A NERC PhD studentship is available at the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Bath working with Dr. Hua Lu (Climate Programme, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge) and
Prof. Nicholas Mitchell (Centre for Space, Atmospheric & Oceanic Science, University of Bath)

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=681

The objective of this project is to quantify and highlight the dynamic processes by which Antarctic weather and climate are modified by changes in solar activity via downward wave propagation.

Please circulate the attached advert (pdf document) to any students who might be interested in this PhD position.

The successful candidate will be based at the British Antarctic Survey and provided with training in atmospheric physics and climate diagnosis. The student will be registered as an external PhD candidate at the University of Bath.

Applicants should hold (or expect to gain) a first- or upper-second class honours degree in the physical, mathematics, environmental sciences or electrical engineering.

As the project involves analysing large data sets, candidates should be highly numerate and must be able to demonstrate evidence of good computing/IT skills. Experience with MATLAB programming (or similar) and knowledge of atmospheric or fluid dynamics will be an advantage. Familiarity with signal processing or handling large data sets is also desirable (but not essential).

Please note that only UK citizens are eligible to apply for a NERC PhD award.

Deadline for applications is 29th February 2012

For more information see http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/awards/
and for eligibility go to http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp

Application details at:
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=681

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Dr. Andrew J. Kavanagh
Climate – Middle Atmosphere Dynamics
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross, Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0ET

Tel: +44 (0)1223 221314
Email: andkav@bas.ac.uk

Please see details application details: http://apply.supa.ac.uk/

The SUPA Prize Studentships are prestigious and competitive awards intended to attract outstanding physics students from around the world, irrespective of nationality, to study for a PhD in Scotland.

http://apply.supa.ac.uk/

The variable ionosphere is a calibration issue for both radio astronomy and the RF communications industry, causing both retardation and absorption of radio signals as they pass through the atmosphere. These effects are dependent on the temporal and spatial distribution of total electron content (TEC) in the ionosphere. Their impact varies as a linear function of wavelength, and so signals at low frequencies are most affected. This consideration is consequently an important factor in the calibration of very low frequency radio telescopes such as the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) where such effects are further complicated by the wide reception patterns of the LOFAR antennas, which are substantially larger than the scale of ionospheric fluctuations. A consequence of this fact is that traditional self-calibration techniques for radio astronomy, which rely on reception patterns smaller than or approaching the size of ionospheric fluctuations, are no longer sufficient and a more detailed modeling of the ionosphere is required to completely correct for contaminating effects. Moreover, the recovery of polarization information from astronomical Faraday rotation is dependent on corrections for the absolute ionospheric density along the line of sight, in addition to the relative values required for imaging. Models based on long-term, statistical records can provide useful indications of time-averaged ionospheric conditions, but are generally not suitable for accurate representations of the ionosphere at any in- stant. This is because the short-term variability of the ionosphere regularly causes its morphology to differ from time-averaged conditions. At present, the most numerous and easily accessible ionospheric data come from the international network of ground-based GPS receivers. However, the spatial and temporal sampling of available GPS data is sufficient for neither complete calibration of radio astronomical measurements nor reliable ionospheric modeling. However, linking real-time GPS data to the data reduction of telescopes such as LOFAR, as well as linking ionospheric monitoring using known radio sources to tomographic inversion of the ionosphere from GPS measurements will provide advantages to both disciplines.

The project will make use of the LOFAR Chilbolton station SEPCAM instrument as a riometer for measuring absolute differences in ionospheric fluctuations from the diffuse all-sky radio background, as well as data from the combined International LOFAR Telescope in order to measure small-scale fluctuations through their effect on the astrometry of known radio sources as a function of time. These data will be combined with GPS-based ionospheric modeling tools to look at comparisons between satellite-based and astronomy-based ionospheric measurements. These techniques will be combined into a real time ionospheric correction and prediction network linking the LOFAR Chilbolton data reduction pipeline and the GPS based MIDAS ionospheric inversion tool. This network will have the dual purpose of improving astronomical calibration through linked GPS measurements; and improving ionospheric modeling through the use of astronomical measurements. The student will use the SEPCAM riometry data to tie down the absolute ionospheric levels over LOFAR Chilbolton and their long and short term behavior. These data will be combined with constraints from polarized astronomical sources with known rotation measures to provide a details of the temporal and spatial variation in absolute ionospheric TEC. This absolute measure can then be used as a prior on the local absolute ionospheric TEC, and combined with the relative astrometric disturbance of a grid of known bright radio sources, the student will develop an inversion to be implemented through the MIDAS framework to recover a 4-dimensional ionospheric tomographic mapping of the local ionosphere, which can be compared and combined with GPS based inversions

