OBS Postdoctoral Fellowships
Carnegie Science offers prestigious postdoctoral fellowships for independent research in astronomy, astrophysics, and instrumentation, providing access to top facilities and a collaborative scientific community.
Funder: Carnegie Science
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (CTAC / Carnegie-Caltech / Carnegie-USC Theoretical Astrophysics fellowships) | November 2026 (Carnegie Postdoctoral Research Fellowship application & reference letters)
Funding Amounts: Annual salary ~$84,500–$85,750; research budget ~$12,000/year; fellowships typically 2–3 years with possible renewal.
Summary: Prestigious postdoctoral fellowships supporting independent research in observational/theoretical astronomy and instrumentation, with access to premier facilities and resources.
Description
Carnegie Science Observatories offers several highly competitive postdoctoral fellowship programs in astronomy, astrophysics, and astronomical instrumentation. These fellowships provide early-career researchers with the opportunity to pursue independent research topics of their choice, leveraging world-class observing facilities (such as the Magellan, du Pont, and Swope telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile), advanced instrumentation projects, and high-performance computing resources at Caltech and locally. Fellows join a vibrant, collaborative scientific community and may work closely with leading astronomers, astrophysicists, and engineers. Programs include observational, theoretical, and instrumentation-focused fellowships, with additional joint positions in partnership with Caltech and USC.
