Meurs got an MSc at The
University of Amsterdam in 1976 and a PhD at
Leiden University in 1982. His doctoral thesis was "The Seyfert Galaxy Population: A Radio Survey; Luminosity Function; Related Objects" done under Harry van de Laan. He has worked at a number of educational and research facilities including: :1982-1984: Postdoctoral researcher at
Max Planck Institute (MPI) in
Heidelberg :1984-1987: Postdoctoral researcher at
Cambridge :1988, 1989 and 1993: Lectured for two months in each of these years at
University of Porto :1987-1989:
European Southern Observatory (ESO) in
Garching :1989-1992:
MPI in Garching :1993: ESO in Garching :1994-2007: Director of
Dunsink Observatory :1994-2010: Senior professor at
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) :1995-2012: Adjunct Professor of Astronomy at
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) :1995-2012: Adjunct professor at
Dublin City University (DCU) :2011-present: Full professor at the
University of Amsterdam ==References==