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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
Professorship in Astrophysics with a Focus on Large-Scale Structure Surveys (W3 tenure or W2 Tenure-Track to W3)	Universität Bonn		2026/06/12	2026/07/26
Associate Professor of Experimental Physics	University of Copenhagen	Copenhagen Denmark	2026/06/02	2026/08/02
Faculty Position in Astronomy	National Central University	Taoyuan City, Taiwan	2026/05/29	2026/09/30

**Visiting and Non-tenure Faculty Positions**
Time limited position at a university or college. Includes teaching responsibility.
Title	Institution	Location(s)	Posted	Deadline
RESEARCH PROFESSOR, STEWARD OBSERVATORY	University of Arizona		2026/06/04	2026/07/17
Instructor of Physics and Astronomy	Oglethorpe University	Brookhaven, GA United States	2026/06/03	2026/07/15
Instructor or Lecturer of Physics and Astronomy	University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK United States	2026/05/26	2026/06/01

**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 Research Associate in Epoch of Reionisation Data Analysis	Curtin University	Perth WA Australia	2026/06/14	2026/07/11
Postdoctoral position available in Space Plasma Physics/Astrophysics, focusing on numerical modeling of the solar wind	Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo-SP Brazil	2026/06/13	2026/06/30
Computing Postdoctoral Position to Upgrade the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project (CHIME/FRB)	McGill University	Montreal QC Canada	2026/06/11	2026/07/15
Postdoc and CHEOPS GTO Support Scientist	University of Geneva		2026/06/05	2026/06/30
computational materials science for planetary cores	Ghent University, Belgium	Gent Belgium	2026/06/05	2026/06/21
IAC Postdoctoral Fellowship X RAY BINARIES PS-2026-066	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	La Laguna Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain	2026/06/05	2026/07/06
Postdoctoral Scholar - NExScI	Caltech/IPAC		2026/06/03	2026/07/01
Research Fellow	Queen's University Belfast		2026/05/25	2026/06/22
Senior Research Scientist	University of Oxford	Oxford United Kingdom	2026/05/21	2026/06/26
Research Fellow in Young Stars and Disks	University of Leeds		2026/05/20	2026/06/17
Research Associate in Astrophysics	Imperial College London	London United Kingdom	2026/05/20	2026/06/18
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Astrophysics	Maynooth University		2026/05/20	2026/06/21
SKAIC Post-Doctoral Fellowships	National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research	Various SKAIC Member Institutions across India India	2026/05/11	2026/06/22
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
PAN-STARRS OBSERVER – ID# 226307	University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy		2026/05/26	2026/06/16

**Science Management**
Runs projects and programs at universities, government or private industry. Open-ended employment.
Title	Institution	Location(s)	Posted	Deadline
ngVLA Technical Project Manager	National Radio Astronomy Observatory		2026/06/04	2026/06/30
Assistant Director, ngVLA Project Director	National Radio Astronomy Observatory		2026/06/04	2026/06/30
Executive Director of Cal-Bridge	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA United States	2026/05/29	2026/06/30
Program Manager	University of California, Santa Cruz		2026/05/29	2027/05/28

**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	California Institute of Technology		2026/06/09	2027/06/09
PAN-STARRS JUNIOR OBSERVER – ID# 226305	University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy		2026/05/26	2026/06/16

**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
Application Developer (NExScI - AI)	Caltech/IPAC		2026/06/11	2026/07/06
Assistant Survey Scientist, NEO Surveyor Mission	UCLA		2026/06/09	2026/07/03
Staff Scientist (NExScI)	Caltech/IPAC		2026/06/05	2026/07/10
Research Scientist/Engineer 3	University of Washington, Seattle	Seattle, WA United States	2026/06/02	2026/06/15
Assistant Project Scientist for UVEX	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA United States	2026/05/29	2026/06/29
Staff Scientist - NEOS (NSDS Calibration)	Caltech/IPAC		2026/05/21	2026/07/01
Staff Scientist - NEOS (NSDS MO QA)	Caltech/IPAC		2026/05/21	2026/07/01

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