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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 of Physics and Astronomy (Part-Time) | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 2020/06/23 | 2021/01/04 | Accepting Applicants |
| Project Assistant Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) | National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | Mitaka, Tokyo | 2020/06/22 | 2020/07/20 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Assistant Research Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics - XRT Instrument Scientist | Penn State University | University Park, PA | 2020/06/15 | 2020/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Asst. Lecturer Physics Astronomy | University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY | 2020/06/10 | 2020/07/08 | Accepting Applicants |
Faculty Positions (tenure & tenure-track)
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomer / Instrument Project Scientist | European Southern Observatory (ESO) | Garching, Deutschland | 2020/06/25 | 2020/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Tenure-track positions in astrophysics at Zhejiang University | Zhejiang University | Hangzhou, Zhejiang | 2020/06/20 | 2021/07/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| 2020-2nd Faculty Positions in Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) | Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) | Daejeon, Yuseong-Gu | 2020/06/18 | 2020/07/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| Two faculty positions at Universidad Andrés Bello (Chile) | Universidad Andrés Bello | Santiago, Metropolitana | 2020/06/17 | 2020/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| RE-ADVERTISEMENT: Associate Professor in theoretical cosmology with focus on numerical studies of the cosmic microwave background, large scale structure, and the early Universe | Aarhus University | Aarhus, Aarhus | 2020/06/12 | 2020/09/01 | Accepting Applicants |
Post-doctoral Positions & Fellowships
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Position in Tidal Disruption Events at UNIST/CBNU, Korea | UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) | Ulsan, Ulsan | 2020/07/02 | 2020/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Post-Doctoral Associate (Submillimeter Detector Technology and Instrumentation) | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, MD | 2020/07/01 | 2020/08/17 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral Position in Energetic Star and Planet Radiation Environments | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | Cambridge, MA | 2020/06/30 | 2020/07/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Positions in Astronomy and Astrophysics | University of Victoria | Victoria, BC | 2020/06/27 | 2020/08/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral research position in observational astrophysics | Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy | Marina, CA | 2020/06/26 | 2020/07/27 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Position in ISM research with HyGAL data | University of Cologne | Koeln, NRW | 2020/06/25 | 2020/07/23 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Multiwavelength Studies of Protoplanetary and Debris Disks | University of Leeds | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 2020/06/23 | 2020/07/21 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position: participation to the exoplanet search project SPECULOOS | University of Liege | Liège, Liège | 2020/06/13 | 2020/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral position in gamma ray burst astrophysics | Polish Academy of Sciences | Warsaw, Mazovia | 2020/06/12 | 2020/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Researcher, Astronomy (Visiting) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/09/14 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| NAOJ Adaptive Optics Postdoctoral Fellow – ID# 220265 | Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | 2020/06/11 | 2020/07/09 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Extra-Galactic Astrophysics | University of Sussex | Brighton, East Sussex | 2020/06/06 | 2020/07/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| Five-Year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship | All Souls College, University of Oxford | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 2020/06/03 | 2020/09/11 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Associate (Atomic Data and X-Ray Spectroscopy) | University of Maryland | College Park, MD | 2020/06/01 | 2020/07/15 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Postdoctoral researcher in XMM/optical follow-up of eROSITA AGN | Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) | Potsdam, Brandenburg | 2020/05/29 | 2020/07/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Stellar Astrophysics | University of Warwick | Coventry, Warwickshire | 2020/05/23 | 2020/07/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Research Fellow in Exoplanets and Stellar Physics | University of Warwick | Coventry , Warwickshire | 2020/05/23 | 2020/07/03 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Extragalactic and Stellar Astrophysics | University of Warwick | Coventry, Warwickshire | 2020/05/20 | 2020/07/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Positions in Astrophysics | Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM | Ciudad de Mexico, CDMX | 2020/05/15 | 2020/07/19 | Accepting Applicants |
| Postdoctoral Researcher in Planetary Magnetospheric Physics | CRESST II Program/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center | Greenbelt, Maryland | 2020/05/13 | 2020/07/15 | Accepting Applicants |
| NASA Postdoctoral Program - Application Deadline July 1, 2020 | NASA / Universities Space Research Assocaition | Multiple Locations, MD | 2020/04/04 | 2020/07/01 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Pre-doctoral/Graduate Positions
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD position in “Modelling, detection and characterization of tidally heated exomoons” | Leiden University | Leiden, Zuid-Holland | 2020/07/01 | 2020/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD scholarships in astrophysics at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, UWA | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, University of Western Australia | Perth, Western Australia | 2020/07/01 | 2020/08/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| Unravelling Neural Networks with Structure-Preserving Computing: Neural networks for N-body simulations. | Leiden University | Leiden, Noord Holland | 2020/06/25 | 2020/07/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| N. D. Goldsworthy Scholarship for Physics at the University of Melbourne | University of Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC | 2020/06/15 | 2020/07/13 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD positions in stellar and supernova astrophysics | Stockholm University | Stockholm, Stockholm | 2020/06/15 | 2020/08/01 | Accepting Applicants |
| 3 PhD positions in planetary science in Bern - Switzerland | University of Bern | BERN, Bern | 2020/06/15 | 2020/07/30 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD Student Position in 3D Mapping of the Milky Way | Max Planck Institute for Astronomy | Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg | 2020/06/11 | 2020/07/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD scholarships in astrophysics | Macquarie University | Sydney, NSW | 2020/06/10 | 2020/07/31 | Accepting Applicants |
| PhD student position in the area of changing-look AGN | Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) | Potsdam, Brandenburg | 2020/05/29 | 2020/07/10 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Engineering
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Electronics Engineer | University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | 2020/06/26 | 2021/06/24 | Accepting Applicants |
| Engineer or Physicist MICADO (f/m/d) | Max Planck Institute for Astronomy | Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg | 2020/06/12 | 2020/07/17 | Accepting Applicants |
| Instrument Scientist, Astronomy | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/09/14 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Associate Mission Operations Specialist (Telescope Operator) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/09/14 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Ground Support Engineer | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/09/14 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Observatory Software Quality Assurance Engineer | TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena, CA | 2020/05/27 | 2020/08/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| Systems Safety Engineer | TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena, CA | 2020/05/27 | 2020/08/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| Senior Engineer - Primary Mirror Control System | TMT International Observatory, LLC | Pasadena, CA | 2020/05/27 | 2020/08/26 | Accepting Applicants |
| IPAC at Caltech Seeks a Software Developer | Caltech/IPAC | Pasadena, California | 2020/05/19 | 2020/07/10 | Accepting Applicants |
Science Management
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arecibo Deputy Director | Arecibo Observatory | Orlando, FL | 2020/07/01 | 2020/07/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Mission Operations Controller (Mission Director) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Palmdale, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/09/14 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Director, Lunar & Planetary Institute | LPI / Universities Space Research Association | Houston, TX | 2020/06/11 | 2020/08/12 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| IPA Program Directors | National Science Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 2020/06/01 | 2020/07/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| NASA Headquarters Astrophysics Program Scientist | NASA | Washington, DC | 2020/04/24 | 2020/07/06 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
Scientific/Technical Staff
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Operations Scientist - #0049342 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2020/06/27 | 2020/07/27 | Accepting Applicants |
| Adaptive Optics Scientist | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | 2020/06/23 | 2020/07/21 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Adaptive Optics Scientist | AURA | Hilo, Hawaii | 2020/06/20 | 2020/07/18 | Accepting Applicants |
| Adaptive Optics Scientist (Part-Time) | AURA | Hilo, Hawaii | 2020/06/20 | 2020/07/18 | Accepting Applicants |
| Senior Staff Astronomical Data Scientist | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2020/06/12 | 2020/07/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| Staff Astronomical Data Scientist I- #0048665 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD | 2020/06/12 | 2020/07/10 | Accepting Applicants |
| IPAC at Caltech Seeks Scientific Programmer | Caltech/IPAC | Pasadena , California | 2020/06/01 | 2020/07/10 | Accepting Applicants |
Other
| Title | Institution/Organization | Location | Posted | Deadline | Position Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Backend Web Developer | AURA | Tucson, Arizona | 2020/07/01 | 2020/07/29 | Accepting Applicants |
| Project Specialist (Science Outreach) | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/08/12 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |
| Project Specialist | SOFIA / Universities Space Research Association | Moffett Field, CA | 2020/06/11 | 2020/08/12 | No Status Given (Opted Out) |