Two Ph.D. positions have become available within the Department of Arctic Geophysics at UNIS.

The two positions are:

Ph.D. in middle atmospheric physics

Ph.D.in auroral physics

Both positions are for 4 years duration.

The deadline for applications is 15th January 2012.

Details regarding both positions, including contact details for those requiring furthur information can be found at:

http://www.unis.no/30_ABOUT_UNIS/4020_Vacant_Positions/vacant_positions.htm

Details regarding UNIS can be found at:

http://www.unis.no/

Many thanks

Lisa Baddeley
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Dr Lisa Baddeley
SPEAR Post-Doc
Dept. of Geophysics
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
P.O. Box 156
N-9171 Longyearbyen
Svalbard
Norway

e-mail: Lisa.Baddeley@unis.no

£13,260 maintenance per annum (tax free)
Funded by EPSRC, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Coventry University invites applications for a 3.5-year PhD Industrial CASE studentship in Fluid Dynamics. The studentship is co-funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/) . The work, to be performed in collaboration with Culham and with Ilmenau University of Technology (Germany, http://www.tu-ilmenau.de/tfd/ ), involves Direct Numerical Simulation of turbulent flow in rectangular ducts with reference to liquid metal blankets for fusion reactors.
Candidates must be EU nationals holding a BSc degree in Mathematics, Physics or a related discipline. Exceptional candidates from outside of the EU are also encouraged to apply.
Provisional starting date is 23rd January 2012.
For an informal discussion please contact Prof Sergei Molokov at s.molokov@coventry.ac.uk (http://nestor2.coventry.ac.uk/research/appmath/staff/molokov.php)
To view details of the Studentship, please visit the link: http://www.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/d/795
For an application form please visit the link: http://www.coventry.ac.uk/researchnet/studentships/a/5763

Complete the application form and return with a covering letter to:
Admission team
Graduate Centre
Jaguar Building
Coventry University
Priory Street
COVENTRY
CV1 5FB
United Kingdom
Fax: +44 (0)24 7688 8609
Email: research-apps.pg@coventry.ac.uk

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9th December, 2011

A PhD project opportunity, starting October 2012 (for 3.5 years), is available for research on ‘Multi-spacecraft investigations of solar and heliospheric plasmas’. The project is supervised by Dr. Claire Foullon, in the Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics (CFSA), Physics Department, at the University of Warwick, UK ().
Expressions of interest should be received no later than January 16 2012. Interested candidates should then apply concertedly with the supervisor for a prestigious Warwick Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is open for competition to UK, EU and Overseas students. For further details and how to apply please follow the link .

http://warwick.ac.uk/go/foullon/postgraduate

Energy and matter emerge from the Sun and flow through our heliosphere,
interacting with planetary atmospheres and surfaces, powering many of the
processes which shape our world and define the planetary environment we
live in. The Solar System Physics Group, part of the Institute of Maths
and Physics (IMAPS) at Aberystwyth, studies this single system from the
development of eruptive features on the Sun, through the evolution and
structure of material in the solar wind, and the impact of this flow on
the environments of the planets. This science exploitation goes hand in
hand with a programme of solar system exploration, and we also research
the robotic and imaging technology for future missions that will
dramatically improve
their science return.

The studentships provide resources to cover university fees plus a
tax-free stipend. Applicants should hold (or expect to achieve) a first or
upper-second class MPhys or BSc honours degree in physics or a related
subject by the summer of 2011. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate
established UK residency (for more information see
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/12020.aspx#Residence).

