Assistant Professor

The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawai'i (UH) invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor (F3) faculty position at the IfA facility in Honolulu. Applicants with expertise in the study of stars and planets---within the solar system and beyond--- are particularly well-positioned, but candidates in all fields of astronomy are strongly encouraged to apply.

The IfA has strong research groups in most areas of astrophysics, supported in part by access to all observational facilities on Maunakea and Haleakalā, with significant expertise in extragalactic, time domain, stellar, exoplanetary, planetary, and solar astronomy, as well as astronomical instrumentation and wide-field sky surveys. A majority of our faculty are based in Honolulu at the UH Mānoa campus where the undergraduate and graduate classes are taught.  

The IfA faculty are sited at three (3) facilities on the islands of O'ahu (in Honolulu), Hawai'i (in Hilo), and Maui (in Pukalani).  All faculty regardless of location participate equally in the teaching program, research, and academic life at the IfA.

In 2025-2026, the IfA seeks to fill two (2) positions starting Fall 2026, one (1) on Oʻahu and one (1) on Maui, as part of an ongoing faculty hiring plan through the 2020’s. To be considered for the position on Oʻahu, you must apply to this job posting. If you wish to be considered for positions at both locations, you must submit two (2) applications, one to each of the postings.