Max Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung

IMPRS

Solar System School

IMPRS
for Solar System Science at the Universities of Göttingen and Braunschweig
INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL

PhD positions 2024 in Solar System Science

Submit your application before 1 October 2023

Apply now: http://www.solar-system-school.de

Location: Göttingen, Germany

Topics:

- Planetary Science

* Origin and evolution of the early solar system
* Formation and chemical differentiation of the planets, interior evolution
* Meteorites, isotope geochemistry and cosmochemistry
* Planetary plasma environment
* Space missions: BepiColombo, JUICE, ExoMars, Envision . . .

- Sun and Heliosphere

* Solar magnetism and activity
* Solar corona and wind, Solar variability
* Space missions: Solar Orbiter, Aditya-L1, Solar-C, Vigil . . .
* Balloon-based observatory: Sunrise
* Ground-based observatories: Gregor, DKIST . . .

- Solar and Stellar Interiors

* Helioseismology
* Asteroseismology
* Exoplanetary systems
* Space missions: SDO, Vigil, Kepler, PLATO, . . .
* Computational Flow Physics and Data Assimilation

- International PhD study program

* Three-year funding via E13 65% doctoral support contracts
* Working in English language, complimentary German courses
* Inspiring curriculum of scientific lectures and seminars
* Career support through advanced training workshops
* Travel funds provided to attend conferences
* Short-term post-doctoral appointment after graduation

Background images:
The online Sun © ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/PHI team
Jupiter © NASA & ESA,Jupiter ERS Team (image processing by Judy Schmidt)
The MPS building by night © MPG (M. Ebener)

Solar System School Promotion ab 2025

1. August 2024

Bewerbungsfrist 1 Oktober 2024. Promotionsprojekte in Planetenwissenschaften, Sonnenphysik, Astrophysik, Magnetfelder der Sonne, Helioseismologie, Asteroseismologie ... mehr

Ausgezeichnete Nachwuchsforschende

Ausgezeichnete Nachwuchsforschende

12. Juni 2024

Drei Otto-Hahn-Medaillen gehen in diesem Jahr an Göttinger Nachwuchsforscher*innen. mehr

Curriculum

Defense IMPRS PhD

Curricular elements within this structured doctoral programme in physics/geoscience/mathematics/electrical engineering/information technology, taught in English, include graduate-level scientific lectures and seminars as well as advanced training workshops. mehr

IMPRS Mitglieder

IMPRS Disputationen

IMPRS Disputationen

Defense IMPRS PhD

Disputationen im Rahmen der International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen mehr