🇦🇺PhD Positions in Exoplanet Atmospheres and Demographics 🇦🇺

Job Description
The Exoplanet group at University of Southern Queensland is inviting candidates for two fully funded PhD scholarships (3 years). Successful candidate will work with Dr George Zhou and Dr Chelsea Huang on topics including

Investigate the evolution and mass loss of young planet atmospheres
Discovering and characterising cool super-Earths around low mass stars
Understanding how atmospheres of giant planets depend on their formation pathways
Understand planet demographics with TESS
The PhD candidates will be part of an active group of astronomers, with recent programs on HST, JWST, and VLT to support these investigations.

Responsibilities and qualifications: We are seeking talented and highly motivated students to work at the cutting edge of the rapidly moving research field of exoplanets. Applicants with previous experience in the mentioned areas of research, strong programming skills are strongly encouraged to apply.



Application Details
Application Instructions
Applicants are required to send their CV to the Supervisory team before the deadline: Dr George Zhou (george.zhou@unisq.edu.au) and Dr Chelsea Huang (chelsea.huang@unisq.edu.au).
Shortlisted candidates will also need to submit a transcript and a letter of the reference.
Publication Start Date
2025 Jan 20
Application Deadline
2025 Mar 07