The Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth is one of the leading groups in research on cosmology and astrophysics in the UK. We are active participants in a wide range of international collaborations, including the Dark Energy Survey (DES), the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III/IV) and Euclid.
PhD studentships starting in October 2014 will be available for research in:
- Galaxy evolution
- Stellar population modelling
- Very early Universe
- Dark energy
- Testing gravity on cosmological scales
- Large scale structure
- Gravitational lensing
- Supernovae
Applications should reach us by 21st February 2014, but will be considered until the positions are filled.
PhD applicants should have or expect to obtain a good honours degree or equivalent in Physics, Maths or Astronomy. Applicants should send a CV and a brief statement of research interests, and arrange for up to 2 letters of recommendation to be emailed directly to icg-admin@port.ac.uk, or posted to:
Research Administrator
Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation
Dennis Sciama Building
Burnaby Road
Portsmouth PO1 3FX
UK
Scientific staff members:
Prof Bob Nichol
Prof David Wands
Prof Will Percival
Prof Roy Maartens
Dr David Bacon
Dr Marco Bruni
Dr Rob Crittenden
Dr Kazuya Koyama
Dr Claudia Maraston
Dr Karen Masters
Dr Matthew Pieri
Dr Gianmassimo Tasinato
Dr Daniel Thomas