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ovidiuv

19 Oct 2015 11:51


Burse de doctorat in Olanda (Univ Leiden)

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Salut Grup, 

Daca este cineva interesat, Leiden este unul dintre cele mai bune
astro dept din lume (si cel mai vechi dept) si ofera cca 10 pozitii de 
doctorat cu bursa foarte buna, pentru 4 ani incepand cu 2016. 

Se poate aplica din orice tzara, necesita un BSc/diploma sau MSc 
in fizica, matematica sau astronomie. Deadline 1 dec 2015. 

Anuntul aici, si pe pagina lor de web. 

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Dear Colleague,

This is to bring to your attention the annual Leiden PhD call. Please,
circulate it at your Institute. Information follows.

best regards,
Elena M. Rossi & Ignas Snellen on behalf of the Leiden admission committee

Leiden Observatory invites applications for approximately ten new PhD
positions.

The four-year PhD program consists mostly of research under the
supervision of one or more faculty members. Positions are available in
all the research areas in which the Observatory is active. These include 
cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, interstellar matter and star 
formation, stars and planetary systems, computational astrophysics, high 
energy astrophysics, laboratory astrophysics, astrochemistry, and 
instrumentation. More information about research at Leiden Observatory 
can be found at http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/research/

Leiden Observatory, founded in 1633, is the oldest university astronomy 
department in the world. With about 25 faculty, over 40 postdoctoral 
associates and about 75 PhD students it is the largest astronomy
department in the Netherlands. Leiden is a charming university town with 
an international flair. Most Leiden researchers have an international 
background. English is the common language.

During their thesis, Leiden PhD students are paid as civil servants,
which means that they earn competitive salaries (the current annual gross
salary, including allowances, increases from about EUR 28,000 in year 1
to about EUR 36,000 in year 4) and are eligible for both social security 
and retirement benefits. PhD positions are funded for four years.

Application forms and instructions are available at
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/phd/

Applicants are requested to upload a curriculum vitae, 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.

The successful candidates must have a MSc degree (or equivalent) by the
starting date. The starting dates are negotiable.

Complete applications received by December 1, 2015 will receive full
consideration.

The positions are open to candidates from all countries. The research
will be carried out in the framework of the Netherlands Research School
for Astronomy (NOVA). More information about the PhD program at Leiden 
Observatory can be found at http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/phd/

Included Benefits: 
Leiden University offers comprehensive benefits including paid vacation,
sick leave, disability insurance, maternity and parental leave, and 
retirement benefits. Health care insurance amounts to approx. 100 
euro/month/person (children are free).

