The Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University (USA),
one of the world's leading astrophysics centers, invites applications
for graduate studies in the field of Astrophysics starting in the Fall
2010. Graduate students are expected to take courses in Astrophysics
and related sciences and carry out original research in observational
and/or theoretical astrophysics under the supervision of Princeton
faculty. The deadline for applications is December 1, 2009.

The department provides financial support through a combination of
fellowships and research and teaching assistantships through the duration of
the graduate program (up to 5 years of study). In addition to the monthly
stipend, there is a travel grant which can be used for travel to conferences,
observing sites, etc.

Department faculty and researchers include Neta Bahcall (large-scale
structure, clusters of galaxies), Adam Burrows (supernovae, planetary
and stellar atmospheres), Renyue Cen (cosmological simulations),
Christopher Chyba (solar system), Bruce Draine (interstellar dust,
interstellar medium), Jeremy Goodman (dynamics, gamma-ray bursts,
accretion disks, scintillation), J. Richard Gott (cosmology, general
relativity), James Gunn (cosmology, large-scale structure,
astronomical instrumentation), Edward Jenkins (ultraviolet astronomy,
interstellar and intergalactic medium), Gillian Knapp (stars, brown
dwarfs, interstellar medium), Russell Kulsrud (primordial magnetic
fields, plasma physics), Robert Lupton (data analysis, statistical
methods, precision photometry), Jeremiah P. Ostriker (formation and
evolution of galaxies and large-scale structure), Roman Rafikov
(planet formation, planetary dynamics, high-energy astrophysics),
David Spergel (CMB, particle astrophysics, cosmology, galaxy
dynamics, planets), Anatoly Spitkovsky (neutron stars, plasma
astrophysics), James Stone (MHD, star formation), Michael Strauss
(large-scale structure, quasars), and Edwin Turner (gravitational
lenses, planets), as well as 15-20 postdoctoral fellows, and strong
research groups in the Physics Department and at the nearby Institute
for Advanced Study.

Observational facilities available to the members of the Department
of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton include the Apache Point
Observatory, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the Wilkinson Microwave
Anisotropy Probe, the Subaru telescope, and the Atacama Cosmology
Telescope. Members of the department have access to state-of-the-art
supercomputing facilities both on campus
(http://tigress.princeton.edu/) and at national centers.

Detailed information about the Department and its activities can be
found at http://www.astro.princeton.edu/. For details about graduate
life in the Department see http://www.princeton.edu/astro/graduate/.
More information on graduate admission at Princeton and application
forms may be found at

http://gradschool.princeton.edu/admission/index.xml

If you have further questions specific to the Department you are
encouraged to contact Prof. Roman Rafikov (contact details can be
found on the departmental website).