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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor in Physics/Astronomy | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2019/03/01 | 2019/03/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Instructor in Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | 2019/02/27 | 2019/03/27 | Accepting Applicants |
| Two-Year Visiting Assistant Professor of Astronomy | Amherst College | Amherst , MA | 2019/02/22 | 2019/03/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Teaching Professor of Physics and Astronomy | Ball State University | Muncie, IN | 2019/02/22 | 2019/03/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Instructor of Space Science/Star Theater Director | Morehead State University | Morehead, Kentucky | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Professor of Astronomy | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Physics Lecturer | Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington, Wellington | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Theoretical and Numerical Astrophysics | University of Sussex | Brighton, Sussex | 2019/02/09 | 2019/03/18 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Astrophysics | University of Bristol | Bristol, Bristol | 2019/03/17 | 2019/04/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Assistant Professor in Physics | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, Texas | 2019/03/13 | 2019/04/13 | Accepting Applicants |
| ALMA Astronomer | Joint ALMA Observatory | Vitacura, Santiago | 2019/03/12 | 2019/04/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| Two Assistant Professors at Universidad de Atacama | Universidad de Atacama | Copiapó, Atacama | 2019/03/12 | 2019/04/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| Operations Staff Astronomer | EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY | Antofagasta, II Region, Chile | 2019/03/08 | 2019/05/06 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Assistant Professor in Physics or Astronomy | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Brownsville, Texas | 2019/03/06 | 2019/04/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Far-Infrared Instrumentation Scientist | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, MD | 2019/02/28 | 2019/04/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| University Professor in Extragalactic Astrophysics, University of Innsbruck | University of Innsbruck | Innsbruck, Tyrol | 2019/02/27 | 2019/04/15 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Astrophysics (Mathematics and Physics) | University of Dundee | Dundee, Scotland | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Tenure Track Faculty Position in Engineering Physics | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Daytona Beach, FL | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Full Professor for Multi-wavelength Astrophysics (Salary Scale W3) | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Bochum, NRW | 2019/02/15 | 2019/03/27 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2019/02/05 | 2019/03/29 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Faculty Positions on the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST), University of Science and Technology of China | University of Science and Technology of China | Hefei, Anhui | 2019/01/26 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Research Associate in Radio Transients | University of Sydney | Sydney, NSW | 2019/03/17 | 2019/04/16 | 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 |
| NASA GSFC Positions in X-ray Optics and Astrophysics | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | 2019/03/16 | 2019/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position Gaia/DPAC software development | Leiden University | Leiden, ZUID-HOLLAND | 2019/03/15 | 2019/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position on ISM in galactic centers | Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czech Republic | 2019/03/13 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral position in Astrophysics in Warsaw/Poland | Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences | Warsaw, Poland | 2019/03/13 | 2019/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-doctoral position in Computational Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research | Goettingen, Lower Saxony | 2019/03/09 | 2019/04/06 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Associate - High Energy Astrophysics | University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2019/03/08 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in Galactic Archaeology in the Gaia era | University of Groningen | Groningen, Groningen | 2019/03/05 | 2019/04/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate in AGN feedback and Integral Field Spectroscopy | University of Sydney | Sydney, NSW | 2019/03/05 | 2019/04/02 | 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 |
| Postdoctoral and PHD position in AGN physics | Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences | Prague, Czech Republic | 2019/02/28 | 2019/03/28 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate in Exoplanet Detection and Characterization Ref. 19-01 | Institute for Astrophysics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile AND Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Planet and Star Formation Department, Heidelberg, Germany | Santiago, Chile , and Heidelberg, Germany | 2019/02/27 | 2019/03/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoc position on exoplanet science | Space Research Institute (IWF) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) | Graz, Styria | 2019/02/26 | 2019/03/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Low Surface Brightness Imaging | Macquarie University | Sydney, NSW | 2019/02/23 | 2019/03/31 | 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) |
