Applications for a 3.5 year postgraduate research studentship(s) tenable at Armagh Observatory & Planetarium starting in Oct 2025 is now live. Armagh Observatory, located in Northern Ireland, UK, is an astrophysical research institute founded in 1789. It has 7 staff astronomers, 2 post-doctoral fellows, 12 PhD students and several visiting astronomers. Research interests include Solar Physics, Solar-System Science, Stellar, Galactic and Extra-galactic Astrophysics. Facilities at Armagh include a high-performance computer centre (for theoretical modelling and high-volume data analysis), and a new data visualisation center. AOP is a consortium member of the 11-metre SALT (Southern African Large Telescope), GOTO (Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer), and DKIST (Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope) optical, LOFAR (LOw FRequency Array) radio and the CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) gamma-ray telescopes.
A number of potential PhD projects on these topics are available for prospective candidates to consider in their application. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent, in an appropriate discipline (e.g. Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy or Astrophysics). Successful candidates will enrol at an appropriate university and carry out a research programme primarily based at AOP. The successful applicant(s) will receive a grant based on the United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council rate (2024/25: £19,237 per annum). In addition, AOP will fund the university fees (irrespective of the applicant’s nationality) and may contribute towards relocation costs.
Prospective candidates should fill in the application form and ensure that their references as well as any other required additional documents are received on or before the deadline of Friday 24th January 2025.
First selection will take place as soon as possible after the deadline with subsequent selections thereafter until all positions have been filled.
