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- Faculty Positions (visiting & non-tenure) — Time limited position at a university or college. Includes teaching responsibility.
- Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track) — Permanent (or leading to a permanent) position at a university or college. Includes teaching responsibility.
- Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions — Typically associated with a Fellowship or other source of funding to support those seeking a degree from an institution of higher education. May also include funding opportunities for exchange programs or other professional development.
- Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships — Typically located at a university, college or government lab. Allows recipient to pursue independent research or research support for a specific science program defined by the employer. Is limited to a pre-determined period of time. Usually does not include teaching responsibilities.
- Science Engineering — Instrument design and development, software development, IT system support, and other project related responsibilities. Open-ended duration of employment.
- Science Management — Runs projects and programs at universities, government or private industry. Open-ended employment.
- Scientific/Technical Staff — Includes researchers at science centers, government labs, university, or private industry. May include both user support or project related work and time for individual research. Open-ended duration of employment. Usually does not include teaching. May or may not require PhD.
- Other — Any position that does not seem to fit.
Faculty Positions (visiting & non-tenure)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Assistant Professor- Astronomy (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope) | University of Washington | Seattle, WA | 2019/04/16 | 2019/05/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Project Associate Professor of NAOJ ALMA Project (Instrument Scientist) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2019/04/05 | 2019/06/14 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Project Associate Professor in NAOJ ALMA Project (ARC Scientist) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2019/04/04 | 2019/05/09 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Lecturer | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | 2019/03/30 | 2019/04/27 | Accepting Applicants |
Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Astronomy – Two Senior Positions | University of the Witwatersrand | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 2019/04/10 | 2019/05/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Operations Staff Astronomer | EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY | Santiago, Region Metropolitana | 2019/04/04 | 2019/05/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Tenured Faculty Positions at the KASI | Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute | Daejeon, Yuseong-gu | 2019/03/29 | 2019/04/28 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Professor, Astronomy and/or related fields | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2019/03/27 | 2019/06/28 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Assistant Professor of Astronomy & Physics | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, Georgia | 2019/03/27 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoc/Research Scientist for the NASA Ames Exoplanet Speckle Imaging Group | Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | Moffett Field, CA | 2019/04/20 | 2019/07/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| SkyHopper CubeSat Research Associates | The University of Melbourne | The University of Melbourne, VIC | 2019/04/19 | 2019/05/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| NAOJ Postdoctoral Researcher (ALMA) Stationed at the University of Tokyo | University of Tokyo | Hongo, Tokyo | 2019/04/15 | 2019/05/16 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | NOAO | TUCSON, AZ | 2019/04/12 | 2019/06/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral position in galaxy cluster studies | CEA Saclay | Gif-sur-Yvette, 91191 | 2019/04/11 | 2019/05/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoc position in polarised radiative transfer | Ghent University | Ghent, Belgium | 2019/04/09 | 2019/05/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| Radio Astronomical Instrumentation Postdoctoral Scholar | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Pasadena, CA | 2019/04/09 | 2019/05/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| Schrödinger Fellowship in Solar Physics | Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | Dublin, Dublin | 2019/04/05 | 2019/05/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| Two exoplanets postdoctoral research positions in Grenoble and Paris (France) | IPAG & IAP | Grenoble & Paris, France | 2019/04/04 | 2019/05/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Australian National University | Stromlo, ACT | 2019/04/04 | 2019/05/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in Galactic Dynamics and Dark Matter Astrophysics with Gaia | University of Toronto | Toronto, ON | 2019/04/03 | 2019/05/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Astrophysics of Star Formation | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Livermore, CA | 2019/04/02 | 2019/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| NASA Postdoctoral Program - Application Deadline July 1, 2019 | NASA / Universities Space Research Association | Multiple Locations, MD | 2019/04/02 | 2019/07/02 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Position in High-Contrast Imaging | University of Liège | Liège, Liège | 2019/04/01 | 2019/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Macquarie University Research Fellowship | Macquarie University | North Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales | 2019/03/30 | 2019/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral position ”Exoplanet characterization with future instruments” | ETH Zurich | Zurich, Zurich | 2019/03/28 | 2019/04/30 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral positions at Tel-Aviv University: explosive transients, jets, compact binaries, chemical evolution | Tel Aviv University | Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv | 2019/03/27 | 2019/06/30 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| ASTRO 3D Research Scientist in HI Galaxy Evolution Surveys | University of Western Australia | Crawley, WA | 2019/03/27 | 2019/04/28 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-Doctoral Position in Astrochemistry | CNRS / IPAG | Saint Martin d' Hères, Rhones-Alpes | 2019/03/26 | 2019/06/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Astrophysics - Extrasolar planetary science | University of St Andrews | St Andrews, Fife | 2019/03/26 | 2019/04/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Interferometry of massive stars (KU Leuven; 3yr postdoc) | KU Leuven | KU Leuven, Vlaams Brabant | 2019/03/26 | 2019/05/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant in The Formation of Circumbinary Planets | Queen Mary University of London | London, London | 2019/03/26 | 2019/05/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoc in astrophysical visualization | University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2019/03/25 | 2019/04/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| University of Oslo, Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Solar/Stellar Physics | University of Oslo | Oslo, Oslo | 2019/03/21 | 2019/04/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral position in Evolved Stars research | Chalmers University of Technology | Gothenburg, Västra Götaland | 2019/03/20 | 2019/05/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral research positions on gravitational waves, cosmology and chemical evolution galaxies | Wuhan University | Wuhan, Hubei | 2019/03/19 | 2019/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral researcher or research fellow in very long baseline interferometry | Aalto University | Greater Helsinki area , Finland | 2019/03/16 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Associate - High Energy Astrophysics | University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2019/03/08 | 2019/06/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Extra-galactic Astronomy and Cosmology | Korea Institute for Advanced Study | Seoul, Seoul, S. Korea | 2019/03/04 | 2019/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics | University of Leicester | Leicester, Leicester | 2019/02/22 | 2019/04/19 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics | University of Leicester | Leicester, Leicester | 2019/02/22 | 2019/04/19 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, Exoplanet Research | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | Laurel, MD | 2019/02/20 | 2019/04/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2019/02/01 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD positions in theoretical and observational asteroseismology | Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven | Leuven, - | 2019/04/20 | 2019/06/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD in Astronomy at Padova University | Padova University | Padova, Veneto | 2019/04/19 | 2019/06/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| ESO Studentship Programme 2019/2020 | European Southern Observatory (ESO) | Garching bei München, Bavaria | 2019/04/18 | 2019/05/31 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Ph. D. position in astrochemistry and atmospheric chemistry | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2019/04/12 | 2019/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD Studentship to work in the area of Star and Planet Formation | Dublin Institute for Advanced Studeis | Dublin, Dublin | 2019/04/08 | 2019/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD positions at Uppsala University | Uppsala University | Uppsala, Uppsala | 2019/04/05 | 2019/05/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in the field of Second generation protoplanetary discs around evolved binaries | Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven | Leuven, - | 2019/04/03 | 2019/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Nasa Frontier Development Lab 2019 Call For Applicants | SETI Institute | Mountain View, CA | 2019/03/27 | 2019/04/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position: Interferometry of Massive stars | KU Leuven | Leuven, Vlaams Brabant | 2019/03/26 | 2019/05/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Five PhD positions | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2019/03/26 | 2019/04/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in Electromagnetic Follow-up of Gravitational Wave Events | Hamburg University | Hamburg, Hamburg | 2019/03/18 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD in observational cosmology | Tartu University | Toravere, Nõo | 2019/03/04 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Predoctoral Fellowship at Chandra X-ray Center | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian | Cambridge, MA | 2019/03/01 | 2019/04/30 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Science Engineering
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor for Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) | Subaru Telescope, NAOJ | Hilo, Hawaii | 2019/04/14 | 2019/06/30 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| High Level Software Engineer | AURA/Gemini | La Serena, Coquimbo | 2019/04/13 | 2019/05/25 | Accepting Applicants |
| Database Software Developer 1 | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | Göttingen, Niedersachsen | 2019/04/03 | 2019/05/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Database Software Developer 2 | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | Göttingen, Niedersachsen | 2019/04/03 | 2019/05/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| SKA Operations Scientist | Square Kilometre Array Organisation | Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire | 2019/04/02 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Instrumentation physicist/engineer for the METIS/ELT project | 1st Physics Institute, University of Cologne | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | 2019/03/30 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Engineer, Aerospace | Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, California | 2019/03/26 | 2019/06/28 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Associate Mission Operations Specialist (Instrument Operator) | Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, California | 2019/01/03 | 2019/05/01 | Position Filled |
| Associate Mission Operations Specialist (Telescope Operator) | Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, California | 2019/01/03 | 2019/05/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Science Management
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planetarium Director | Samford University | Birmingham, Alabama | 2019/03/24 | 2019/04/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Tess Science Operations Center Manager | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 2019/01/10 | 2019/02/26 | Accepting Applicants |
Scientific/Technical Staff
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Astrophysicist, X-ray Astrophysics Lab at NASA GSFC | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, MD | 2019/04/19 | 2019/06/28 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant or Associate Scientist | AURA/NOAO | TUCSON, AZ | 2019/04/11 | 2019/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| IT Specialist (SYSADMIN) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2019/04/10 | 2019/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Science Planner | Penn State University | University Park, PA | 2019/04/10 | 2019/05/08 | Accepting Applicants |
| Support Astronomer | APO | Sunspot, NEW MEXICO | 2019/04/09 | 2019/05/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| Scientist (Open Rank) | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Charlottesville, Virginia | 2019/04/06 | 2019/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Professional Specialist - Simons Observatory | Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | 2019/04/04 | 2019/05/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Scientist | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Socorro, NM | 2019/04/01 | 2019/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Gravitational Wave Data Science Support Leader | Swinburne University of Technology | Hawthorn, VIC | 2019/03/29 | 2019/04/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Scientific Programmer | AURA/NSO | Boulder, CO | 2019/03/21 | 2019/04/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| TESS Support Scientist | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 2019/01/10 | 2019/02/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| Mission Operations Controller (Mission Director) | Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, California | 2019/01/03 | 2019/05/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Other
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Officer, Natural Sciences | John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2019/04/10 | 2019/05/08 | Accepting Applicants |
| Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) | The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) | Tucson, Arizona | 2019/04/02 | 2019/05/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Lab Instructor in Physics and Astronomy | Colby College | Waterville, ME | 2019/03/29 | 2019/04/26 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Associate Research Scientist | Columbia University | New York, NY | 2019/03/02 | 2019/05/16 | Accepting Applicants |