| Post-Doctoral Position in Observational, Theoretical or Computational Astrophysics/Cosmology | University of California | Riverside, CA | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/22 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, Exoplanet Research | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory | Laurel, MD | 2019/02/20 | 2019/04/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Machine Learning and Citizen Science Postdoctoral Research Associate | The Open University | Milton Keynes, UK | 2019/02/20 | 2019/03/22 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| KIAA Postdoctoral Research Position in Quasars and Galaxy Evolution | KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PEKING UNIVERSITY | Beijing, Beijing | 2019/02/15 | 2019/03/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant I/II | The University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | 2019/02/12 | 2019/03/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Galaxy Evolution at Infrared and Submm Wavelengths | University of Oxford | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 2019/02/12 | 2019/03/18 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2019/02/01 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships on the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST), University of Science and Technology of China | University of Science and Technology of China | Hefei, Anhui | 2019/01/26 | 2019/03/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in stellar pops or adaptive optics | UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 2019/01/25 | 2019/03/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in observational studies of regions of massive star formation at the University of Maryland, College Park | University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2019/01/15 | 2019/03/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Visiting Associate Scientist (SOFIA Postdoctoral Fellow) | Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, California | 2019/01/03 | 2019/05/01 | Position Filled |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Astrophysics of Star Formation | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Livermore, CA | 2018/11/06 | 2019/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD position in Electromagnetic Follow-up of Gravitational Wave Events | Hamburg University | Hamburg, Hamburg | 2019/03/18 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD at Helmholtz Weizmann International Research School on Multimessenger Astronomy | DESY/ Humboldt University/ University Potsdam | Zeuthen, Berlin/ Brandenburg | 2019/03/14 | 2019/04/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| Ph.D. fellowships at the University of Oslo | University of Oslo | Oslo, Oslo | 2019/03/13 | 2019/04/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in relativistic astrophysics at Paris Observatory | Paris Observatory | Meudon, Ile-de-France | 2019/03/06 | 2019/04/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD in observational cosmology | Tartu University | Toravere, Nõo | 2019/03/04 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD position in stellar astrophysics | University of Innsbruck | Innsbruck, Tyrol | 2019/03/04 | 2019/04/01 | 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) |
| PhD positions in extragalactic astronomy | Ghent University | Ghent, OV | 2019/02/25 | 2019/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD program at Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille | Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille | Marseille, Bouches du Rhone | 2019/02/01 | 2019/04/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Science Engineering
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Telescope Specialist Engineer | Square Kilometre Array Organisation | Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, Cheshire | 2019/03/05 | 2019/04/02 | Accepting Applicants |
| Project Manager for the ELT-MAORY instrument | INAF | Bologna, Bo | 2019/03/04 | 2019/04/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Adaptive Optics, Optical, Mechanical, Electronic and System Engineer for AO instruments | INAF | Bologna and others, Bo | 2019/03/04 | 2019/04/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Software | W. M. Keck Observatory | Kamuela, Hawaii | 2019/03/02 | 2019/04/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Head of Instrumentation | Lowell Observatory | Flagstaff, AZ | 2019/02/27 | 2019/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Scientist | University of the Virgin Islands | St. Thomas, VI | 2019/02/21 | 2019/03/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Mission Operations Specialist (Instrument Operator) | Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, California | 2019/01/03 | 2019/05/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Programmer | AURA/NSO | Boulder, CO | 2019/03/21 | 2019/04/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Opto-mechanical Technician | University of TX - McDonald Obsv | McDonald Observatory, TX | 2019/03/14 | 2019/04/14 | Accepting Applicants |
| HEASARC Big Data Scientist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, MD | 2019/03/05 | 2019/04/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| DM Science Validation Scientist | AURA/LSST | Tucson, AZ | 2019/03/05 | 2019/04/05 | Accepting Applicants |
| Remote Sensing Technician - Specialist | The Aerospace Corporation | El Segundo, California | 2019/03/02 | 2019/04/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| UX Developer | AURA/LSST | Tucson, AZ | 2019/03/01 | 2019/04/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Instrumentation Specialist | Large Binocular Telescope Observatory | Tucson, Arizona | 2019/02/26 | 2019/03/26 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Research Scientist - Observational Radio Astronomy | CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science | Epping, NSW | 2019/02/14 | 2019/04/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Electrical Engineer (a multi-disciplined engineering position) | Large Binocular Telescope Observatory | Tucson, Arizona | 2019/02/05 | 2019/03/23 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| 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) |
| Manager, Mission Operations Controller (Mission Director Manager) | Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, California | 2019/01/03 | 2019/05/01 | Position Filled |
Other
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image Processing Engineer | Spaceflight Industries | Seattle, WA | 2019/03/16 | 2019/04/16 | Accepting Applicants |
| CRAF Frequency manager | Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC | Dwingeloo, Drenthe | 2019/03/15 | 2019/04/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| Observatory Coordinator | City of Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage, CA | 2019/03/14 | 2019/04/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| Associate Research Scientist | Columbia University | New York, NY | 2019/03/02 | 2019/04/12 | Accepting Applicants |
| Summer Astrophysics and Astronomy Teaching Opportunities | Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth | Baltimore, MD | 2019/03/02 | 2019/05/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Astronomer (Program Director) | National Science Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 2019/03/01 | 2019/03/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Program Director | National Science Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 2019/02/19 | 2019/04/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| Keck Visiting Scholar | W. M. Keck Observatory | Kamuela, HI | 2019/02/05 | 2019/04/05 | Accepting Applicants |