PhD fellowship: Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences 982 views

The Globe Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen are inviting applications for PhD fellowship in Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences.

About the fellowship:

• The Centre for Star and Planet Formation at the GLOBE Institute is a three-year PhD fellowship in the field of cosmochemistry and planetary sciences.
• The PhD fellowship is available from February 1, 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter.
• Tasks involved are to:
• Carry through an independent research project under supervision
• Write scientific articles and the PhD thesis on the grounds of your research project
• Complete PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS points
• Obtain experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
• Participate in national and international conferences and scientific meetings

Qualifications:

• Applicant must be a highly-motivated individual with a strong background in isotope geochemistry, preferably with experience in mass spectrometry and clean laboratory techniques.
• These include thermal-ionization and multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (Thermo Scientific Triton and Neptune, respectively) as well as ultra-clean laboratories.
• The candidate must possess the credentials necessary to qualify for the PhD programme at the University of Copenhagen.
• Applicant must be holding a relevant master´s degree.

Applications:

Application (in English) to be submitted electronically and application must include:

• Cover letter: Letter stating the interest in and qualifications for the project (max. one page)
• Full CV
• Diploma and transcripts of records: Master´s degree diploma (including grade transcripts for bachelor´s and master´s degrees).
• Applicants with a Master´s degree from abroad should also enclose a short description of the grading scale used
• Name of two personal references