[ASA] ASTRON/JIVE Summer Student Programme 2019

[Helga Dénes]

Dear all,

Could you please distribute this advertisement to undergraduate students
who might be interested in the ASTRON/JIVE Summer Student Programme.

The Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) and the Joint
Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE)  announce the availability of a limited
number of grants for their 2019 Summer Research Programme. The Programme
enables astronomy students (graduate or advanced under-graduate) to spend
the summer (10-12 weeks) at the institute in Dwingeloo in the Netherlands,
conducting astronomical research under the supervision of ASTRON and JIVE
staff members.

Possible topics of study may include radio galaxies and quasars, aspects of
observational cosmology, continuum and line mission/absorption from normal
and starburst galaxies, stellar maser astrometry, faint radio sources,
pulsar timing, pulsar searching, synchrotron transients, fast radio bursts,
molecular clouds, cosmic magnetism, space science as well as algorithm
development - or similar topics,  depending on what supervisors will have
to offer.

The actual project the successful candidate will work on will be defined
after arrangement with the local supervisor. The programme is not aimed at
engineering or electronics students.

ASTRON operates the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a cutting-edge,
low-frequency, multi-field aperture array telescope that is using
transformational technologies and novel software approaches to explore the
Universe between 10-240 MHz. ASTRON also operates the Westerbork Synthesis
Radio Telescope (WSRT) which is equipped with the new APERTIF phased array
feeds, greatly increasing the survey speed of the telescope.

JIVE is the main data processor centre of the European VLBI Network (EVN)
and is leading the development of real-time e-VLBI in Europe. For more
information see the institutes’ websites.

The research grants will provide successful candidates with accommodation
in the locality of the Observatory, a modest stipend for up to three
months, and full travel reimbursement. We expect the participants to start
early June 2019 to ensure overlap of the participants so they can fully
benefit from the scheduled lectures and social activities.

More information about recent summer student programmes can be found at
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TEgrClxwB5CMp0YWHG5l31?domain=astron.nl

Applications for the programme should be sent via the registration form at
this website. Please note that two letters of reference are needed; names
and contact information of referees should be filled in before you can
submit your application. *Deadline for applications is 1 February 2019.*


Best wishes,
Helga

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Dr Helga Denes
Postdoctoral researcher
ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
m: denes at astron.nl
p: +31 (0)521 595 751
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