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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty position in astrophysics (two available) | The University of Queensland | Brisbane, QLD | 2018/04/10 | 2018/06/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Faculty Position (Technology Development) | National Centre for Radio Astrophysics | Pune, Maharashtra | 2018/04/01 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Faculty Position (Observatory Support) | National Centre for Radio Astrophysics | Pune, Maharashtra | 2018/04/01 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Position(s) in Purple Mountain Observatory | Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Nanjing, Jiangsu | 2018/04/18 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | 2018/04/16 | 2018/07/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Faculty position in astrophysics (two available) | The University of Queensland | Brisbane, QLD | 2018/04/10 | 2018/06/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Faculty Position (Astronomy) | National Centre for Radio Astrophysics | Pune, Maharashtra | 2018/04/02 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Faculty positions of Purple Mountain Observatory in China for Young talents | Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Nan Jing, Jiang Su | 2018/03/31 | 2018/06/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Professor in astronomy | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2018/03/29 | 2018/05/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| SALT Astronomer | South African Astronomical Observatory | Cape Town, Western Province | 2018/03/13 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Professor in Theoretical Physics with focus on Microphysical Astronomy | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2018/03/11 | 2018/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral position in supernova chemistry | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2018/04/20 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Macquarie University Research Fellowships | Macquarie University | North Ryde, NSW | 2018/04/17 | 2018/05/15 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate- LSST Commissioning | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 2018/04/17 | 2018/05/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral fellowship in radio transients and big data | University of Cape Town | Cape Town, Western Cape | 2018/04/15 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post Doctoral Fellow in Astrostatistics/ Microlensing | University of Canterbury | Chirstchurch, Canterbury | 2018/04/12 | 2018/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Experimental Planetary Science | Columbia University | New york, NY | 2018/04/12 | 2018/07/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in Pulsar and FRB Astrophysics | University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | 2018/04/12 | 2018/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Astronomy | University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA | 2018/04/12 | 2018/05/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral research associate in exoplanet atmospheres | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | 2018/04/11 | 2018/05/13 | Accepting Applicants |
| ERC-funded postdoctoral positions in stellar black hole binary formation and dynamics | Astronomical Observatory of Padova and University of Padova | Padova, PD | 2018/04/10 | 2018/05/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in Cosmology in LSST / DESC | Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules - CNRS / IN2P3 | Annecy, Rhône-Alpes | 2018/04/10 | 2018/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in Stellar Populations | Universidad de Concepcion | Concepcion, VIII Region | 2018/04/09 | 2018/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Two Postdoc Positions at UC Berkeley in Planetary Science and Physics at Extreme Conditions | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2018/04/09 | 2018/08/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Observational Cosmology | CEA-Saclay | Gif-sur-yvette, France | 2018/04/09 | 2018/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| ASTRO 3D Postdoctoral Fellowship | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research - Curtin University | Perth, WA | 2018/04/08 | 2018/06/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Senior Research Fellow | Curtin University | Perth, Western Australia | 2018/04/08 | 2018/05/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| JAXA International Top Young Fellowship (ITYF) 2018 Spring | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Sagamihara, Kanagawa | 2018/04/06 | 2018/05/31 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Science and Engineering | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | 2018/04/06 | 2018/05/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| NASA Postdoctoral Program - Application Deadline July 1, 2018 | NASA / Universities Space Research Assocaition | Multiple Locations, MD | 2018/04/04 | 2018/07/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate in Observations of Compact Binaries | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | 2018/04/04 | 2018/05/04 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral fellowship in extragalactic astrophysics: High-redshift galaxy formation and the epoch of Reionization | Kapteyn Astronomical Institute | Groningen, Groningen | 2018/04/03 | 2018/05/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astronomer | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2018/04/03 | 2018/06/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Associate - Experimental | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | Menlo Park, CA | 2018/04/01 | 2018/08/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Associate in AGN surveys | University of Miami | Coral Gables , Florida | 2018/03/31 | 2018/05/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract IAC-NOT Astronomer 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/29 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract SO Solar Physics 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/29 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position on chemical evolution using cosmological simulations | Universidad Andres Bello | Santiago, Region Metropolitana | 2018/03/27 | 2018/05/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| Laureate Fellowship Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Swinburne University of Technology | Hawthorn, Vic | 2018/03/22 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| NAOJ Postdoctoral Researcher (ALMA) Stationed at Kindai University | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/Kindai University | Higashiosaka, Osaka | 2018/03/20 | 2018/05/17 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| One Postdoctoral Contract ERC PI2FA Quiet Sun 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract ERC Observer POLMAG 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract EST Óptica Diseño 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract ERC PI2FA Computing 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract Starbursts VI 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract IACTEC Microsatellites Program 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract EST Óptica MCAO 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract ERC PI2FA Waves 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract ERC PI2FA Active Regions 