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**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
CTAO and Synergy Programme Scientist	European Southern Observatory	Garching near Munich Germany	2026/06/19	2026/09/15
Professorship in Astrophysics with a Focus on Large-Scale Structure Surveys (W3 tenure or W2 Tenure-Track to W3)	Universität Bonn	Bonn, Germany	2026/06/12	2026/07/26

**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
Fall 2026 Westlake Fellows Program Nomination and Application Open	Westlake University	Hangzhou Shi Zhejiang Sheng, China	2026/07/08	2026/08/31
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
Postdoctoral Research Position in Cosmology (Large-Scale Structure, AI and Statistical Inference)	Universität Bonn	Bonn Germany	2026/06/26	2026/07/12
Postdoctoral positions in radio astronomy techniques for the Deep Synoptic Array (DSA)	Argelander Institut, Universität Bonn	Bonn Germany	2026/06/24	2026/07/15
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 Research Associate/Fellow	Curtin University	Bentley WA Australia	2026/06/18	2026/07/19
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Epoch of Reionisation Data Analysis	Curtin University	Perth WA Australia	2026/06/14	2026/07/11

**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 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 position in Astronomical Instrumentation – Astrophotonics	Universität zu Köln	Cologne Germany	2026/06/23	2026/07/23
Doctoral student position (m/f/d) in Computational Astrophysics	Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)	Potsdam Germany	2026/06/23	2026/08/15
PhD and Masters of Research Positions in Astronomy and Astrophysics	Macquarie University	Macquarie University NSW Australia	2026/06/19	2026/07/12

**Science Engineering**
Instrument design and development, software development, IT system support, and other project related responsibilities. Open-ended duration of employment.
Title	Institution	Location(s)	Posted	Deadline
Electronics Engineer	Australian Astronomical Optics - Macquarie University (AAO-MQ)	Macquarie Park NSW Australia	2026/07/09	2026/07/26

**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

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