The Department of Astrophysics at the University of Vienna is offering 3 PhD positions in the group of Prof. Joćo Alves. We seek outstanding candidates to work with Gaia and VISIONS (https://visions.univie.ac.at/) data on the 3D motion of the local gas, the origin of the Radcliffe Wave (http://tinyurl.com/radwave), the origin of the local giant molecular clouds and star forming regions, and Galactic weather.
The Department of Astrophysics at the University of Vienna is offering 3 PhD positions in the group of Prof. Joćo Alves. We seek outstanding candidates to work with Gaia and VISIONS (https://visions.univie.ac.at/) data on the 3D motion of the local gas, the origin of the Radcliffe Wave (http://tinyurl.com/radwave), the origin of the local giant molecular clouds and star-forming regions, and Galactic weather.
PhD#1 - The 3D space motion of the Local Interstellar Medium
(4 years, funded)