Carnegie Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Earth and Planets Laboratory

Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL) invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships at its campus in Washington, DC. Multiple positions are available.  If you are interested in having EPL host your 51 Peg b, Hubble, NSF, or other fellowship, please contact us. Externally funded fellows also have access to Carnegie’s observing and computing facilities described below. 

We invite applications from theorists, observers, and experimentalists working in the fields of star and planet formation, extrasolar planet detection and characterization, planetary astronomy, planetary interiors, cosmochemistry, and astrochemistry. EPL emphasizes interdisciplinary theoretical, observational, and experimental research; collaboration with multiple research areas on campus is encouraged. Applicants are encouraged to review information about our department at https://carnegiescience.edu/epl and about our postdoctoral fellowships and experience at https://carnegiescience.edu/about/working/postdocs/epl.

All fellows pursue research topics of their choice. Fellows are eligible to apply for time at Carnegie’s Las Campanas Observatory in Chile (http://www.lco.cl/), including the twin 6.5-meter Magellan telescopes. Carnegie is a full member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V. Theoretical calculations can be performed on high performance computing clusters on-campus and at Caltech. Funding is available for travel to scientific conferences and observation sites, as well as publications. At EPL, we foster an exceptional research environment and culture of mentoring, including professional development opportunities specifically for postdocs. Carnegie Science strives to enable a scientifically excellent, equitable, and inclusive community.

EPL Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded once a year, with allowed start dates between July 1 and December 31, 2025. Fellowships are initially for one year but are typically renewed for up to a total of 3 years. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the start of the fellowship. The principal selection criteria will be research accomplishment, originality and achievability of the research proposal, independence, and relevance to the ongoing scientific pursuits at EPL. 

Other postdoctoral opportunities will be posted as they arise at https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/epl/.

Carnegie Institution for Science has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Postdoctoral fellows are employees and receive benefits associated with employment; see https://carnegiescience.edu/about/working.