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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
Tenure-Track Position in Astrophysics	Scripps College	Claremont, CA United States	2026/07/22	2026/10/01

**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

**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
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
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
Postdoctoral Researcher - Department of Physics & Astronomy- 29659	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV United States	2026/07/09	2026/08/06
Postdoctoral/Associate Research Scientist	Columbia University	New York, NY United States	2026/07/02	2026/08/01
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
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 Positions in Astrophysics at the Universidad Diego Portales	Universidad Diego Portales	Santiago Región Metropolitana Chile	2026/07/14	2026/09/02
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

**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
Gravitational-Wave Research Scientist III	Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Pasadena, CA United States	2026/07/07	2026/08/15
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
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
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
Project Manager II-III	National Radio Astronomy Observatory	Albuquerque, NM United States Socorro, NM United States	2026/06/29	2026/08/10

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