Dear Colleagues,

 applications are invited for the doctoral program of the
  
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     International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy & 
     Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD)
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 starting summer/autumn 2010.

 Our school is located in Heidelberg, Germany, a beautiful old 
 university town.
 The scientific environment in Heidelberg provides outstanding 
 research facilities and a training program 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-HD: 

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

 IMPRS-HD 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 & star formation, metal-poor stars ** extrasolar planets & 
 substellar objects ** astrometry ** formation, evolution & dynamics 
 of galaxies ** active galactic nuclei & massive black holes **
 gravitational lensing ** cosmology & structure formation ** high 
 energy astrophysics, cosmic rays & the search for non-baryonic dark
 matter ** state-of-the-art instrumentation for astronomy & astro-
 particle physics **

 IMPRS-HD 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
 doctoral degree in astrophysics to apply by 

 --> December 13, 2009  for the academic year starting Sept. 2010
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 An earlier start of the research work is possible.

 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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  IMPRS Heidelberg                        phone:  +49-(0)6221-528-387
  Max Planck Institute for Astronomy      fax:    +49-(0)6221-528-339
  Koenigstuhl 17                          email:     imprs-hd@mpia.de
  D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany             URL:  www.mpia.de/imprs-hd/
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