At Sackler Laboratory for Astrophysics (http://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~linnartz/start.html)
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, led by Prof. dr. H. Linnartz, there  
is an opening for a PhD student working on precision mid-infrared  
spectroscopic studies of interstellar species.  
The mail goal of this project is to spectroscopically identify transitions  
of molecules of astrophysical interest, detectable by our astronomical  
flagship facilities like HIFI/Herschel, SOFIA, ALMA, but currently  
inaccessible because of a lack of spectroscopic data. A setup capable of  
doing so has recently been constructed in Leiden on a SRON/NWO project and a  
very sophisticated mid-IR-OPO laser system (NWO-M) is available to study  
molecular transients of astrophysical relevance in the mid-infrared. A  
special plasma expansion is used to generate these species at low final  
rotational temperatures, simulating the interstellar medium. Spectra are  
recorded using cavity ring down spectroscopy, an ultra sensitive direct  
absorption technique based on light confinement in a high finesse optical  
cavity.
The PhD position is funded with full salary for 4 years and the candidate  
will have an employee status. Salary will be up to a maximum of 2,636 euro  
gross per month in the 4th year; income tax needs to be paid. Salary is  
supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,33%
.
This position will keep opening until it is filled, but preferably before  
September 2013.


说明：  
1.在荷兰，PhD student是工作职位，对G/T没有要求。但申请者需要有良好的英语口语
和写作能力。

2.在荷兰，申请PhD student的申请者一般要求有硕士学位。想要申请的本科生，如果
具备‘非常好’的研究背景/实验技能，也有可能考虑。

3. 在Sackler Laboratory for Astrophysics， 目前还有一个PhD position opening：
Surface formation routes of interstellar molecules.但我较少参与相关的工作，有
兴趣的可以登陆Leiden Observatory的职业查看相关信息。
(http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl)

4. 如果想进一步了解关于这个职位的更多信息，请先直接和我联系。  
email: D. Zhao, zhao@strw.leidenuniv.nl.
另，我1月中旬会在在合肥几天。