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract IACTEC Optical Communications 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract EST Óptica Oficina 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| One Postdoctoral Contract EST Óptica AO 2018 | INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS | LA LAGUNA, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral position in Protostellar discs and planet formation | INAF | Milano, Lombardia | 2018/03/16 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in Advanced Data Analysis and HETDEX Science Exploitation | Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics | Garching, Bavaria | 2018/03/14 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astro 3D Postdoctoral Researcher on Galaxy Evolution | Swinburne University | Hawthorn, VIC | 2018/03/14 | 2018/05/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Director of the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics | University of California Observatories | Santa Cruz, CA | 2018/03/07 | 2018/05/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in CMB Polarized Foregrounds. | University of Oxford | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 2018/03/06 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Two postdoc positions in exoplanet imaging at ULiège | University of Liège | Liège, Liège | 2018/03/01 | 2018/04/16 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Exoplanet Discovery with the PLATO Mission | University of Oxford | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 2018/02/16 | 2018/04/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| SPECULOOS-South Instrument Scientist Postdoc position | University of Liege | Liege, Liege | 2018/02/16 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| StanfordCMB -postdoc | Stanford | Stanford, California | 2018/02/15 | 2018/05/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2018/02/10 | 2018/05/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| POST-DOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Center for Space Sciences, NYU Abu Dhabi | New York University Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi, Abu Zaby | 2018/02/09 | 2018/05/08 | Accepting Applicants |
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD student position in Theoretical Work in Cosmology | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2018/04/14 | 2018/05/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in solar physics (ERC funded) | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2018/04/12 | 2018/05/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD scholarship on radio transients | Curtin University | Bentley, WA | 2018/04/12 | 2018/05/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD Studentship to work in the area of Star and Planet Formation | Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies | Dublin, Dublin | 2018/04/09 | 2018/05/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD student position in observational cosmology | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2018/04/04 | 2018/05/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD student position in stellar and planetary astrophysics | Uppsala University | Uppsala, Uppsala | 2018/03/19 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD student position in high-redshift galaxies with JWST | Uppsala University | Uppsala, Uppsala | 2018/03/19 | 2018/04/30 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| 5 PhD positions in astrophysics at Radboud University | Radboud University | Nijmegen, Gelderland | 2018/03/17 | 2018/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD fellowship in exoplanet imaging at ULiège | University of Liège | Liège, Liège | 2018/03/02 | 2018/04/16 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Engineering
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer (Arizona Radio Observatory) | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | 2018/04/12 | 2018/05/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Team Leader Software Engineering | The Australian National University | Weston Creek, ACT | 2018/04/07 | 2018/05/07 | Accepting Applicants |
| Database Software Developer | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | Goettingen, Niedersachsen | 2018/04/06 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Computer Engineer | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2018/03/23 | 2018/04/23 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Management
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Director for Outreach and Education | University of Texas at Austin-McDonald Observatory | Austin, TX | 2018/04/06 | 2018/05/15 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Deputy Director for Technology | Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, Arizona | 2018/04/01 | 2018/06/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Chief of NASA Goddard’s Astroparticle Physics Laboratory | NASA / GSFC | Greenbelt, Maryland | 2018/03/16 | 2018/05/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Chief Scientist | W. M. Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | 2018/03/10 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
Scientific/Technical Staff
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Astrophysicist | NASA / GSFC | Greenbelt, Maryland | 2018/04/18 | 2018/05/20 | Accepting Applicants |
| Science Operations Specialist | AURA/Gemini | Hilo, HI | 2018/04/13 | 2018/05/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| Head, Engineering Group | Large Binocular Telescope Observatory | Tucson, Arizona | 2018/04/11 | 2018/05/12 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoc / scientific software developer for the ERC project DEMOBLACK | Astronomical Observatory of Padova and University of Padova | Padova, PD | 2018/04/10 | 2018/05/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Scientist I-II (705-400) | Universities Space Research Association | Huntsville, AL | 2018/04/05 | 2018/06/06 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Recruitment for FAST Staff Scientists in NAOC | National Astronomical Observatories, the Chinese Academy of Sciences | Beijing, Beijing | 2018/04/03 | 2018/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist (Technical Assistant) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2018/04/01 | 2018/06/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Scientist | California Institute of Technology/IPAC | Pasadena, CA | 2018/03/26 | 2018/05/25 | Accepting Applicants |
| Kepler/K2 Support Scientist | SETI Institute / NASA Ames | Mountain View, CA | 2018/03/22 | 2018/04/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| Distinguished Visiting Scientist (731-500) | Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, California | 2018/02/28 | 2018/05/28 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Other
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Astrophysics and Astronomy Teaching Opportunities | Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth | Baltimore, MD | 2018/04/20 | 2018/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Lab Coordinator, Physics & Astronomy | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | 2018/04/17 | 2018/05/16 | Accepting Applicants |
| ALMA Regional Centre Scientist | European Southern Observatory | Garching bei München, Bavaria | 2018/03/25 | 2018/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Programmer, Las Campanas Observatory (LCO), Chile | Carnegie Institution for Science | La Serena, Coquimbo | 2018/03/10 | 2018/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |