Category: Exoplanets

IMPRS PhD Scholarships in Solar System Science at MPS in Göttingen, Germany

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Current state: Approved
Department: International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen
City: Göttingen
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Country: Germany
Contact Person: Sonja Schuh
Contact Email: [email protected]
Institution: Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Application Due Date: Friday, November 15 2013
Web Link: http://www.solar-system-school.de/application.html

 The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen (“Solar System School”) offers a research-oriented doctoral program covering the physical aspects of Solar system science. It is jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Göttingen.

Learn more about the International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) of the Max Planck Society.
Learn more about the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS).
Research at the MPS covers three main research areas:

Sun and heliosphere Planets and Comets Stellar and Solar Interiors
Solar System School students collaborate with leading scientists in these fields and graduates are awarded a doctoral degree from the renowned University of Göttingen or, if they choose, another university.

Learn more about the University of Göttingen:
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Georg-August-University of Göttingen Short profile
The Solar System School is open to students from all countries and offers an international three-year PhD program in an exceptional research environment with state-of-the-art facilities on the Göttingen Research Campus. Successful applicants receive an attractive scholarship covering relocation support, housing and living expenses and are exempt from tuition fees.

Learn more about IMPRS PhD scholarships (grants).
The language of the structured graduate program is English, with complimentary German language courses offered (optional). The program includes an inspiring curriculum of scientific lectures and seminars as well as advanced training workshops and provides travel funds to attend international conferences.

Applicants to the Solar System School should have a keen interest in Solar system science and a record of academic excellence. They must have, or must be about to obtain, an M.Sc. degree or equivalent in physics or a related field, including a written Masters thesis (or a scientific publication), and must document a good command of the English language.

Review of applications for a starting date of September 2014 will begin on 15 November 2013, but other starting times are also negotiable. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis.

Applications should be prepared following the instructions below and must include:

a curriculum vitae;
a completed application form in PDF format, including a list of all courses with credits and grades;
a transcript of all academic records, including copies of High School Diploma, B.Sc., and M.Sc. or equivalent degree, with English or German translations.
Download the application form (PDF)
It is highly recommended to also send

GRE Physics test scores or equivalent for candidates who have obtained their Master’s degree at a university outside of Europe;
Certificate to prove proficiency in the English language, for candidates whose native language is not English or German (e.g. transcript of TOEFL / IELTS scores or equivalent).
Link to GRE subject tests
Link to TOEFL
Link to IELTS
The completed application must be sent by email in one single PDF file as an attachment to the address [email protected].

Two letters of recommendation prepared using the PDF form should be emailed to the same address by the referees.
For referees: Download the letter of recommendation form (PDF)
The Solar System School is committed to increase the diversity of its student body and particularly encourages applications from members of under-represented groups.

Further information:

Download the Call for applications (pdf).
Download the Solar System School Poster (pdf).
Browse answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
Please direct any further inquiries to the IMPRS scientific coordinator, Dr. Sonja Schuh, at [email protected].

Marie Curie fellowship applications invitation in atmospheric science

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Current state: Approved
Department: Klimacampus
City: Hamburg
Category: ,
Country: Germany
Contact Person: Nicolas Iro
Contact Email: [email protected]
Institution: University of Hamburg
Application Due Date: Monday, July 15 2013

 The group of theoretical meteorology of the University of Hamburg, Germany (
http://www.mi.uni-hamburg.de/Theoretische.6.0.html ) is welcoming applications in the FP7 Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship schemes: Intra European Fellowship – IEF for researchers with mobility in Europe and International Incoming Fellowsip – IIF for researchers from outside Europe coming in our Institution. Both are for a period of 12-24 months.

Our group is expanding a new research line in planetology. We are developing models of circulation of planetary atmosphere with various applications from Mars to exoplanets (giant and Earth-like). We welcome applicants with a background in geoscience as well as in Astrophysics/Planetary science.

Moreover, building on our expertise in geophysical sciences, other example of topics are:
– Extreme Events at different spatial and temporal scales: the impact of meteo-climatic extremes can be greatly determined by their spatial extension and/or their persistence. The aim of this project is to conduct a fundamental study on the behaviour of extremes in climate models under different coarse graining – resulting from different choices of model’s resolution and of model’s outputs averaging methods. The results will be of interest for both theory and applications, as it will lead to a better interpretation and use of models’s outputs for a variety of downscaling problems.
– Thermodynamics of the Asian Monsoonal Circulation: Several studies have made clear that the current generation of climate models is still not able to represent to a satisfactory degree of precision the circulation patterns characterizing the South and South East Asian monsoon. One of the main reasons for such inefficiency seems to be the inability to represent accurately the complex and steep orography of the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya and of the Tibetan plateau. What we propose is to perform a thermodynamical analysis of the extended region housing the monsoonal circulation, by generalizing to limited regions, featuring material fluxes at the boundaries, the thermodynamic formalism developed for describing the efficiency and the irreversibility of the whole climate system. The goal is to link the properties of the monsoonal circulation to the correlations between energy fluxes and temperature for present and projected climate conditions. This problem will be studied using climate models of various resolutions (and under different atmospheric compositions). Moreover, climate models’ data from the IPCC/CMIP5 dataset will be analyzed for investigating the dynamical reasons of the observed biases.
 

Some eligibility criteria (including mobility) are set by the FP7 People Program.
A Doctoral degree in physics, applied mathematics, astronomy, or Earth sciences, and research experience in the field of planetary atmospheres are required.
Please contact Nicolas Iro ([email protected]) for further detail.

Notice of interest must be received no later than July 15th 2013 for allowing time to build the application.

Post-Doc at INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico

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Current state: Approved
City: Palermo
Category: ,
Country: Italy
Contact Email: [email protected]
Institution: INAF -- Observatorio Astronomico
Application Due Date: Sunday, June 30 2013

INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo is offering a post-doc position on “Planet Search around low-mass stars”. Applications must be received by 30 June 2013. Starting date is 1 September 2013. Any questions may be addressed to: [email protected]