Announcement

ESO Studentships

1 March 2013

The ESO research studentship programme provides an outstanding opportunity for Ph.D. students to experience the exciting scientific environment at one of the world's leading observatories for a period of up to two years.

ESO's studentship positions are open to students enrolled in a university Ph.D. programme in astronomy or related fields. Students accepted into the programme work on their doctoral project under the formal supervision of their home university, but for a period of normally between one and two years they come to ESO to work and study under the co-supervision of an ESO staff astronomer. Studentships may be hosted either at ESO Headquarters in Garching (Germany) or at ESO Offices in Santiago (Chile), where additionally two positions per year are provided for students enrolled in South American universities. An article on the scheme can be found in West et al. 2009.

The studentship selection takes place on an annual basis. The closing date for applications is 15 June 2013.

More details are available here. For information about the application procedure and the required material, see the ESO recruitment portal.