[ASA] ESO Summer Research Programme 2023

[stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au]

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. The ESO Summer
Research Programme is 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 Tuesday 31st January 2023.

 

Stuart Ryder, AAL

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

 

 

 

 

ESO Summer Research Programme
3 July - 11 August 2023


Application Deadline (instructions
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/WBi_CzvkyVCRD8gYJS4AIL1?domain=eso.org
ure.html> ): 31st January 2023

 

For six weeks in the northern summer of 2023, ESO will host the fifth Summer
Research Programme
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pwiqCANpgjC90r6K7T8Cf3p?domain=eso.org> . 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 ESO Member States
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/_ttVCBNqjlCVqP6XEUNqm_L?domain=eso.org> ,
Strategic Partners (Australia) and the Host State (Chile).

After a couple of years of COVID-19 forcing the programme to be held
on-line, the 2023 Summer Research Programme will again be hosted in
Garching, Germany. Travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for
participants of the programme.
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/l7IxCD1vlpTBpjvLgiZIHXU?domain=eso.org
> 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/jCBfCE8wmrtWy198RhZNsB2?domain=eso.org> VLT,
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YVUXCGv0oyCJnWYNjU0KRdp?domain=eso.org> ALMA, and the forthcoming
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/H8Q1CJyBrGf8OprW0spzH_n?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
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/QD_jCK1DvKTqK8Ey3snZZvj?domain=eso.org>
research projects, covering many areas of astronomy from planets to
galaxies. The ESO Summer Research Programme will also provide opportunities
beyond research
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/0Ps4CL7EwMfPqNjDEt11sXt?domain=eso.org> ,
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 article on the 2022
edition
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/14VLCMwGxOt5PxOyEuRd65O?domain=eso.org
udents/>  of the Summer Research Programme, as well as the experiences of
two Australian students (Matthew Wilkinson from UQ in 2019
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FXVdCNLJyQUNLVlqvh9e7qK?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au
r-research-student> , and Katy Proctor from UWA in 2020/21
<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/HqBPCOMKzVTAY5RLqsJJNEj?domain=astronomyaustralia.org.au
ch-programme> ) who have previously participated in the ESO Summer Research
Programme.

 

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