Dr P Maxted
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Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The next generation of space-based planet-finding surveys such as NASA’s TESS mission and ESA’s PLATO mission will need a new generation of stellar models to estimate the mass and age of the planet host stars. These new stellar models will also be used to interpret observations from ESA’s Gaia mission so that it can achieve is prime science aim of studying the formation history of the Milky Way galaxy. The successful candidate will work with Dr Pierre Maxted and Dr Raphael Hirschi to develop Bayesian methods for calibrating and testing state-of-the-art stellar models against high-quality observations for stars in binary systems. This project is an opportunity for a successful candidate to develop advanced data analysis and computing skills and a deep understanding of precision stellar astrophysics from both the observational and theoretical view points. There will be opportunities to participate in observing runs to obtain data for this project at international facilities during the studentship.
For informal enquiries, feel free to contact Dr Pierre Maxted by email: [Email Address Removed].
PhD available from September 2018 (flexible)
Please quote FNS GS 2017-20 on your application and the project title "Precision Stellar Astrophysics in the GAIA/TESS/PLATO Era
(Dr P Maxted)
Funding Notes
A choice of Astrophysics projects available (http:www.keele.ac.uk/pgresearch/studentships) of which 1 project will be funded.
Funding support provided:
100% UK/EU tuition fees for 3 years commencing Academic year 2018/19. Stipend support three years at Research Council rates
(2017/8 stipend £14,553 per annum, 2018/9 stipend rate awaiting announcment).
Jointly supported by STFC and Faculty of Natural Sciences, Keele University.
Eligibility Criteria:
UK residents eligible for full funding (tuition fees and stipend at Research Council rate). EU nationals (not resident in the UK) will normally qualify for a fees-only award.
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