超大质量黑洞最亮爆发成因研究博士研究员
What causes the brightest eruptions from supermassive black holes?
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- 申请年度
- 2027；原帖说明：How to apply Apply now You need to: • choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences • select Full time or Part time • search for programme PhD Physics (7089) • add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application Applications should include: • your CV (resumé) • 2 academic references • degree transcripts and certificates to date • English language qualification (if applicable)
- 最近申请截止
- 2027-04-30
- 全部申请截止
- （Europe/London）
- 资助原文
- Fees and funding We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students. Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants. Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants. Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered. For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
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- 原帖材料说明
- • your CV (resumé)
- • 2 academic references
- • degree transcripts and certificates to date
- • English language qualification (if applicable)
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- 研究内容
- 本项目将利用尖端望远镜（如LSST、TiDES、甚大望远镜和詹姆斯·韦布空间望远镜）揭示超大质量黑洞最亮耀斑（模糊核瞬变ANTs）的成因，测试极端引力，绘制星系中心气体和尘埃地图，并理解黑洞的生长机制。
- 申请条件
- 申请人必须持有英国2:1荣誉学士学位或其国际同等学历。
- 待遇
- 提供竞争性资助机会（涵盖英国本地学费及生活费津贴），优秀申请者有机会获得总统奖学金（Presidential Bursaries）或Horizon Europe学费减免以覆盖海外与英国学费差额。学校提供多元包容的工作环境、产假政策及育儿设施等。
- 申请方式
- 通过南安普顿大学系统在线申请，选择研究型项目（Research）、2027/28学年、工程与物理科学学院，选择全职或兼职，搜索PhD Physics (7089)项目，并在申请表的第二部分添加导师姓名。
- 材料清单
- 个人简历 (CV)
- 2封学术推荐信
- 迄今为止的学位成绩单与证书
- 英语语言能力证明（如适用）
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岗位信息
- 最终轮次截止
- 2027-04-30
- 学科
- 物理与天文
- 合同类型
- 项目资助
- 本站收录
- 内容更新
- 导师
- Philip Wiseman
- 来源
- 南安普顿大学博士研究项目招生 · 最近核对 2026-10-10
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Type of degree Doctor of Philosophy
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You must have a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
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English language qualification (if applicable)
原文
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Postgraduate research project
What causes the brightest eruptions from supermassive black holes?
Funding
Competition funded
Competition funded
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Type of degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Entry requirements
2:1 honours degree
2:1 honours degree
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Faculty graduate school
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Closing date
30 Apr 2027
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About the project
Potential supervisors
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
How to apply
Contact us
About the project
Potential supervisors
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
How to apply
Contact us
About the project
The most energetic, luminous events in the Universe seem to come from supermassive black holes. This PhD project will use cutting-edge telescopes to uncover the cause of these flares, test extreme gravity, map the gas and dust in the centre of galaxies, and ultimately understand how black holes grow.
Only around 20 of these flares, ambiguous nuclear transients (ANTs), are known, including the most energetic cosmic event ever observed which was discovered by the Southampton group, but the reason they are so bright is a mystery. One explanation is that a massive star, several times the size of the sun, gets shredded by tidal forces from the black hole, but how and why the star gets there is difficult to explain. Curiously, most of the events have echoes caused by light illuminating and sublimating a shroud of warm dust. Perhaps some of this dust is what is fueling black hole.
To answer these mysteries, this project make use of the Southampton group’s leading position in two of the most exciting new telescopes in the world: the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will discover millions of new astrophysical transients like supernovae, tidal disruptions of stars, and hundreds or thousands of ANTs, dwarfing any previous survey by orders of magnitude.
Southampton is a core member of the TiDES survey which will obtain a spectrum of every ANT discovered by LSST.
You will compare theoretical models with the LSST light curves and TiDES spectra to measure the energy, the black hole mass, and the chemical composition of ANTs.
You will also have the opportunity to use other world-class facilities such as the Very Large Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
You will work in an international research team with great opportunities for travel and worldwide collaboration.
You will receive training in data analysis and statistical techniques, as well as transferable skills such as presenting, paper writing, and peer review.
The School of Physics & Astronomy is committed to promoting equality, diversity inclusivity as demonstrated by our Athena SWAN award. We welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or age, and will give full consideration to applicants seeking flexible working patterns and those who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities, and offers a range of benefits to help ensure employees’ well-being and work-life balance. The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and has been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.
Potential supervisors
Lead supervisor
Dr Philip Wiseman
Senior Research Fellow (Ernest Rutherford)
Research interests
• the supernova explosions of white dwarf stars
• the expansion of the Universe
• ‘dark energy’ that accelerates its expansion
Entry requirements
You must have a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
Fees and funding
We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students.
Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants.
Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants.
Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered.
For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
How to apply
Apply now
You need to:
• choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• select Full time or Part time
• search for programme PhD Physics (7089)
• add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application
Applications should include:
• your CV (resumé)
• 2 academic references
• degree transcripts and certificates to date
• English language qualification (if applicable)
Contact us
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
If you have a general question, email our Doctoral College (doctoralcollege-admissions@soton.ac.uk).
Project leader
For an initial conversation, email Dr Phil Wiseman (p.s.wiseman@soton.ac.uk).