PhD program Intern. Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics

From Mon Oct 4 12:48:46 2004
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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:48:00 +0200
From: Barbara Mory
To: Richard Mathar
Subject: International Max-Planck Research School on Astrophysics - IMPRS

Dear Colleagues,
For the 5th time, the International Max-Planck Research School on
Astrophysics (IMPRS) is soliciting applications for its PhD program.
Located in the beautiful Munich-Garching area in southern Bavaria (Germany),
the school offers a unique environment for graduate students due to the
presence of four internationally renowned institutes which form the school:

* The Max-Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
* The Observatory of the University of Munich (LMU/USM)
* The Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)
* The European Southern Observatory (ESO)

In addition, Astro-particle physics groups at the Technical University of
Munich and at the Werner-Heisenberg Institute for Physics are participating
as associated partners. IMPRS offers a highly competitive PhD program,
including lectures, seminars, and a research project supervised by scientists
at one of the participating institutions. Since June 2004, the IMPRS on
Astrophysics at the Ludwig-Maximilians University is supported by the
European Commission and is a Marie-Curie early stage training site. Course
language is English. Students have access to ground and spaced based
observatories and instrumentation operated by the participating institutes
as well as supercomputers for advanced numerical simulations and theoretical
studies. Successful completion of the IMPRS program will be honored with an
IMPRS certificate which supplements the doctoral degree (PhD) document
awarded by the Ludwig-Maximilians University (or another university to be
agreed upon before enrollment).

Applications for the program are open to students from all countries. More
details on the IMPRS program and the admission requirements can be found at
the IMPRS website http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/ The closing date for
applications for the program starting in September 2005 is December 15, 2004.
Please apply by using the IMPRS application form available online at
http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/admission.html In addition to this
announcement we have a small IMPRS-poster available which we would ask you to
print and to display for your students. The poster is available at
http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/images...oster_2004.pdf
http://www.imprs-astro.mpg.de/images...oster_2004.jpg

Many thanks for your support. Dr. Werner Becker