Dear Colleagues,

 applications are invited for the doctoral program of the
  
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  |   International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for         |
  |   Astronomy & Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg   |
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 Our school is located in Heidelberg (Germany), a beautiful thriving 
 old university town.
 The scientific environment in Heidelberg provides outstanding research
 facilities and training programs covering a wide range of research
 topics with access to ground-based and space telescopes as well as 
 high- performance computers. 
 The following institutions of the Max Planck Society and Heidelberg 
 University take part in IMPRS Heidelberg: 

  - Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 
  - Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics 
  - Astronomisches Rechen-Institut 
  - Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics 
  - Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl

 IMPRS Heidelberg is an independent part of the Heidelberg Graduate
 School of Fundamental Physics.

 A wide range of astrophysical topics is covered in Heidelberg, 
 among them 
 ** planet and star formation ** extrasolar planets and substellar
 objects ** astrometry ** formation, evolution and dynamics of 
 galaxies ** active galactic nuclei and massive black holes ** 
 gravitational lensing ** cosmology and structure formation ** high 
 energy astrophysics, cosmic rays and the search for non-baryonic
 dark matter ** state-of-the-art instrumentation for astronomy and 
 astro-particle physics **

 IMPRS Heidelberg is open for students from all countries. We offer
 several 3-year fellowships available to both international and German
 students.
 We invite highly-qualified and well-motivated students aiming for a
 graduate degree in Astrophysics to apply by 

 --> December 13, 2007  for the academic year starting Sept.2008
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 Applicants are required to have a Master's or Diploma in Physics or
 Astronomy (or equivalent) including a corresponding thesis. 
 For further information about IMPRS Heidelberg and details of the
 application procedure, we refer to our web-site at 

                             http://www.mpia.de/imprs-hd/

 Please, forward this information to interested students. Thank you!

     With kind regards,
                                                 Christian Fendt
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  Coordinating Scientist
  International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Astronomy 
  and Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg
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