For more information please contact the Department at imaps@aber.ac.uk or
the Postgraduate Admissions Office (pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk) as soon as
possible, to make informal enquiries prior to submitting an application.

Aberystwyth University’s online application system and application forms
are available at
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/
Once this formal application is made, suitable candidates will be invited
to visit the institute to learn at first hand of the research activities,
to meet members of staff and to see the facilities available. The closing
date for applications is 30 June 2011, but the process will run throughout
this period, so early application is advised.

For a list of available projects visit
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/imaps/prospective/postgrad/solarsystemprojects/

The program covers the full range of physics inherent in the
field of solar system science from geophysics and planetary
physics to solar physics as well as the underlying fundamental
physics. The science program is complemented by training in
computational physics, space technology and project management.

High-profile space missions, outstanding projects for ground-
based instruments and data analysis, as well as theoretical
and extensive numerical modeling provide a wide range of research
possibilities for PhD students.

Applications for the program are open to highly-qualified and
well-motivated students from all countries. A prerequisite is a
diploma or master of science degree in physics or a related field,
including a corresponding thesis. Proficiency in English is
required.

The next PhD program will start in January 2012, review of
application begins on 1 August 2011. Successful applicants will
receive adequate financial support.

The application documents should include a CV, the filled
application form (see web page), copies of university certificates
and two letters of recommendation. The application can be send
either by mail or by email (preferentially one attachment in pdf
format).

For details on the IMPRS program and the application procedure,
please visit
http://www.solar-system-school.de
or email to
info@solar-system-school.de

Address applications to

Dr. Dieter Schmitt
Coordinator IMPRS Solar System School
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Max-Planck-Str. 2
37191 Katlenburg-Lindau
Germany

Tel: +49 5556 979 431
Fax: +49 5556 979 190
Email: info@solar-system-school.de

http://www.solar-system-school.de

Energy and matter emerge from the Sun and flow through our heliosphere, interacting with planetary atmospheres and surfaces, powering many of the processes which shape our world and define the planetary environment we live in. The Solar System Physics Group, part of the Institute of Maths and Physics (IMAPS) at Aberystwyth, studies this single system from the development of eruptive features on the Sun, through the evolution and structure of material in the solar wind, and the impact of this flow on the environments of the planets. This science exploitation goes hand in hand with a programme of solar system exploration, and we also research the robotic and imaging technology for future missions that will dramatically improve their science return.

The studentships provide resources to cover university fees plus a tax-free stipend. Applicants should hold (or expect to achieve) a first or upper-second class MPhys or BSc honours degree in physics or a related subject by the summer of 2011. Applicants must also be able to demonstrate established UK residency (for more information see
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/12020.aspx#Residence).

For more information please contact the Department at imaps@aber.ac.uk or the Postgraduate Admissions Office (pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk) as soon as possible, to make informal enquiries prior to submitting an application.

Aberystwyth University’s online application system and application forms are available at
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/
Once this formal application is made, suitable candidates will be invited to visit the institute to learn at first hand of the research activities, to meet members of staff and to see the facilities available. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2011, but the process will run throughout this period, so early application is advised.

For a list of available projects visit

http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/imaps/prospective/postgrad/solarsystemprojects/

MPhil/PhD STUDENTSHIP IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS: MAGNETOCONVECTION

The studentship in magnetoconvection at low magnetic Reynolds number is
available from January, 2011 at Applied Mathematics Research Centre of
Coventry University. The candidate must be an EU citizen. The Studentship
Award comprises a Maintenance Grant of £12,867 plus Home/EU fees equivalent.

For informal inquiries please contact Prof. Sergei Molokov
(s.molokov@coventry.ac.uk)

Funding is available for two PhD positions, in Southampton, UK and in Stockholm, Sweden, starting from 1 October 2010. The UK position is funded by NERC and will be based in the Space Environment Physics group in the School of Physics and Astronomy, at the University of Southampton. The Swedish position is funded by the Swedish Research Council and will be based in the Space and Plasma Physics group in the School of Electrical Engineering, KTH, Stockholm.

