Job-Hunting Help
Astronomy and Physics Focused Job Listings
- AAS Job Register — The ultimate resource for astronomy-related jobs.
- American Association of Physics Teachers — Physics and astronomy job listings and resume posting.
- American Physical Society — Physics and astronomy job listings and resume posting.
- International Planetarium Society — Join IPS to view their EPO-heavy range of positions.
- Physics Today Jobs site — Physics and astronomy job listings and resume posting.
- Physics World — Physics and astronomy jobs from around the globe, UK emphasis.
- Space Careers Page — Astronomy and space science career opportunities, European focused.
General Academic and Nonacademic Job Sites
- Chronicle of Higher Education Job Advertisements — Both academic and non-academic jobs from all fields.
- Space Talent — Industry-heavy job postings that range from communications to space situational awareness, with a lot in between.
- Science Careers — Job listings in many fields, academic and non-academic.
- UniversityJobs.com — Site with links to faculty, postdoc, science, and executive positions.
- Higher Ed Jobs — Site has a link to search for two different types of jobs at a given distance to help with two-body problem.
- Post-Doc Site — Post-Doc positions, all fields (affiliated with UniversityJobs.com).
- STEM Careers — on Careerwise.
- Association of Science and Technology Centers — Jobs in Science Engagement.
- Academic Careers — on Academic 360.
Specific Employers Hiring Astronomers and Physicists
- NASA-Wide Job Listing — NASA's Jobs page including opportunities for students.
- JPL Employment Opportunities — The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Jobs page, including student programs.
- NSF Job Listings — NSF's Jobs page.
- National Academy Careers Page — Careers at the National Academies. See also their fellowship opportunities.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Job Listings — AAAS has a number of interesting alternative careers for people at all educational levels.
Some Other Useful Job Sites
- Net-Temps — Industry oriented job website.
- CareerOneStop — US Department of Labor-sponsored website with links to state-by-state job listings.
- EarthWorks — Lists jobs worldwide in the biological and geological sciences.
- National Career Development Association — Online resource center for exploring careers and employment.
- Indeed — Search for astronomy or physics positions.
- LinkedIn — Search for astronomy or physics positions.
- USA Government Jobs — Search for astronomy or physics positions.
Dual Career Couple Advice and Resources
- Academic two-career advice for Geosciences.
- Higher Ed Jobs — Site has a link to search for two different types of jobs at a given distance to help with two-body problem.
- Dual-career couple survey report by McNeil and Sher.