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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 at the level of Assistant Professor	Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA), UNAM, Campus Morelia	Morelia, Mich. Mexico	2026/07/07	2026/09/30
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
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
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
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
Postdoctoral Fellow in Astronomy & Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz	University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA United States	2026/06/15	2026/07/15
Postdoctoral Research Scientist	Columbia University	Livermore, CA United States	2026/04/22	2026/07/21

**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 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

**Science Management**
Runs projects and programs at universities, government or private industry. Open-ended employment.
Title	Institution	Location(s)	Posted	Deadline
Senior Director for Science	University of Colorado, Boulder - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics	Boulder, CO United States	2026/06/25	2026/08/01
STScI Deputy Director	Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)	Baltimore, MD United States	2026/06/05	2026/07/27

**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
Gravitational-Wave Research Scientist III	Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Pasadena, CA United States	2026/07/07	2026/08/15
Tenure track position at the level of Titular Academic Technician	Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA), UNAM, Campus Morelia	Morelia, Mich. Mexico	2026/07/07	2026/08/31
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	2026/07/08	2026/09/30
Coordinator for Outreach and Public Engagement	University of California Observatories	Santa Cruz, CA United States	2026/06/26	2026/07/23

**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
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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