Tenure and Tenure-track Faculty Positions
Permanent (or leading to a permanent) position at a university or college. Includes teaching responsibility.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Tenure-Track Position in Astrophysics Scripps College
  • Claremont, CA
    United States

2026/07/22 2026/10/01
Assistant Professor, Astrobiology Center (ABC), National Institutes of Natural Sciences Astrobiology Center (ABC)
  • Mitaka, Tokyo
    Japan

2026/07/16 2026/09/30
Tenure track position in Astrophysics at the level of Assistant Professor Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA), UNAM, Campus Morelia
  • Morelia, Mich.
    Mexico

2026/07/07 2026/09/30
Associate Professor (female) at Division of Science, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
  • Mitaka, Tokyo
    Japan

2026/06/20 2026/09/11
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (Assistant / Associate Professor) in Astrophysics University of Bath
  • BA2 7AY
    United Kingdom

2026/06/16 2026/08/10
Associate Professor of Experimental Physics University of Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen
    Denmark

2026/06/02 2026/08/02
Faculty Position in Astronomy National Central University
  • Taoyuan City,
    Taiwan

2026/05/29 2026/09/30
Visiting and Non-tenure Faculty Positions
Time limited position at a university or college. Includes teaching responsibility.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Lecturer in Physics Dartmouth College
  • Hanover, NH
    United States

2026/07/17 2026/08/07
Instructor of Physics and Astronomy Oglethorpe University
  • Atlanta, GA
    United States

2026/07/14 2026/08/10
Project Assistant Professor (NAOJ Fellow 2027) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) 2026/07/02 2026/07/29
Post-doctoral Positions and 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.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
NOMIS-ISTA Fellowship Program Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
  • Klosterneuburg
    Austria

2026/07/23 2026/09/10
Postdoctoral Scholar Roman GBTDS The Ohio State University
  • Columbus, OH
    United States

2026/07/22 2026/09/01
Postdoctoral Scholar HWO The Ohio State University
  • Columbus, OH
    United States

2026/07/22 2026/09/01
The 2027 East Asian Core Observatories Association (EACOA) Fellow East Asian Core Observatories Association (EACOA)
  • Daejeon
    South Korea

  • Beijing
    China

  • Nanjing
    China

  • Shanghai
    China

  • Taipei,
    Taiwan

  • Mitaka,
    Japan

2026/07/15 2026/11/15
Astronova Fellowship Various 2026/07/14 2026/10/02
Postdoctoral Position in Multimessenger High-Energy Astrophysics HUN-REN Research Centre For Astronomy and Earth Sciences
  • Budapest
    Hungary

2026/07/14 2026/08/31
Postdoctoral Researcher in High-Redshift Extragalactic Astronomy York University
  • Toronto ON
    Canada

2026/07/14 2026/08/21
Postdoctoral 3-yr Fellowships in Astrophysics at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Santiago
    Región Metropolitana
    Chile

2026/07/13 2026/09/04
Postdoctoral Fellow in the astrophysics of Haro11 Oskar Klein Centrum, Stockholms universitet
  • Stockholm
    Sweden

2026/07/13 2026/08/31
Become a Radcliffe Fellow Harvard University
  • Cambridge, MA
    United States

2026/07/13 2026/10/01
Postdoc (f/m/x) Planet-forming Disks and Astrochemistry Austrian Academy of Science
  • Graz
    Austria

2026/07/12 2026/09/15
Research Fellow in Stellar Streams University of Surrey
  • Guildford
    United Kingdom

2026/07/10 2026/07/30
Research Assistant/Associate in Protoplanetary Discs (Fixed Term) Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge 2026/07/10 2026/08/02
2+2 year Postdoctoral Position: Calibrating theories of tidal dissipation in evolving high-mass close binaries from asteroseismology KU Leuven
  • Leuven
    Belgium

2026/07/09 2026/08/15
Postdoctoral Researcher - Department of Physics & Astronomy- 29659 West Virginia University
  • Morgantown, WV
    United States

2026/07/09 2026/08/06
Fall 2026 Westlake Fellows Program Nomination and Application Open Westlake University
  • Hangzhou Shi
    Zhejiang Sheng,
    China

2026/07/08 2026/08/31
Postdoctoral/Associate Research Scientist Columbia University
  • New York, NY
    United States

2026/07/02 2026/08/01
Post Doctoral Research Associate in Extragalactic Astronomy Open University 2026/07/01 2026/07/28
Project Research Fellow (NAOJ Chile Fellow) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) 2026/07/01 2026/09/01
Calibration data scientist (m/f/d) and Calibration instrument scientist (m/f/d) Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
  • Heidelberg
    Germany

2026/07/01 2026/07/31
Two Postdoctoral Positions in Unveiling the Interaction Physics of Giant Binary Stars KU Leuven
  • Leuven
    Belgium

2026/06/30 2026/08/05
Postdoctoral Researcher Position – Computational Astrophysics within the Cluster of Excellence ‘Our Dynamic Universe’ University of Cologne
  • Cologne
    Germany

2026/06/24 2026/07/30
Postdoctoral Researcher, Schmidt AI in Science University of Toronto
  • Toronto ON
    Canada

2026/06/23 2026/10/05
Post-Doctoral Research in Exoplanet Atmospheres Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
  • Baltimore , MD
    United States

2026/06/22 2026/08/31
Software-oriented Postdoctoral Position for the 4D-STAR project at Dartmouth College Dartmouth College
  • Hanover, NH
    United States

  • Leuven
    Belgium

  • Paris, Toulouse
    France

2026/06/19 2026/07/31
Post-doctoral Research Fellow(s) Armagh Observatory
  • Armagh
    United Kingdom

2026/06/17 2026/08/28
CIERA Exoplanet Postdoctoral Associate Northwestern University
  • Evanston, IL
    United States

2026/06/17 2026/07/16
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.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
PhD Scholarships in Observational, Computational & Theoretical Astrophysics Swinburne University of Technology
  • Hawthorn VIC
    Australia

2026/07/24 2026/08/21
PhD Research Positions in Astrophysics in Chile Universidad Andrés Bello 2026/07/20 2026/09/04
PhD Positions in Astrophysics at the Universidad Diego Portales Universidad Diego Portales
  • Santiago
    Región Metropolitana
    Chile

2026/07/14 2026/09/02
PhD Scholarships in Astrophysics The University of Melbourne
  • Parkville VIC
    Australia

2026/07/08 2026/08/08
PhD Opportunities in Astronomy & Radio Astronomy Engineering at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University node Curtin University
  • Perth WA
    Australia

2026/07/01 2026/07/31
PhD and Master positions in Astrophysics at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
  • Macul
    Región Metropolitana
    Chile

2026/06/26 2026/07/31
Doctoral student position (m/f/d) in Computational Astrophysics Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
  • Potsdam
    Germany

2026/06/23 2026/08/15
Science Management
Runs projects and programs at universities, government or private industry. Open-ended employment.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Head of Silicon Technologies (f/m/d) Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik (DZA)
  • Görlitz
    Germany

2026/07/23 2026/08/31
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.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Precision Radial Velocity (PRV) Operations Scientist W M Keck Observatory
  • Kamuela, HI
    United States

2026/07/21 2026/08/21
Astrophysics Center Program Scientist [Radio Astronomy] Schmidt Sciences
  • Baltimore, MD
    United States

2026/07/21 2026/09/30
Staff Astronomer I W. M. Keck Observatory
  • Kamuela, HI
    United States

2026/07/14 2026/08/09
Floater Telescope Operator AURA/NOIRLab
  • La Serena
    Coquimbo
    Chile

2026/07/10 2026/08/14
Science Editor - High Energy and Fundamental Physics Corridor American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Science Editor - Interstellar Matter and Local Universe American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Science Editor - Solar Corridor American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Science Editor - Instrumentation American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Science Editor - Exoplanet, Solar System and Astrobiology Corridor American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Science Editor - Galaxies and Cosmology Corridor American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Science Editor - Stars and Stellar Physics Corridor American Astronomical Society 2026/07/09 2026/09/01
Gravitational-Wave Research Scientist III Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Pasadena, CA
    United States

2026/07/07 2026/08/15
Tenure track position at the level of Titular Academic Technician Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA), UNAM, Campus Morelia
  • Morelia, Mich.
    Mexico

2026/07/07 2026/08/31
Optical Scientist 1224 SETI Institute
  • Mountain View, CA
    United States

2026/07/06 2026/09/15
Optical Scientist 1225 SETI Institute
  • Mountain View, CA
    United States

2026/07/06 2026/09/15
Staff Scientist (Roman/ENSCI) Caltech/IPAC 2026/07/01 2026/08/03
ngVLA Assistant Scientist National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • Charlottesville, VA
    United States

  • Albuquerque, NM
    United States

2026/06/18 2026/09/01
Outreach / Education Staff
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Staff Scientist American Association of Variable Star Observers 2026/07/23 2026/08/31
Planetarium Manager/Lead Space Science Educator: Full-Time Museum of Science and Innovation (MOSI)
  • Tampa, FL
    United States

2026/07/23 2026/08/06
Other
Any position that does not seem to fit.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Call for a Research Position in High Energy Astrophysics (m/f/d) Topic: Gamma-Ray Sky Reconstruction for the Milky Way Atlas Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
  • Garching
    Germany

2026/07/09 2026/08/10
Project Manager II-III National Radio Astronomy Observatory
  • Albuquerque, NM
    United States

  • Socorro, NM
    United States

2026/06/29 2026/08/10
American Physical Society and American Astronomical Society Civic Science Fellow American Physical Society and American Astronomical Society 2026/06/04 2026/07/31

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