Current Job Ads
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting Assistant Professor | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 2019/07/23 | 2019/08/22 | Accepting Applicants |
Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Positions at STScI- Astronomer/Scientist Track #0036719 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2019/08/20 | 2019/10/25 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Professor - Geophysical Sciences | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2019/08/03 | 2019/12/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Professor - Geophysical Sciences | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2019/08/03 | 2019/12/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| DIRECTOR of ASIAA | ASIAA | Taipei, Taiwan | 2019/08/01 | 2019/09/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Faculty Positions in Astrophysics | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Wuhan, Hubei | 2019/07/30 | 2019/10/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Professor | Florida International University | Miami, FL | 2019/07/27 | 2019/09/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Tenure-track Appointments in Science, Mathematics, and/or Statistics, Harvard University | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 2019/07/24 | 2019/10/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| University of Michigan LSA Collegiate Fellows Program / President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 2019/07/20 | 2019/08/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Advertisement of the EAO Director | East Asian Core Obserbatories Association (EACOA) | Beijing, Beijing | 2019/07/15 | 2019/09/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Faculty Position in Space-Based Instrumentation at the University of Iowa | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 2019/07/10 | 2019/11/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2019/06/14 | 2019/08/30 | Accepting Applicants |
Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Position in Astronomy, Uniandes, Colombia | Universidad de los Andes | Bogotá, Cundinamarca | 2019/08/20 | 2019/09/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral / Research Fellow | Australian National University | Acton, Australian Capital Territory | 2019/08/17 | 2019/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Reseacher, Astronomy (Visiting) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, CA | 2019/08/16 | 2019/12/13 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Prize Fellowships in Experimental Physics or Astrophysics | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | 2019/08/16 | 2019/11/08 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | Columbia University | New York, NY | 2019/08/16 | 2019/11/16 | Accepting Applicants |
| Jansky Post Doctoral Fellowship | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Charlottesville , Virginia | 2019/08/16 | 2019/11/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astrophysics | American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | 2019/08/16 | 2019/10/18 | Accepting Applicants |
| 2020 SMA Postdoctoral Fellowships | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2019/08/15 | 2019/10/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position on planet formation | Universidad de Chile / Universidad de Santiago | Santiago, Región Metropolitana | 2019/08/15 | 2019/11/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in X-ray Time Domain Astrophysics | Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics | Garching, Bavaria | 2019/08/14 | 2019/09/11 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| International CAP-E Fellowship In Radio Astronomical Imaging | South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (jointly with Heriot-Watt University) | Cape Town, Western Cape | 2019/08/14 | 2019/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship - Application Deadline November 1, 2019 | NASA / Universities Space Research Assocaition | Multiple Locations, MD | 2019/08/12 | 2019/11/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| ESO Fellowship Scheme 2019/2020 (Europe/Chile) | European Southern Observatory (ESO) | Garching, Bavaria | 2019/08/09 | 2019/10/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Calan Postdoctoral Fellowship 2020 | Universidad de Chile | Las Condes, Santiago | 2019/08/07 | 2019/09/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science | European Space Agency | Noordwijk, ZH | 2019/08/05 | 2019/10/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| T.C. Chamberlin Postdoctoral Fellowship | The University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2019/08/03 | 2019/12/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Burke Fellowships in Theoretical Physics or Astrophysics | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | 2019/08/03 | 2019/11/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-Doctoral Associate positions in physics and astrophysics | New York University Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | 2019/08/03 | 2019/10/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position on stars in globular clusters | Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center | Warsaw, Mazovia | 2019/08/03 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellow in Cosmology | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 2019/08/02 | 2019/12/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral Fellow in High-Energy Astrophysics | The University of Hong Kong | Pokfulam, HKG | 2019/08/02 | 2019/10/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia | 2019/08/02 | 2019/08/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, Call for Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships Commencing in 2020 | South African Radio Astronomy Observatory | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 2019/08/01 | 2019/09/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in Cosmology | Ben-Gurion University | Beer Sheva, Israel | 2019/08/01 | 2019/10/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Extra-galactic Astronomy and Cosmology | Korea Institute for Advanced Study | Seoul, Seoul | 2019/07/29 | 2019/12/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| 2020-2023 MIT Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics | MIT | Cambridge, MA | 2019/07/29 | 2019/09/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral contract LIfETIME 2019 (PS-2019-051) | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias | La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife | 2019/07/26 | 2019/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral contract WEAVE-SCIP/GA 2019 (PS-2019-037) | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias | La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife | 2019/07/26 | 2019/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in Star Formation at AIM Paris-Saclay, France | CEA Paris-Saclay | Gif-sur-Yvette, France | 2019/07/26 | 2019/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in LSST low surface brightness science | Liverpool John Moores University & University of Hertfordshire | Liverpool, Merseyside | 2019/07/25 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in Astronomy (NAOJ Fellow) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2019/07/25 | 2019/09/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astronomer/programmer | University of Exeter | Exeter, Devon | 2019/07/23 | 2019/09/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | Harvard University Department of Physics | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 2019/07/20 | 2019/09/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellows in Cosmology (two positions available) | The University of Queensland | The University of Queensland, QLD | 2019/07/20 | 2019/08/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in Planetary Astronomy at UCLA | UCLA | Los Angeles, California | 2019/07/19 | 2019/09/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| 51 Pegasi b Fellowship | Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, California | 2019/07/17 | 2019/09/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-Doctoral Research Position Announcement: EACOA and EAO Fellowships 2020 | East Asian Core Obserbatories Association (EACOA) | Beijing, Beijing | 2019/07/15 | 2019/11/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral contract LSPE-STRIP 2019 (PS-2019-034) | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias | La Laguna, S/C de Tenerife | 2019/07/13 | 2019/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Extragalactic