[ASA] ESO Summer Research Programme 2022

Mon Jan 17 12:26:22 AEDT 2022

Dear colleagues,

  As the new academic year gets underway, AAL and ESO would be grateful if
ASA members could bring the following notice to the attention of
undergraduate or Masters students at their universities. While it is unclear
at the present time whether the program will be run in a virtual fashion
again in 2022, this is still an unparalleled opportunity to engage with ESO
scientists on a cutting-edge research project, join exclusive
behind-the-scenes tours of ESO facilities, and more. Please note that
applications close on Friday 4th February 2022.

Stuart Ryder, AAL

 <mailto:Stuart.Ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au>
Stuart.Ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au

ESO Summer Research Programme
4th July - 12th August 2022

Application Deadline (
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ure.html> instructions): 4th February 2022

For six weeks in the northern summer of 2022, ESO will host the fourth
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Research Programme. This fully-funded programme is an opportunity for
university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics, who are not yet
enrolled in a PhD programme, to obtain research experience alongside
astronomers based at ESO Headquarters (HQ) in Garching, Germany. ESO accepts
applications from promising university students from any country, although
priority will be given to students from
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/efyKCXLW2mUXQRXDJhDia7l?domain=eso.org> ESO
Member States, Strategic Partners (Australia) and the Host State (Chile). To
date two Australian students (
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/PoMGCYW8NocL7qLp8FVT4Jp?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au
r-research-student> Matthew Wilkinson from UQ in 2019, and Katy Proctor from
UWA in 2020/21
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/U_uvCZY1Nqi56L58GixxjDm?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au
ch-programme/> ) have participated in the ESO Summer Research Programme.

The Summer Research Programme will be hosted in Garching, Germany only if
all accepted students are able to travel to ESO HQ. If the COVID-19 pandemic
does not allow an in-person visit, the programme will be held virtually as
was done in recent years. In the event it does become possible to host the
programme in person, travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for
participants of the programme.
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> Accommodation will be provided free of charge in a shared apartment in
Garching (with electricity, heating and internet all included). Students
will also be provided with a modest stipend to cover living costs during the
programme. Successful students have the responsibility to acquire any
required visas to spend six weeks working in Germany under these conditions.

The Summer Research Program at ESO is an exceptional opportunity for
students to work at an institute that is both the headquarters of the most
productive observatory in the world and a top-class research organisation.
People at ESO's HQ maintain a very active research community and are also
designing and operating cutting-edge telescopes and their instruments
including the
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/xR6dC2xMQzipYXpZjcXEYMi?domain=eso.org> VLT,
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ejZ_C3QNPBipklp9BcECjFe?domain=eso.org> ALMA, and the forthcoming
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/C66SC4QOPEiBVOB9oT36sAM?domain=elt.eso.org> ELT, which will be the world's biggest optical-near
infrared telescope. 

The applicants can choose between a wide range of
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research projects, covering many areas of astronomy from planets to
galaxies. The ESO Summer Research Programme will also provide opportunities
beyond research
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including a series of lectures, a mini-workshop, a planetarium visit, an ELT
instrumentation visit, and many social activities. You should expect six
weeks packed with new experiences, new networks and new friendships!
Potential applicants are encouraged to read the ESO Blog articles on the
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2019, and (virtual)
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/e_AJC81V0PT6G06PrFyVcUg?domain=eso.org> 2020
and 2021 <https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/99-kC91WPRTk0XkN1ixNW6b?domain=eso.org>
editions of the Summer Research Programme.

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