The two studentships will be closely linked in their research aims, and collaboration between the two groups will be an important part of the projects. Experimental research on auroral structure using novel imaging, spectral and radar instruments forms the core of the projects. It is envisaged that both students will spend time in the other institute during their PhD studies. They will also undertake fieldwork in Svalbard, Norway where the optical instruments and the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) are located.

Contacts:

Professor Betty Lanchester
Space Environment Physics
School of Physics and Astronomy
University of Southampton
Southampton, SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
tel: 0044(0)2380 592049
email: bsl@soton.ac.uk

Dr Nickolay Ivchenko
Space and Plasma Physics
School of Electrical Engineering
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Stockholm 10044 Sweden
tel: 0046(8)7907692
email: nickolay.ivchenko@ee.kth.se

PhD studentship in magnetohydrodynamics

A 3-year PhD Studentship in Magnetohydrodynamics is available from September 2010 at Applied Mathematics Research Centre of Coventry University. The precise research subject is open and can be suited to the successful candidate’s preferences. It may involve theoretical, numerical or experimental research, or a combination of all the three.

Candidates must be EU nationals and must hold a BSc degree in mathematics, physics, fluid mechanics or engineering. The studentship involves a stipend of around £12,000 per annum, and also covers tuition fees.

Interested candidates should contact any of the potential supervisors below:

Prof S Molokov (s.molokov@coventry.ac.uk)
Dr A Pedcenko (a.pedcenko@coventry.ac.uk)
Dr J Priede (j.priede@coventry.ac.uk)
Dr A Potherat (a.potherat@coventry.ac.uk)

STFC/POST Parliamentary Fellowship Scheme

An exciting opportunity is available for a STFC funded PhD student to undertake a three month secondment to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). Working in Westminster, the scheme will enable the successful applicant to assist POST with their busy research workload and gain valuable insights into the work of Parliament and the policy making process.

POST is the UK Parliament’s in-house source of objective, balanced and independent briefing materials aimed at MPs and Peers from across Parliament. Their work is focused on informing parliamentary debate on science and technology issues by:

·     Publishing accessible science and technology briefings  and reports

·     Supporting Select Committees with informal advice, oral briefings, data analysis, background papers and follow-up research during committee inquiries

·     Organising discussions and events to stimulate debate within Parliament on topical issues

·     Horizon-scanning to anticipate scientific and technological issues which are likely to influence and impact public policy.

The successful applicant will be expected to assist POST fulfil its duties whilst on secondment, and this may include:

·         Producing a POSTnote on a given topic

·         Contributing to a longer POST report

·         Assisting a select committee in a current inquiry.  

This opportunity is available to all STFC funded PhD students in their second or third years at the time of application.

Follow this link for further details and instructions on how to apply
http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Funding+and+Grants/18640.aspx

Fellowships for PhD Students in Solar System Physics

www.solar-system-school.de

The “International Max Planck Research School on Physical Processes in the Solar System and Beyond” at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau, and the Universities of Braunschweig and Goettingen, Germany, offers excellent research possibilities for students to obtain a PhD degree in a 3-years graduate program.

The program covers the full range of physics inherent in the field of solar system science from geophysics and planetary physics to solar physics as well as the underlying fundamental physics. The science program is complemented by training in computational physics, space technology and project management.

High-profile space missions, outstanding projects for ground-based instruments and data analysis, as well as theoretical and extensive numerical modeling provide a wide range of research possibilities for PhD students.

Applications for the program are open to highly-qualified and well-motivated students from all countries. A prerequisite is a diploma or master of science degree in physics or a related field, including a corresponding thesis. Proficiency in English is required.

The next PhD program will start in January 2011, review of application begins on 1 August 2010. Successful applicants will receive adequate financial support.

The application documents should include a CV, the filled application form (see web page), copies of university certificates and two letters of recommendation. The application can be send either by mail or by email (preferentially one attachment in pdf format).

