Leiden Observatory (Sterrewacht Leiden), founded in 1633, is the oldest university astronomy department in the world with a distinguished history. The work of famous astronomers such as De Sitter, Hertzsprung, Oort, Blaauw, and lorry de Hulst made Leiden an internationally renowned middle of astronomical research. Thank you for your interest in pursuing a PhD position at Leiden Observatory. Applications are accepted only through our online application site. The deadline for applications and all letters of recommendation is December 17, 2010
PhD students from Leiden succeed exceptionally well on the international job market. One of the most prestigious fellowships in world astronomy is NASA`s Hubble fellowship. More astronomers with a doctoral degree from Leiden have won Hubble fellowships than from any other university outside america. plenty of of the faculty members, PhD students, and undergraduates have an international background. English is the common language.
We are therefore delighted to announce a general demand several PhD positions with an application deadline of December 17, 2010. Positions are available in all the research areas in which the Observatory is active. This includes cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, interstellar matter and star formation, stars and planetary systems, computational astrophysics, high energy astrophysics, laboratory astrophysics, astrochemistry, and instrumentation. The beginning dates are negotiable.
In addition we would like to encourage outstanding candidates to also think about applying for a Leiden/Huygens Fellowship. Note the earlier deadline of December 1st and the fact that the procedure for applying is separate from our general call.
Application Deadline : December 17, 2010
Visit: http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/phd/apply.php
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