Doctoral student in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Description of the business

The planetary education group at the Department of Physics, Department of Astrophysics at Lund University is looking for a doctoral student to work in models of planetization on galactic scale. The research at the department includes galaxy formation, galactic dynamics and development, star formation and dynamics, star development, star spectroscopy and astrometries, planetary and dynamics, as well as exoplane atmospheres.

To be a PhD

As a doctoral student, you are both admitted as a student and employed at Lund University.

As a graduate student, you are trained in a scientific approach. It can be briefly described as you get exercise in thinking critically and analytically, that you can solve problems independently using the right method selection and you get a research ethical awareness. In addition, the opportunity for you as a doctoral student is to work with projects, developing your leadership qualities and your educational ability. Throughout your study time, you are guided by supervisors. The research studies are concluded with a thesis and a doctoral degree.

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• General study plan for postgraduate education

Subject and project description

We are looking for a doctoral student in theoretical astrophysics. The doctoral student will study how planets are formed at different times and in different regions of our galaxy. The doctoral student will also calculate how some planetary trips are thrown out of planetary systems to become free flying interstellar planetary trips. The doctoral project will give astronomers new insight into where interstellar comets come from.

Tasks

You will especially devote yourself to your postgraduate education, which consists mainly to write a doctoral thesis. In addition, you are expected

• Conduct research in subject areas planetization and galaxy formation
• Publish results in high quality magazines
• Present results at national and international conferences

In addition to the studies, the maximum 20 % of working hours is devoted to teaching and other institution work.

Qualifications

In order to be adopted and employed as a doctoral student, you need to meet the requirements below.

Eligibility requirements

Basic eligibility for postgraduate education meets you who have:

• Departed degree at advanced levelor
• Current Course Claims About Minimum 240 High School Score, Minimum 60 High School credits at Advanced Levelor
• In some other way, the corresponding knowledge is mainly acquired.

For postgraduate education in astronomy and astrophysics, the basic college education should include physics, mathematics and / or equivalent technology as essential parts. In addition to 60 higher education credits in basic physical substances, the special eligibility requirements are at least 60 higher education credits in courses of immediate importance for astronomy and astrophysics. These can be courses in astronomy or other physical substances, or in technological substances (eg space or control techniques). Of these 120 higher education credits should be at least 60 higher education credits be at advanced level.

The special jurisdiction may also have been obtained through other equivalent training, which is tested in each individual case.

In order to enable interdisciplinary initiatives and significant recesses in certain areas, other qualifications other than the applicant's subject-specific expertise in astronomy and astrophysics can be taken into account.

Other requirements

To assimilate the current postgraduate education is also required:

• Good ability to independently work and ability to formulate and attack scientific problems.
• good ability to written and oral communication
• Good cooperation skills
• Very good knowledge of English, in speech and writing

Merit

• experience of analyzing and working with models of planetization or galaxy formation
• Very good numerical and analytical problem solutions and experience of programming language (eg Python and Fortran)
• Very good knowledge in the subjects planetization or galaxy formation

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