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Faculty Positions (visiting & non-tenure)

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
Visiting Assistant Professor Physics & AstronomyBucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA2024/03/052025/03/04Accepting Applicants
Open Rank, Non-Tenure Track Academic Professional or Sr. Academic Professional Faculty Position in the School of Physics JOB ID 267195Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA2024/01/192024/06/18Accepting Applicants

Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
Full Professorship (W3) for Extragalactic AstrophysicsHeidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg2024/03/132024/04/10Accepting Applicants
Tenure-track Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-CommerceTexas A&M University-CommerceCommerce, TX2024/03/082024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Assistant Professor Big Data AstronomyRadboud UniversityNijmegen, n/a2024/03/072024/04/21Accepting Applicants
Assistant Professorship: From stellar environments to conditions on exoplanetsRadboud UniversityNijmegen, na2024/03/022024/04/13Accepting Applicants
Tenure-track Assistant Professor at Advanced Technology Center (ATC)National Astronomical Observatory of JapanMitaka, Tokyo2024/02/272024/05/14Accepting Applicants
Full Time Faculty - Earth Science (Tenure Track, Fall 2024)College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IL2024/02/272024/03/26Accepting Applicants
Lecturer in Theoretical and/or Observational Studies of the High Redshift UniverseUniversity College LondonLondon, London2024/02/242024/04/08Accepting Applicants
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) at ALMA Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)National Astronomical Observatory of JapanMitaka, Tokyo2024/02/202024/05/06Accepting Applicants
Astronomy Instructor Full-Time FacultyClackamas Community CollegeOregon City, Oregon2024/02/172024/03/24Accepting Applicants
Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor on Astronomical Data ScienceUniversity of GroningenGroningen, Groningen2024/02/132024/03/24Accepting Applicants
Astronomy Faculty Positions at University of Science and Technology of China University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, Anhui2024/02/102024/03/09Accepting Applicants
Tenure track CNRS position on CMB studies using kinetic inductance detectorsCNRSGrenoble, Alps2024/02/082024/03/20Accepting Applicants
Two Faculty Positions in Astronomy and AstrophysicsUniversidad Católica del NorteAntofagasta, Antofagasta2024/02/042024/03/15Accepting Applicants
Head of the ALMA Regional CentreEuropean Southern ObservatoryGarching near Munich, Bavaria2024/02/032024/03/30Accepting Applicants
Assistant Professor at Advanced Technology Center (ATC)National Astronomical Observatory of JapanMitaka, Tokyo2023/12/202024/03/26Accepting Applicants

Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
Postdoctoral positions at Universidad Diego PortalesUniversidad Diego PortalesSantiago, RM2024/03/152024/04/12Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Research Associate on Magnetic Fields and ALMAThe University of ManchesterManchester, Manchester2024/03/152024/04/15No Status Given (Opted Out)
Postdoctoral Fellow - Center for Gravitational Waves and Cosmology at West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV2024/03/132024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position - Active Galactic NucleiInstituto de Estudios Astrofisicos, Universidad Diego PortalesSantiago, RM2024/03/122024/04/09Accepting 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, Región Metropolitana2024/03/112024/04/08Accepting Applicants
One Postdoctoral Contract MODEST 2024 (PS-2024-010)Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasLa Laguna, Tenerife2024/03/092024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Research Position on High-z Galaxies with JWSTUniversity of GroningenGroningen, Groningen2024/03/092024/04/09Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in high-energy astrophysicsUniversity of Tartu, Tartu ObservatoryTõravere, Tartumaa2024/03/082024/04/26Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Associate - Rice Space InstituteRice UniversityHouston, Texas2024/03/072024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Scholar - Computational AstrophysicsClemson UniversityClemson, SC2024/03/062024/04/15Reviewing Applicants
Postdoctoral Research Positions in Millimeter Astronomy for NOEMAInstitut de radioastronomie millimétrique IRAMGrenoble, Isère2024/03/062024/05/02Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Position in Roman/Euclid Spectroscopy CaltechPasadena, California2024/03/052024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Project Research Fellow (Project Researcher on Annual Salary System) at ALMA Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)National Astronomical Observatory of JapanMitaka, Tokyo2024/03/012024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in observational extragalactic astrophysicsUniversity of Liège Liège , Liège2024/03/012024/04/01Accepting Applicants
One Postdoctoral Contract Mini-Halpha WKs 2024 (PS-2024-005)Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasLa Laguna, Tenerife2024/02/292024/03/31Accepting Applicants
One Postdoctoral Contract IR Spectroscopy at the ORM 2024 (PS-2024-007)Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasLa Laguna, Tenerife2024/02/292024/03/31Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in the radiative pulsar astrophysicsNicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (NCAC)Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship2024/02/292024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in time domain astronomy UT-Rio Grande ValleyBrownsville, TX2024/02/292024/04/07Accepting Applicants
One Postdoctoral Contract BCYCLES 2024 (PS-2024-004)Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasLa Laguna, Tenerife2024/02/292024/03/31Accepting Applicants
Postodoctoral Position in Cosmology on DESISouthern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas2024/02/282024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral researcher in galaxy formation & dynamicsUniversity of Barcelona / ICCUBBarcelona, Catalonia2024/02/282024/03/27Accepting Applicants
CMB Research Fellow - CLASS/CAMBUniversity of OttawaOttawa, ON2024/02/282024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Position in Planetary Science, CaltechCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA2024/02/282024/03/29Reviewing Applicants
Postdoctoral position on Neutral Hydrogen in Nearby GalaxiesASTRONDWINGELOO, Drenthe2024/02/282024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Researcher in Galaxy EvolutionJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD2024/02/282024/04/01Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Position in Planetary Dynamics and Atmospheres of ExoplanetsUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Noord Holland2024/02/272024/04/01Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position on Space Plasma Physics (Heliophysics)Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida2024/02/252024/04/15No Status Given (Opted Out)
Postdoctoral position in Cosmic Web and GalaxiesUniversity of Tartu, Tartu ObservatoryTõravere, Tartumaa2024/02/242024/04/12Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in Solar PhysicsLeibniz-Institute for Astrophysics PotsdamPotsdam, Brandenburg2024/02/242024/03/31Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Position in Computational Astrophysics - Black Hole DisksETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland2024/02/242024/03/23Accepting Applicants
Postdoc in experimental cosmology at UC RiversideUniversity of California, RiversideRiverside, California2024/02/232024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Research Associate in Transient Astrophysics University of LeicesterLeicester, Leicester 2024/02/212024/03/20Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Position in Exoplanet Instrumentation/ObservationUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California2024/02/212024/03/22Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in infrared time-domain astronomyUniversity of BarcelonaBarcelona, Barcelona2024/02/202024/03/19Accepting Applicants
Postdoctral position in JWST imaging methods for exoplanetary systemsAix Marseille UniversityMarseille, Sud2024/02/192024/03/22Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Scholar in AstrophysicsThe University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA2024/02/182024/06/28Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Exoplanets - University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN2024/02/172024/03/20Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Positions in Cosmology With Galaxy Clustering Data CaltechPasadena, California2024/02/172024/03/30Accepting Applicants
Cosmology/Galaxy Evolution Postdoctoral Researcher at Missouri S&TMissouri University of Sciecne and TechonologyRolla, MO2024/02/162024/03/15Accepting Applicants
Early-Career Positions in Cosmic Infrared Background Program with EuclidUniversity of Maryland / NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterCollege Park, Maryland2024/02/162024/04/15Accepting Applicants
DSTrain – MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships in Computational and Natural SciencesUniversity of OsloOslo, Oslo2024/02/162024/04/14Accepting Applicants
Baruch S. Blumberg Fellowship and William J. Welch FellowshipThe SETI InstituteMountain View, California2024/02/162024/03/15Accepting Applicants
Postdoc (F/M/X) Cloud Droplets and Redox Pair in the Venusian AtmosphereAustrian Academy of SciencesGraz, Styria2024/02/152024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Instrument Scientist in AAOAustralian Astronomical Optics - Macquarie (AAO-MQ)Sydney, New South Wales2024/02/102024/04/05No Status Given (Opted Out)
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of ChinaUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, Anhui2024/02/102024/04/20Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Position in Exoplanets and/or Substellar ObjectsJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD2024/02/092024/04/01Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Dr. Emma Tolley​​Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneLausanne, Vaud2024/02/072024/03/06Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral Positions in Experimental Infrared/ Submillimeter Astrophysics (m/f/d)Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial PhysicsGarching bei München, Bavaria2024/02/072024/03/31Accepting Applicants
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - UArizona Space Astrophysics LabUniversity of ArizonaTucson, AZ2024/02/022024/03/29Accepting Applicants
Post-Doctoral Researcher in ExoplanetsNew York University Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi2024/02/022024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Numerical modeling of astrophysical transients with the open-science TARDIS collaborationMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan2024/02/022024/03/01Accepting Applicants
MUltiplexed Survey Telescope (MUST) Fellowship at Tsinghua University Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, Beijing2024/01/312024/03/20Accepting Applicants
The 2024 East Asian Observatory (EAO) Research FellowEast Asian Observatory (EAO)Hilo, HI2024/01/292024/04/01Accepting Applicants
Post-doctoral research position on supernova remnantsCEA Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette, France2024/01/262024/03/15Accepting Applicants
SAO Postdoctoral Fellow in Laboratory Astrochemistry and Chemical AnalysisCenter for Astrophysics – Harvard & SmithsonianCambridge, MA2024/01/112024/03/15Accepting Applicants
Postdoctoral position in optical astronomyComputational Physics, Inc.Springfield, VA2024/01/042024/04/23Accepting Applicants

Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
PhD Scholarships in Observational, Computational & Theoretical AstrophysicsSwinburne University of TechnologyHawthorn, Victoria2024/03/182024/04/15Accepting Applicants
PhD studentships at the Open University, UKThe OPen UniversityMilton Keynes, Buckinghamshire2024/03/152024/04/18Accepting Applicants
PhD Position: Confirmation of Young Transiting PlanetsUniversity of GenevaSauverny, Geneva2024/03/112024/04/15Accepting Applicants
PhD positions in astrophysicsNicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of SciencesWarsaw, Mazovia2024/03/092024/04/07Accepting Applicants
PhD position in high-energy astrophysicsUniversity of Tartu, Tartu ObservatoryTõravere, Tartumaa2024/03/082024/04/19Accepting Applicants
Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Center for Computational AstrophysicsSimons Foundation/Flatiron InstituteNew York, NY2024/03/062024/04/19Accepting Applicants
Chandra X-ray Center predoctoral fellowshipSmithsonian Astrophysical ObservatoryCambridge, MA2024/03/062024/05/15Accepting Applicants
Postbaccalaureate Positions in Astrophysics Science and Solar System Exploration Divisions at NASA/Goddard Space Flight CenterSoutheastern Universities Research AssociationWashington, D.C, District of Columbia2024/03/022024/03/31Accepting Applicants
PhD Student Position on Debris Disks in Jena, GermanyFriedrich Schiller University JenaJena, Thuringia2024/02/092024/03/15Accepting Applicants
PhD Fellow positions at the Cosmic DAWN CenterCopenhagen University / Niels Bohr InstituteCopenhagen, Sjealland2023/11/062024/03/03Accepting Applicants

Science Engineering

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
Argus Array Project EngineerUniversity of North Carolina Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC2024/03/142024/04/15Accepting Applicants
Senior Software EngineerSpace Telescope Science InstituteBaltimore, Maryland2024/03/132024/04/11Accepting Applicants
Administrator (Physics Instructional Equipment and Labs)Auburn UniversitAuburn, AL2024/03/022024/04/15Accepting Applicants
NOIRLab Optical EngineerAURA/NOIRLabLa Serena, Hilo, Tucson, Chile, HI, AZ2024/02/232024/03/22Accepting Applicants
Software Project Director National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryCharlottesville, VA2024/02/152024/03/15Accepting Applicants
Head of OperationsIsaac Newton Group of Telescopes / UKRISanta Cruz de La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife2024/02/062024/03/29Accepting Applicants