For details on the IMPRS program and the application procedure, please visit
http://www.solar-system-school.de
or email to
info@solar-system-school.de

Address applications to

Dr. Dieter Schmitt
Coordinator IMPRS Solar System School
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Max-Planck-Str. 2
37191 Katlenburg-Lindau
Germany

Tel: +49 5556 979 431
Fax: +49 5556 979 190

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD STUDENTSHIP

School of Mathematical Sciences / Physics Department / Queen Mary University of London

Applications are invited for EPSRC PhD studentship to work on a novel, interdisciplinary project which intends to investigate the interaction of high energy plasma particles with the conducting walls by combining plasma kinetic simulation effort (D. Tsiklauri, School of Mathematical Sciences, QMUL) with the molecular dynamics simulation of radiation damage (K. Trachenko, Physics Department, QMUL). The project is within EPSRC’s energy theme and is related to the thermonuclear fusion effort. The project’s plasma kinetic simulation effort will utilise, leading in the field, computational tools such as EPOCH Particle-In-cell (PIC) code which has been developed for the laser-plasma interaction studies and supported to by the EPSRC?s CCPP project. The project’s radiation damage effort will focus on the impact of the plasma particles on the reactor walls and will employ the state-of-the art massive parallel molecular dynamics (MD) code DL_POLY.

UK students will receive 3.5 years of EPSRC stipend (15290 p.a.), fee waiver and 1200 p.a. research training funding.

Standard EPSRC residency rules apply:

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/StudentEligibility.htm

The most convenient way to apply is to use on-line service (by copying *entire* URL below into the browser window):

http://www.qmul.ac.uk/courses/courses.php?dept_id=16&pgcourses=2&course_id=289&course_level=1&article_id=278#applyonline

[then choose Full time application * PhD Mathematical Sciences (Semester 1 start; Aug - Dec)]

The application should include completed online form, academic transcript, and two references. If your referees prefer to send their references directly, these can me emailed to L.Matomaki@qmul.ac.uk and marked “C/O Dr David Tsiklauri EPSRC DTA INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD”

Informal queries can be addressed to:

Dr D. Tsiklauri via email: D.Tsiklauri -at- qmul.ac.uk
or
Dr K. Trachenko via email: K.Trachenko -at- qmul.ac.uk

The deadline is 25 June 2010.

The proposed start date is September, 2010

1) A fellowship for a Ph.D. student for 4 years in solar physics. The selected candidate is required to spend 25% of her/his time on teaching or other obligations. The Ph.D. student must start her/his studies at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics before 1st October, 2010. Application deadline: 15th May, 2010. For further information and application procedure, see http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/400984/64278?iso=no

2) A postdoctoral research fellowship for 3 years within either solar physics or cosmology. The selected candidate must start in the position before 1st October, 2010. Application deadline: 31st May. For further information and application procedure, see the following link: http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/2010/vitenskapelige/postdoctoralresearchfellowAstrophysics-2010-4502.html

Best regards,

Mats Carlsson

To IFA’s VIP’s and Students.

Yesterday we circulated the information about Lindhard scholarships. Now we have a suitable address to use when you encourage your network to help. I include that in the sketch below. But I hope you add your peronal
appeal. This will make a difference.

Aksel

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Dear NN

The department of Physics and Astronomy at Aarhus University wishes to recruit talented students with a bachelor degree for a fully financed Phd-education. As a first step, we invite applications for a financed study
in Aarhus for half a year, and followed by the possibility of direct continuation into a full PhD-program for those best qualified.

The announcement, which has a very tight deadline, can be found on:

http://www.phys.au.dk/Lindhard.Scholar/

I would therefore very much appreciate if you would give this information to the, recently graduated or soon to be, bachelors at your institute. I also see this as a way to initiate or strengthen the collaboration between
our groups.

I sincerely hope to get applications from your institution.

The announcement and the application form can also be found by following the link:

https://ssl1.peoplexs.com/Peoplexs22/CandidatesPortalNoLogin/Vacancy.cfm?Por
talID=2547&VacatureID=84943

PhD in Solar Physics – Northumbria University

http://computing.unn.ac.uk/staff/rnwp2/studentships_McLAUGHLIN.pdf

Applications are invited to study for a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at Northumbria University, in the areas of Solar Physics, Magnetohydrodynamics and Mathematical Modelling of Solar Phenomena. Fully-funded studentships are available.

