Phds in The Areas of Exoplanet Astronomy and Galaxy

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Groningen, Nederland Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Voltijd

1. Interpretation of exoplanet atmospheric data from the JWST and Ariel telescopes
Supervisor: Dr Quentin Changeat

2. Evolution of rocky exoplanet interiors and atmospheres
Supervisor: Dr Tim Lichtenberg

3. Galaxy dynamics and dark matter across cosmic time
Supervisor: Dr Francesca Rizzo

4. Dissecting galactic winds
Supervisor: Prof. Filippo Fraternali
This project is part of the ERC Advanced Grant "FLOWS", led by Prof. Fraternali.

5. Unveiling gas accretion onto galaxies
Supervisor: Prof. Filippo Fraternali
This project is part of the ERC Advanced Grant "FLOWS", led by Prof. Fraternali.

Organisation
The Kapteyn Astronomical Institute is part of Faculty of the Science and Engineering and of The Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA). With 16 faculty members and about 60 PhD students, it is the second-largest astronomical institute in the Netherlands and recognised worldwide for the quality of its research in multiple areas of astronomy. Groningen, a historic University town in the Northern Netherlands, occupies a strategic place in Dutch astronomy, hosting also the low-energy astrophysics division of the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) and the NOVA sub-mm lab. The Kapteyn Institute has a strong connection with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) in Dwingeloo, a European centre of radio astronomy research. Staff and PhD students at the Kapteyn Institute frequently collaborate with SRON and ASTRON scientists and engineers. There are also strong interdisciplinary connections with other institutes in the Faculty of Science and Engineering in Groningen, and across the Netherlands, such as with the Dutch Origins Center. English is the common language spoken at the institute.

**Qualifications**:
**Organisation**:
**Conditions of employment**:
We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities:

- a salary of € 2,872 in the first year to a maximum of € 3,670 gross per month in the final year (PhD salary scale), based on a full-time position
- a holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income
- an 8.3% year-end bonus
- a full-time position (1.0 FTE)

**Application**:

- Up-to-date curriculum vitae.

Please also arrange two letters of reference to be sent to vacancykapteyn astro.rug.nl before 2 December 2024 (CET) directly by your referees.

Interviews are planned between 27 January and 7 February 2025.

We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen.

Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.

**Information**:
For information you can contact:

- For information you can contact, vacancykapteyn astro.rug.nl



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