Can other stars have Earth-like planets with atmospheres? What can we learn about Earth from studying other planets? Are we alone in the universe? Answering these age-old questions requires a monumental interdisciplinary effort that brings together astronomers, geoscientists, and planetary scientists, including observers, theorists, and experimentalists.
The School of Earth & Planetary Sciences (SEPS) is a vibrant and interdisciplinary department at NISER Bhubaneswar. Students and faculty at SEPS work on various exciting and cutting-edge areas of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, all under the same roof. The current focus areas of research include exoplanet detection and atmospheric characterization, planet formation, astrochemistry and astrobiology, experimental cosmochemistry/laboratory astrophysics, planetary surface processes, planetary interior physics, atmospheric physics, geosciences including geochemistry, geodynamics, and geophysics, as well as exo-geosciences.
Applications are invited from motivated students for various PhD positions in SEPS at NISER.
Details of the eligibility, fellowship, application process and potential research topics can be found at this link https://www.niser.ac.in/notices/2023/academic/PhD_Advertisement_AY_2023-2024_Summer.pdf
Last date for the application is 30th April 2023
Best Wishes,
Jayesh & Liton