Magnetohydrodynamics is the study of magnetic fluids and gives a good description of the dynamics of the Sun’s atmosphere. If you are looking for a Ph.D. that combines the areas of fluid mechanics, electromagnetism and astronomy, then perhaps a Ph.D. in Solar Physics is for you.

Several potential projects are available, including mathematical modelling of solar phenomena, magnetic wave propagation in inhomogeneous media and the comparison of models with solar satellite data.

Applicants should be highly motivated and have a good Honours degree in Applied Mathematics, Physics or a related subject. No prior knowledge of solar physics is required.

Project descriptions and an online application form can be found at:
http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/researchstudentships

For further details, contact Dr James McLaughlin:
james.a.mclaughlin@northumbria.ac.uk

The Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading is pleased to invite applications for a 3-year NERC-funded PhD studentship in “Galactic cosmic rays, the Sun’s magnetic field and climate change”, supervised by Dr. Mathew Owens and Prof. Mike Lockwood.

The expected start date is October 2010. The departmental open day is March 10th, so anyone with a potential interest should e-mail Mathew Owens (m.owens@imperial.ac.uk) as soon as possible. Further details about funding and the application process can be found at http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/pg-research/pgropportunities.html

Galactic cosmic rays, the Sun’s magnetic field and climate change

Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are extremely high energy particles which originate far outside our solar system and travel at almost the speed of light. The effects of these particles, and of the cascade of secondary particles that they produce in Earth’s atmosphere, have a number of known and postulated effects on Earth’s atmosphere, surface and lifeforms. The GCR flux incident on Earth’s atmosphere can be measured using space- or ground-based monitors. Such observations have shown that the Sun’s magnetic field (in what is termed the heliosphere) partially shields the inner solar system from energetic particles, allowing GCRs to be used as proxies for the solar magnetic field strength – and hence the Sun’s brightness – when direct measurements are not available. Prehistoric GCR fluxes are inferred from isotopic depositions in reservoirs such as ice cores, ocean sediments and tree trunks and are used in reconstruction of solar irradiance thousands of years in the past, vital for quantifying the role of solar variability in terrestrial climate change on centennial and millennial timescales. However, the justification of the use of these proxies is somewhat superficial and detailed studies of the heliospheric structure, how it shields Earth from GCRs, and how it relates to the changes in the solar photosphere are required. The student will undertake analysis and modelling of spacecraft and ground-based data to relate GCR shielding to solar magnetic activity and heliospheric structures, with an eventual goal of improving reconstruction of Sun’s irradiance for use in climate modelling.

PhD Studentship in Solar Physics

Studentship Advert

https://habu.pst.qub.ac.uk/groups/joiningarc/wiki/3c6b1/PhD_studentships.html

A PhD studentship in Solar Physics is available at Queens University Belfast. Interested applicants are requested to email Mihalis Mathioudakis for more information.

Ph.D. studentships available at the University of Exeter

We have funding for 2 PhD studentships to investigate symmetry and topological properties of magnetic fields generated in idealised electrically conducting fluid flows. The students will work with Profs. Andrew Gilbert ; and Mitchell Berger in the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics of the University of Exeter and join the internationally leading Centre for Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Funding:

The studentship is 3-year and fully funded (with a tax-free stipend of £13,290 British pounds for the first year). It is available starting on 1st October 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter, and is open to UK and EU citizens.

Entry Requirements:

A first class or good 2-1 honours degree in Mathematics, Physics, or a degree with a high mathematical content. The project is in the area of mathematics, no previous knowledge of magnetic fields or astrophysical applications is needed. Some background in fluid dynamics would be beneficial.

To Apply:

Formal applications will be made through the
University PG Admissions System. However it is strongly recommended that you contact Professor Andrew Gilbert (A.D.Gilbert@ex.ac.uk) or Professor Mitchell Berger (M.Berger@ex.ac.uk)  for informal discussions as soon as possible, in view of the proximity of the start date.

End date for applications  is 30th Sept 2009

Prof. Mitchell Berger           m.berger@exeter.ac.uk
Mathematics, SECAM
University of Exeter
North Park Road
Exeter EX4 4QF
United Kingdom