PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Astronomy in Turkey

The University of Reading is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join LAMDA (Land–atmosphere interactions as a mechanism of dryland formation) , an ERC Starting Grant project led by Dr Akash Koppa in the Department of Geography and Environmental Science. The project develops a new theory of how humid regions transition into drylands. It combines paleoclimatic reconstructions with Earth system, ecosystem-demography, and atmospheric-transport models to investigate how drylands, vegetation, and...

This PhD project focuses on ultrafast electronic rearrangement and relaxation in biomolecules after photoabsorption. The student will investigate how several competing pathways, including very fast femtosecond charge-transfer and local electronic relaxation processes, unfold in complex molecular systems. The research uses a novel strategy based on Auger electrons emitted from a metallic site embedded in a porphyrin derivative. This local probe is used to follow the photoinduced electronic reorga...

This doctoral project is part of the ANR PALWOOD programme (2026–2030), which investigates the evolution of wood during the Paleozoic, from the first appearance of wood in the early Devonian to the end-Permian crisis. The project brings together researchers from multiple French research units, including AMAP (Montpellier), CR2P (Paris) and EEP (Lille), with international collaborators. The thesis focuses on the anatomical disparity of homoxylous woods , i.e. woods without vessels. The doctoral r...

The Institut des Sciences de la Terre in Grenoble is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the ANR NaturaLDH project, focused on the composition of natural layered double hydroxides and their role in the alteration of mantle rocks. The postdoctoral work centers on developing an analytical protocol for natural layered double hydroxides using anion exchange and ion chromatography, then applying that protocol to natural samples to determine their composition and the conditions under which they f...

This postdoctoral opening at the University of Gothenburg is focused on deep-sea biogeochemistry and environmental assessment. The role is framed within the university’s broad research environment and its aim to address societal challenges with multidisciplinary knowledge. The position is based at Göteborgs universitet and is presented as part of the university’s research and recruitment activities. The announcement emphasizes the institution’s large academic community and its commitment to stro...

This postdoctoral position at CNRS is part of the ANR ROCKMAPS project within the Trajectoires laboratory (UMR 8215). The research focuses on the rock art panels of Bedolina in Capo di Ponte, Lombardy, and their role as engraved cartographic representations carved into stone. The selected researcher will investigate the relationship between the engraved motifs on panels R1, R4, R7, and R9 and their surrounding anthropic and natural environment. The project combines archaeological interpretation ...

This postdoctoral position at Université Côte d'Azur is part of a project on how microbial ecosystems can alter rocks under conditions reminiscent of the early Earth. The work is centered on geomicrobiology, with a strong interface between microbial ecology, geochemistry, and astrobiology. The project builds on an existing experimental platform developed at the CEREEP ECOTRON Île-de-France , where rock-weathering reactors reproduce Archean-like conditions. These experiments compare sterile react...

This postdoctoral position is based at the LPMMC , a joint research unit in physics under the supervision of Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS (UMR 5493), located on the CNRS site in Grenoble. The project focuses on the theoretical study of cold-atom quantum systems in low dimensions with long-range interactions , aimed at modelling experiments on cold-atom qubits . The research is carried out within the QubitAF project and centers on developing a theoretical description for interacting open qu...

Nanoconfined Water: From Molecular Physics to Mechanical Energy Absorption is an interdisciplinary PhD project at the University of Birmingham investigating how water behaves when confined within spaces comparable to individual molecules. The project will focus on water confined in nanoporous materials, particularly metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Under mechanical pressure, water can be forced into hydrophobic nanopores, creating new solid–liquid interfaces and enabling efficient, reversible me...