SOAR Resident Science Fellow

AURA
Full-time La Serena, Coquimbo Other-General
Posted:
March 03, 2026
Location:
La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile

Job Description

The NSF NOIRLab is the preeminent US national center for ground-based, nighttime optical and infrared astronomy. NOIRLab is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) which operates as a matrix organization, providing services across a range of programs: Gemini, Rubin, MSO (CTIO and KPNO), and CSDC; with facilities in three geographic locations: Arizona, Chile and Hawai'i. The mission of NOIRLab is to enable breakthrough discoveries in astrophysics by developing and operating state-of-the-art ground-based observatories and providing data products and services.

We invite applications for a NOIRLab postdoctoral position to support science operations at the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope, and conduct independent scientific research. This position has been funded by the Brazilian government for a period of three years, with a possible extension for a fourth year. The position will be based in La Serena, Chile.

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: La Serena, Chile
Posted: March 03, 2026
Deadline: April 12, 2026