Contact: mcasals[AT]cbpf.brLocation: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A call is now open for entry into the postgraduate programme (Ph.D. or M.Sc.) at the Brazilian Center for Physics Research / Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro has a dynamic scientific atmosphere, with several research-intensive Universities and independent centres, among which CBPF, which is one of the top research institutions in Physics in South America. In particular, CBPF has recently created a new department of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions – COSMO, with 10 faculty members carrying out research comprising (but not limited to) the following fields: black hole physics; gravitational waves; gravitational lensing; theoretical and observational cosmology (dark matter and dark energy, early Universe, quantum cosmology, alternative models); quantum field theory and supersymmetry; nuclear astrophysics.
We particularly encourage students with research interests in the above fields to apply to our postgraduate programme. Entry is made via a selection process which involves a written exam in general Physics and an interview, both of which can be done entirely in the student’s home country and in English/Portuguese/Spanish. Studentships are awarded to those students who pass the selection process. The studentships include a monthly stipend plus some travel funding for, e.g., international conferences. There is also the opportunity for a few selected students to spend periods working away in non-Brazilian academic institutions.
The deadline for registration (which requires a record of undergraduate grades and two letters of reference) for the selection process is 18/11/2016, the written exam is on 25/11/2016, the interview is on 12/12/2016 for the M.Sc. and on 13/12/2016 for the Ph.D., and the start of the degree is March 2017.
For further information, please see:
http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/index.html
http://uniposrio-fisica.cbpf.br/index.php?page=home.Home&lang=en