Science Management

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
TESS MIT Program Manager Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA2024/02/212024/04/01Accepting Applicants
Director of UK Astronomy Technology Centre Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) - UK Astronomy Technology CentreEdinburgh, Edinburgh2024/02/162024/04/01Accepting Applicants
JWST Mission HeadSpace Telescope Science InstituteBaltimore, Maryland2024/02/022024/03/15Accepting Applicants

Scientific/Technical Staff

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
IT and Data Processing Pipeline Support for the Euclid Space Mission (m/f/d)Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial PhysicsGarching bei München, Bavaria2024/03/132024/04/30Accepting Applicants
10-meter South Pole Winter-OverUniversity of ChicagoCHICAGO, Illinois2024/03/072024/04/04Accepting Applicants
South Pole MachinistUniversity of ChicagoChicago, IL2024/03/072024/04/04Accepting Applicants
Lab Coord Physics & AstronomyBucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA2024/03/022025/03/01Accepting Applicants
Research Scientist - Calibration and Forward Modelling, DSA 2000California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA2024/02/292025/03/28Accepting Applicants
NuSTAR Calibration and Operations ScientistCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena , CA2024/02/242024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Physics and Technology Analyst - Associate or Technical StaffMIT Lincoln LaboratoryLexington, MA2024/02/212024/03/21Accepting Applicants
ATCA Systems Scientist – CSIRO, Australia’s national science agencyCommonwealth Scientific and Industry Research Organisation (CSIRO)Narrabri, New South Wales2024/02/192024/03/20Accepting Applicants
Technical Lead for Scientific Collaboration Platform SciServer for eROSITA and HETDEX (m/f/d)Max-Planck-Institute for extraterrestrial PhysicsGarching bei München, Bavaria2024/02/092024/03/31Accepting Applicants
ESA/AURA AstronomerSpace Telescope Science InstituteBaltimore, Maryland2024/02/022024/03/15Accepting Applicants
IRAM-Operations Scientist Position for NOEMAIRAM - Institut de Radioastronomie MillimétriqueSaint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère2024/01/312024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Astronomical Data ScientistEuropean Southern ObservatoryGarching near Munich, Bavaria2024/01/312024/03/23Accepting Applicants
IRAM-Staff Astronomer Position for NOEMAIRAM -Institut de Radioastronomie MillimétriqueSaint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère2024/01/292024/04/15Accepting Applicants
(Multi-Level) Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist - NCSAUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL2024/01/192024/03/16Accepting Applicants

Other

TitleInstitution/OrganizationLocationPostedDeadlinePosition Status
ESA Archival Research Visitor ProgrammeEuropean Space AgencyMadrid or Noordwijk, Spain or Netherlands2024/03/122024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Observatory and Planetarium GuideSnow King Observatory and PlanetariumJackson, WY2024/03/062024/04/30Accepting Applicants
Blank Ast 3University of California, Irvine- campusIrvine, CA2024/02/242024/03/23Accepting Applicants
Software Coordinators for the Data Processing and Preservation and the Science User Support SystemCherenkov Telescope Array Observatory gGmbHZeuthen, Brandenburg2024/02/222024/03/29Accepting Applicants
Research Associate / Senior Research Associate in Galaxy Formation and Evolution (Fixed Term)University of Cambridge Cambridgeshire , West Cambridge 2024/02/212024/03/20Accepting Applicants
Hedge Fund/ Private Equity Analyst Fortress Investment Group Dallas, Texas2024/02/172024/03/22Interviewing Applicants
Associate Research Scientist in Theoretical High Energy AstrophysicsColumbia UniversityNew York, NY2024/02/162024/03/21Reviewing Applicants