Postdoctoral Researcher: Interstellar Objects & Galileo Project

Laplace Expert Ltd; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, MA invites applications for a Prize Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Professor Avi Loeb on the Galileo Project. The focus is searching for interstellar objects and unidentified anomalous phenomena in data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

The appointment is nominally one year, renewable up to two additional years. Start date around January 18, 2027. Compensation USD 73,000–76,000 per year; applicants should submit CV, publication list, cover

Qualifications

• PhD must be completed by the appointment date.
• CV, publication list, cover letter, research statement and referee letters required.

Responsibilities

• Lead research analyzing large observational datasets from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
• Assess whether unusual astronomical signals can be explained or characterized scientifically.
• Collaborate with Harvard College Observatory and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory communities.

Skills

Observational astronomy

Data analysis

Computational analysis

Education

PhD in astronomy, physics or equivalent

Job description

Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, MA invites applications for a Prize Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Professor Avi Loeb on the Galileo Project. The focus is searching for interstellar objects and unidentified anomalous phenomena in data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

The appointment is nominally one year, renewable up to two additional years. Start date around January 18, 2027. Compensation USD 73,000–76,000 per year; applicants should submit CV, publication list, cover