Astronomy | University College London | London, London | 2019/07/11 | 2019/09/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2019/07/09 | 2019/09/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position on multiple-star evolution | Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astrophysik | Garching/Muenchen, Bavaria | 2019/07/03 | 2019/10/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| General relativistic effects at the Galactic Center with GRAVITY | Paris Observatory | Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine | 2019/07/02 | 2019/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Scholar in Cosmic Microwave Background Instrumentation | University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | 2019/07/02 | 2019/08/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Optical Interferometry Postdoctoral Positions at the US Naval Research Laboratory | US Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, DC | 2019/06/29 | 2019/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Researcher - Astrophysics | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge , Louisiana | 2019/06/28 | 2019/09/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| 2 postdoctoral research positions in observational cosmology | Queen Mary University of London | London, London | 2019/06/27 | 2019/08/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Associate | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | 2019/06/25 | 2019/08/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in the MPE High Energy Group | Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics | Garching, Bavaria | 2019/06/23 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Researcher in Solar Physics | Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) | Potsdam, Brandenburg | 2019/08/19 | 2019/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in the research field of neutron stars | University of Tübingen | Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg | 2019/08/07 | 2019/09/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD in Astrophysics / Solar Physics / Planetary Sciences | International Max Planck Research School Göttingen | Göttingen, Lower Saxony | 2019/08/02 | 2019/11/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD positions in stellar astrophysics | The Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center | Warsaw, Mazovia | 2019/08/02 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Several PhD Positions in Astronomy & Astrophysics | International Max Planck Research School Heidelberg | Heidelberg, BW | 2019/08/01 | 2019/11/11 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Science Engineering
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Australian National University | Acton, Australian Capital Territory | 2019/08/17 | 2019/09/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Deep Space Electro-Optical Observations Engineer | Applied Optimization Inc. | Fairborn, OH | 2019/08/05 | 2019/09/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Science Instruments Group Leader | TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena, California | 2019/08/01 | 2019/10/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| M1 Control System Technical Project Manager | Thirty Meter Telescope | Pasadena, CA | 2019/08/01 | 2019/10/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| Systems Safety Engineer | TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena, California | 2019/08/01 | 2019/10/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| System Engineering Group Leader | TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena, California | 2019/08/01 | 2019/10/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| Science Instruments Project Manager | Thirty Meter Telescope | Pasadena, CA | 2019/08/01 | 2019/10/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| Adaptive Optics (AO) engineer (f/m/d) | Max Planck Institute for Astronomy | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg | 2019/07/26 | 2019/08/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Systems Software Engineer- #031604 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2019/07/26 | 2019/08/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Mission Operations Specialist (Telescope Operator) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, CA | 2019/07/23 | 2019/11/23 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Engineer, Electrical (Ground Support Engineer) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, CA | 2019/05/24 | 2019/08/26 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Technical Project Manager | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | 2019/05/21 | 2019/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Management
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Manager - Arecibo Observatory | Arecibo Observatory | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | 2019/08/14 | 2019/09/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| Superintendent of McDonald Observatory | McDonald Observatory - UT Austin | Austin, TX | 2019/08/08 | 2019/10/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Mission Operations Controller (Mission Director) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, CA | 2019/07/23 | 2019/11/23 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Science Manager - Arecibo Observatory | Arecibo Observatory, University of Central Florida (UCF) | Arecibo, Puetro Rico | 2019/07/17 | 2019/08/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| Senior Vice President, Science | Universities Space Research Association | Columbia, MD | 2019/05/31 | 2019/09/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Scientific/Technical Staff
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System administrator at IRAM - Granada | Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM) | Granada, Granada | 2019/08/19 | 2019/09/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Software Engineer II-IV | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Charlottesville, Virginia | 2019/08/08 | 2019/09/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Gemini Assistant Science Operations Specialist | AURA/Gemini | Makawao, HI | 2019/08/07 | 2019/09/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| Education and Public Outreach Technologist | Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA | 2019/08/07 | 2020/08/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Optical Interferometry Staff Positions at the US Naval Research Laboratory | US Naval Research Laboratory | Washington, DC | 2019/08/02 | 2019/10/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Instrumentation Engineer | AURA/Gemini | La Serena, Coquimbo | 2019/08/02 | 2019/09/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Computer Scientist / Software Architect | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2019/08/01 | 2019/08/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Software Developer - Institute for Data Intensive Engineering and Science (IDIES) | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland | 2019/07/26 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Observatory Engineer at the University of Wyoming | University of Wyoming | Laramie, Wyoming | 2019/07/22 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Observatory Manager | The Australian National University | Coonabarabran, NSW | 2019/07/10 | 2019/08/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| Senior Adaptive Optics Scientist | Large Binocular Telescope Observatory | Tucson, Arizona | 2019/07/02 | 2019/08/16 | Accepting Applicants |
| Service Observer | Large Binocular Telescope Observatory | Tucson, Arizona | 2019/07/02 | 2019/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Other
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editor of The Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) | American Astronomical Society | washington, D.C. | 2019/08/15 | 2019/09/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Webmaster | American Astronomical Society Sky Publishing | Cambridge , MA | 2019/08/02 | 2019/09/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Web Designer | AURA/LSST | Tucson, AZ | 2019/07/27 | 2019/08/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| Planetarium & Physics Laboratory Manager | High Point University | High Point, NC | 2019/07/24 | 2019/09/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Japan Digital Project Manager | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 2019/07/19 | 2019/09/16 | Accepting Applicants |