grant for non-European
students),
computing facilities and support for travel, and comprehensive benefits
including paid vacation, health care insurance and retirement benefits.
To be eligible, applicants should have obtained a Masters degree in
astronomy, astrophysics, theoretical physics or a related field. We
encourage applications from the best candidates irrespective of
nationality, gender or background. Student research will be carried out
in the framework of the IRAP PhD Consortium.
Consult the web page : http://www.irap-phd.org for details and application instructions. All inquiries should be directed to Prof. Pascal Chardonnet, Erasmus Mundus Coordinator: chardonnet@lapp.in2p3.fr chardonnet@lapp.in2p3.fr. Applicants are requested send a curriculum vitae, an application form, a list of all university courses taken and transcripts of grades obtained, brief statements of research interests and experience, and the contact information for at least two referees. Applications received by the deadline of February 28, 2011 will receive full consideration. |
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