Do you have a master’s degree in Physics, Astronomy, or Engineering?
Do you love the world of astrophysics and frontier technologies?
Then you can participate in the competition announcement for a research grant just published on our website!
The project you can work on is called the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Small Size Telescope (SST), a network of telescopes tasked with observing “high energy” phenomena like X-rays and gamma rays from stellar explosions or supermassive black holes, from the ground.
INAF is responsible for leading a consortium of countries worldwide that will provide the Small Size Telescopes (SST), 40 innovative and highly sensitive telescopes to be located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
The INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari provides and will provide support for system activities related to the development, verification, testing, and commissioning of SST.
So… if you’re eager to take on this ambitious research project, you can immediately apply to the newly opened call for a research grant at OAC:
https://www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it/competitions.php
No specific skills are required to apply, although previous (even small) experience in research projects will certainly earn you some extra points.
For any information, don’t hesitate to contact us!
Here you will find a very concise explanation of the work of the CTA:
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Do you have a master’s degree in Physics, Astronomy or Engineering?
Do you love the world of astrophysics and frontier technologies?
Then you can participate in the competition announcement for a research grant just published on our website!
The project you can work on is the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the network of telescopes whose task will be to observe, from the ground, “high energy” phenomena such as X rays coming from explosions stars or supermassive black holes.
INAF is responsible for governing a consortium of countries around the world that will provide the Small Size Telescope (SST), 40 innovative and highly sensitive telescopes that will be located in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
The INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari, under the management of Alessio Trois, provides support for the development, verification, testing and commissioning of SST.
So … if you want to try your hand at this ambitious research project you can immediately apply to the just opened call for a research sign at OAC:
https://www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it/competitions.php
No particular skills are required to apply even if a previous (albeit small) experience in research projects will also give some points more.
For any information do not hesitate to contact us!
Here you will find a very concise explanation of the work of the CTA: