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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRISM Support Scientist | The University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2021/07/23 | 2021/09/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| e-MERLIN/VLBI Research Support Scientist | University of Manchester | Manchester, Manchester | 2021/07/22 | 2021/08/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Cosmology with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time | University College London | London, N/A | 2021/07/13 | 2021/08/10 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Cosmic Origins Support Scientist | The University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2021/07/02 | 2021/08/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Physics Lecturer and Lab Positions | American University | Washington, DC | 2021/07/01 | 2021/07/30 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| HEASARC Scientist Position | The University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2021/06/10 | 2021/08/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Physics Faculty One-Year Sabbatical Replacement | Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, Michigan | 2021/06/08 | 2021/08/02 | Accepting Applicants |
Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomer | South African Astronomical Observatory | Cape Town, Western Cape | 2021/07/23 | 2021/08/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Open Rank (Tenure-Track/Tenured) Faculty Position in Space Physics | University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 2021/07/22 | 2022/01/18 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant or Associate Professors in Astrostatistics | HR AdWorks c/o University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB | 2021/07/09 | 2021/10/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Full Time Faculty Position in Instrumentation | Universidad de Chile | Santiago, Metropolitana | 2021/07/08 | 2021/08/05 | Accepting Applicants |
| Mohrmann Professor (Associate/Full) in Astronomy and Astrophysics | Radboud University | Nijmegen, - | 2021/07/03 | 2021/08/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Chair Professorship in Astrophysics | Ashoka University | RAI INDUSTRIAL AREA, Haryana | 2021/07/01 | 2021/07/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Director of the Laboratory of Plasma Studies-Senior Faculty Position | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 2021/06/25 | 2021/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Position in Astrophysics at Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM, México | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico City | 2021/06/21 | 2021/08/27 | Accepting Applicants |
| Fellow, Associate Professor, Professor | The Australian National University | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 2021/06/09 | 2021/10/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Full Professorship (W3) for Experimental Astroparticle Physics | Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Erlangen, Bavaria | 2021/06/05 | 2021/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2021/05/31 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JWST Solar System PostDoc at Observatoire de Paris | Observatoire de Paris | Paris, France | 2021/07/23 | 2021/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellow in Magellanic/Milky Way Science with ASKAP | Australian National University | Canberra, ACT | 2021/07/23 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| FONDECYT postdoctoral fellowships at Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Valparaíso, Valparaíso | 2021/07/22 | 2021/08/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| H2020 SPACE NEMESIS postdoctoral position at Konkoly Observatory, Budapest | Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CSFK) | Budapest, Pest | 2021/07/22 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Become a Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow | Harvard Radcliffe Institute | Cambridge, MA | 2021/07/22 | 2021/09/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in Planetary Astronomy at UCLA | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 2021/07/21 | 2021/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Three research fellow positions in evolved planetary systems | University of Warwick | Coventry, West Midlands | 2021/07/20 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| 2022-2025 MIT Pappalardo Fellowships Competition | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 2021/07/19 | 2021/09/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Excellence Fellowship at Radboud University | Radboud University | Nijmegen, Gelderland | 2021/07/19 | 2021/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Space Plasma Physics | Queen Mary University of London | London, London | 2021/07/19 | 2021/08/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| FONDECYT postdoctoral research projects in Physics, Astronomy, and Physics Education at Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE, Santiago, Chile) | Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE) | Santiago, Metropolitan Region | 2021/07/18 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships at Universidad de Chile | Universidad de Chile | Santiago, RM | 2021/07/18 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant in machine learning and citizen science | University of Oxford | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 2021/07/17 | 2021/08/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position | Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics | Garching, Germany/Bavaria | 2021/07/16 | 2021/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| ASTRO 3D Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of Sydney | Sydney, NSW | 2021/07/15 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Plan for Postdoctoral Scholar–High Energy Solar Physics - Space Sciences Laboratory (JPF03023) | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2021/07/13 | 2021/08/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Associate- Space Sciences Laboratory- UC Berkeley | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2021/07/13 | 2021/08/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| Multiple Scientist Positions on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | Goddard Space Flight Center/UMBC | Greenbelt, Maryland | 2021/07/10 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Time-Domain & Multi-messenger Astrophysics Postdoctoral Position | The University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2021/07/09 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| UK ALMA Regional Centre Node Scientist | The University of Manchester | Manchester, Manchester | 2021/07/07 | 2021/08/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Superconducting Parametric Amplifiers (2 posts) | University of Oxford | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 2021/07/02 | 2021/08/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in ISM / star formation / galaxy formation at the Australian National University | Australian National University | Weston, ACT | 2021/07/01 | 2021/08/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Positions ERC M2FINDERS Project | Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie | Bonn, NRW | 2021/07/01 | 2021/09/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoc in Experimental Cosmology | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | 2021/07/01 | 2021/09/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| 2021B Post Doctoral Research Position in KASI | Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute | Daejeon, Daejeon | 2021/07/01 | 2021/07/29 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| 51 Pegasi b Fellowship | Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2021/07/01 | 2021/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in the Weizmann Institute | Weizmann Institute of Science | Rehovot, NA | 2021/06/30 | 2021/08/10 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Post Doctoral Research Associate | AURA/ Rubin Obs. | Tucson, Arizona | 2021/06/29 | 2021/07/27 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in Black Hole Astrophysics | Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czech Republic | 2021/06/28 | 2021/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Evolved Star Postdoctoral Researcher(s) in the ISM*@ST Group- #0002315 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, Maryland | 2021/06/28 | 2021/08/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist Post-doc Researcher | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2021/06/25 | 2021/08/25 | Accepting Applicants |
| One postdoctoral contract SHARKS 2021 (PS-2021-051) | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias | La Laguna, Tenerife | 2021/06/24 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Associate in Gamma-ray Astrophysics | The University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, Alabama | 2021/06/24 | 2021/07/24 | Reviewing Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Hydrodynamics & Software Engineering | University of Southampton | Southampton, Hampshire | 2021/06/23 | 2021/07/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Astronomy and Space Surveillance | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | Lausanne, Canton de Vaud | 2021/06/22 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| IRAM - Postdoctoral Research Position in Millimeter Astronomy for NOEMA | IRAM - Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique | Saint Martin d'Hères, Isère | 2021/06/21 | 2021/09/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| IRAM - Postdoctoral Research Position in Millimeter Astronomy for NOEMA | IRAM - Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique | Saint Martin dHères, Isère | 2021/06/21 | 2021/08/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral fellow in multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational waves | University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | 2021/06/16 | 2021/09/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Öpik Research Fellowship | Armagh Observatory and Planetarium | Armagh, County Armagh | 2021/06/14 | 2021/08/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| 1.5-year Postdoctoral Position in exo-planet atmosphere modelisation at CEA and IPGP | CEA / IPGP / CNRS | Saclay, Ile de France | 2021/06/13 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2021/06/10 | 2021/08/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Call for Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships Commencing in 2022 | South African Radio Astronomy Observatory | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 2021/06/01 | 2021/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Radio Astronomy Simulations | SKAO | Macclesfield, Cheshire | 2021/05/18 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in Experimental Plasma Physics for Solar Physics | Columbia University | New York, NY | 2021/05/13 | 2021/07/28 | Accepting Applicants |
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. Positions at Universidad Diego Portales | Universidad Diego Portales | Santiago, RM | 2021/07/23 | 2021/09/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Several PhD Positions in Astronomy & Astrophysics | International Max Planck Research School Heidelberg | Heidelberg, BW | 2021/07/19 | 2021/11/10 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| PhD scholarships in astrophysics at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, UWA | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, University of Western Australia | Perth, WA | 2021/07/16 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in astronomy at Poznan Observatory | Adam Mickiewicz University | Poznań, Wielkopolskie | 2021/07/13 | 2021/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD in Astronomy / Astrophysics | International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics | Garching / Munich, Bavaria | 2021/07/11 | 2021/11/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| PhD Opportunities in Astronomy & Radio Astronomy Engineering at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University node | Curtin University | Bentley, Western Australia | 2021/07/06 | 2021/08/31 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| PhD positions in astrophysics | The Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center | Warsaw, Mazovia | 2021/07/03 | 2021/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD positions in astrophysics at UNG, Slovenia | University of Nova Gorica | Ajdovščina, Slovenia | 2021/07/03 | 2021/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in asteroid studies (AMU, Poland) | Adam Mickiewicz University | Poznań, Wielkopolskie | 2021/07/02 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| N. D. Goldsworthy Scholarship for Physics at the University of Melbourne | The University of Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC | 2021/06/28 | 2021/07/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD student position in planet formation at Radboud University in Nijmegen | Radboud University Nijmegen | Nijmegen, Gelderland | 2021/06/25 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in Galaxy Evolution | Ghent University | Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen | 2021/06/16 | 2021/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in stellar and nuclear astrophysics | Max Planck Institute for Astronomy | Heidelberg, BW | 2021/06/02 | 2021/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Engineering
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | AURA/ Gemini Observatory | Hilo, HI | 2021/07/16 | 2021/08/13 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astronomer | Jacobs Space Exploration Group | Huntsville, Alabama | 2021/07/07 | 2021/08/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Software Engineer: Scientific Python Programmer - #0002308 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2021/06/26 | 2021/07/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| Ground Support Engineer | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale , CA | 2021/06/02 | 2021/09/02 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Management
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Manager | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | Lausanne, Canton de Vaud | 2021/07/06 | 2021/08/05 | Accepting Applicants |
| Program Manager | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2021/07/03 | 2021/08/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Operations Manager - LIGO Livingston | California Institute of Technology | Livingston, LA | 2021/06/30 | 2022/06/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Project Scientist for HST & JWST | The European Space Agency (ESA) | Baltimore, Maryland | 2021/06/25 | 2021/07/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Deputy/Science Director, Space & Astronomy | CSIRO | Canberra, Sydney or Perth , ACT, NSW or WA | 2021/06/24 | 2021/07/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Manager and Sr Engineer, Maintenance and Engineering | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale , CA | 2021/06/02 | 2021/09/02 | Accepting Applicants |
Scientific/Technical Staff
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomical Data Scientist - #0002424 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2021/07/23 | 2021/08/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Education Specialist (Kindergarten/Elementary School) | European Southern Observatory | Garching near Munich, Bavaria | 2021/07/22 | 2021/09/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| NEO Surveyor Staff Scientist | Caltech/IPAC | Pasadena, CA | 2021/07/21 | 2021/08/18 | Accepting Applicants |
| Adaptive Optics Scientist | AURA/NOIRLab/Gemini Observatory | La Serena, Coquimbo | 2021/07/17 | 2021/08/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astronomical Data Scientist - #0002297 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2021/07/15 | 2021/08/13 | Accepting Applicants |
| EHT Radio Astronomer | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2021/07/15 | 2021/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Science Intern | AURA/Gemini Observatory | Hilo, Hawaii | 2021/07/09 | 2021/08/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| IT specialist (male/female/other) (B.Sc. or “Fachinformatik”) | Leibniz-Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) | Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg | 2021/07/07 | 2021/08/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| IT specialist (male/female/other) (B.Sc. or “Fachinformatik”) | Leibniz-Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) | Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg | 2021/07/07 | 2021/08/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astronomical Observing Assistant | W. M. Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | 2021/07/03 | 2021/11/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Staff Scientist in Experimental Cosmology | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | 2021/07/01 | 2021/09/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Astrophysicist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, MD | 2021/06/21 | 2021/08/31 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Data scientist (W/M) | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) | Lausanne, Canton de Vaud | 2021/06/18 | 2021/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2021/06/10 | 2021/08/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Scientist, Astronomy (Observatory Scientist) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, CA | 2021/06/08 | 2021/09/08 | Accepting Applicants |
Other
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomy Education Specialist | AURA/ NOIRLab | Tucson, AZ | 2021/07/16 | 2021/08/13 | Accepting Applicants |
| Outreach and Engagement Manager | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 2021/07/09 | 2021/08/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Communications Specialist II | AURA/NSO | Maui, Hawaii | 2021/06/26 | 2021/07/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| AAS Media Fellow | American Astronomical Society | Washington, DC | 2021/06/24 | 2021/07/23 | Accepting Applicants |