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
Assistant Professor, Astrobiology Center (ABC), National Institutes of Natural Sciences Astrobiology Center (ABC)
  • Mitaka, Tokyo
    Japan

2026/07/16 2026/09/30
Associate Professor (female) at Division of Science, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
  • Mitaka, Tokyo
    Japan

2026/06/20 2026/09/11
Visiting and Non-tenure Faculty Positions
Time limited position at a university or college. Includes teaching responsibility.
Title Institution Location(s) Posted Deadline
Project Assistant Professor (NAOJ Fellow 2027) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) 2026/07/02 2026/07/29
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
NOMIS-ISTA Fellowship Program Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
  • Klosterneuburg
    Austria

2026/07/23 2026/09/10
Astronova Fellowship Various 2026/07/14 2026/10/02
Postdoctoral Fellow in the astrophysics of Haro11 Oskar Klein Centrum, Stockholms universitet
  • Stockholm
    Sweden

2026/07/13 2026/08/31
Project Research Fellow (NAOJ Chile Fellow) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) 2026/07/01 2026/09/01
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
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
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
Head of Silicon Technologies (f/m/d) Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik (DZA)
  • Görlitz
    Germany

2026/07/23 2026/08/31
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
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
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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