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ICER research consultant at Michigan State U, TARDIS, SNe Ia, massive stars, binaries, polarization, Python, tabletop gaming, Lego, he/him. Personal account.

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Postdoctoral Research Associate I Computational Stellar Astrophysics (Steward Observatory) | American Astronomical Society The University of Arizona (U of A) Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory (SO) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will work with Professor Ca...

i’m excited to announce that i am hiring (again)!

i am looking for a postdoc in computational astrophysics that’s excited about models of stellar transients and multi-messenger astronomy to join my group (star stuff @ steward) at @uarizona.bsky.social!

apply here ✨πŸ’₯: aas.org/jobregister/...

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The postdoctoral job ad for the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Center for Theoretical Astrophysics is live! Come join us in beautiful northern New Mexico. aas.org/jobregister/...

08.11.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️

04.11.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7

No! It's probably a standardizable candle! - this post brought to you by SN Ia pedants

30.10.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Details - Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor - Physics Discover exciting career opportunities at UMass Dartmouth. Join our diverse team and make a difference. Explore job openings now at UMassD!

We're hiring a teaching physics professor! Our campus feels like a liberal arts sized college within a research university. Our current teaching faculty teach first year to graduate level courses and mentor undergraduate and graduate research students. careers.umassd.edu/en-us/job/52...

28.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ran into a similar OS difference recently with numpy array sorting, and had to set every one to "stable" sort. Fun times.

22.10.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Encourage a student to register for the astropy workshop! πŸ”­ #astrocode

21.10.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

UT Austin is hiring faculty in cosmology (Physics department), astronomy, and scientific machine learning (Oden Institute; 2 positions). Feel free to contact me for more details! πŸ§ͺπŸ”­β˜„οΈ

apply.interfolio.com/175261
aas.org/jobregister/...
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Postdoctoral Positions in Time-Domain Astronomy | American Astronomical Society The department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oregon invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to work with Prof. Yvette Cendes in the field of time-domain astrophysics.Β  This inc...

Are you interested in working on astronomical transients/ radio astronomy, all while exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest on your weekends? I'm hiring a postdoc! Come work for me!

aas.org/jobregister/...

Please get in touch if you have any questions!

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08.10.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Writing is one of the most important pieces of research, not just for sharing your results, but for critically examining your work - you have to confront your own ignorance and justify many choices made along the project’s journey…

07.10.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ALSO IMPORTANT FYI : Letters of rec for NSF GRFP are due A WEEK BEFORE the applications on Nov 7!!!! πŸ”­βš›οΈ

03.10.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Educational Program Coordinator II - East Lansing, Michigan, United States Position Summary The program coordinator will maintain the planetarium, present live shows, and create new planetarium visualizations. In addition, this position will assist customers, assist in educa...

If any of you fine folks are planetarians in (or want to be in) mid-Michigan, the Abrams Planetarium is hiring a full-time-staff position for the first time in 11 years!! Come work with the astro, scicomm, and informal ed folks at MSU!! πŸ”­ πŸ§ͺ (reskeets welcome) careers.msu.edu/jobs/educati...

29.09.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7

Astronomy πŸ”­ and physics βš›οΈ GRFP applications are due Nov 14! Only seniors and 1st-year grad students can apply now (no second years).

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Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Theoretical/Computational Astrophysics | American Astronomical Society The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill invites applications for postdoctoral associates to conduct research in theoretical and computational astrophysi...

I'm hiring 1-2 postdocs this year! If you're interested in:

GW astrophysics
(Binary) Stellar Evolution
Stellar dynamics (esp. w/ massive BHs)
Galactic dynamics (inc. stellar streams)

plz consider applying! You don't need letters initially, just a list of references.

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aas.org/jobregister/...

25.09.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arrested Development Dead Dove GIF Alt: Arrested Development Dead Dove GIF. "I don't know what I expected"

It turns out that houses built in a marshy area are likely to be damp. Lessons learned from house hunting.

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A Scatter of Light from a Polarized World Many known exoplanets harbor clouds, which lead to degeneracies in spectroscopic models between particle composition and size. Polarimetry, however, provides independent assessment. Here we report the...

First detection of polarised reflected starlight from a Hot Jupiter? The signal seems big! Wiktorowicz+ arxiv.org/abs/2509.19172 πŸ§ͺπŸͺπŸ”­

24.09.2025 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun to see my primary collaborator's paper here. I'm not on the metaresearch side, but that part of the group is currently researching new ways to get the best reviewers for the job (and hopefully improve that reviewer correlation).

18.09.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The CCA @flatironinstitute.org is hiring postdocs!

We have two types, both independent fellowships:
FRF: 3 year research fellowship apply.interfolio.com/173403
FSRF: 5 year research+software fellowship apply.interfolio.com/173402

See here for more info!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/flatir...

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We're hiring Flatiron Research Fellows & Software Fellows at the @flatironinstitute.org CCA. These independent postdoc positions offer outstanding opportunities for collaboration, computation, and scientific growth in NYC: apply.interfolio.com/173402 apply.interfolio.com/173403

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I noticed Google search is no longer reliable for quick unit conversions & calculations.
So I built a simple online calculator
Give it a spin: pmocz.github.io/online-unit-...

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Screenshot of research.gov after logging in, showing link for "Prepare and Submit Proposals" on the left in a red oval.

Screenshot of research.gov after logging in, showing link for "Prepare and Submit Proposals" on the left in a red oval.

Screenshot of "Prepare New Full Proposal" on research.gov, with "add a new role" and "NSF 22-621" circled in red. In order to see the listing of the NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship, one must change role to "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"!

Screenshot of "Prepare New Full Proposal" on research.gov, with "add a new role" and "NSF 22-621" circled in red. In order to see the listing of the NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship, one must change role to "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"!

NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoc Fellowship apps are OPEN! πŸ”­ However, app only appears on research.gov if your role "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"! Click "Proposals", "Prepare and Submit Proposals", then "Prepare New". If you do not see NSF 22-621, change role to "Proposed Postdoctoral Fellow"!

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

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Kilonovae and Long-duration Gamma-ray Bursts. Marko Ristić et. al. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03003

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Enshittification!

03.09.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Astrophysics Postdoctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory is Hiring! Search available jobs or submit your resume now by visiting this link. Please share with anyone you feel would be a great fit.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Center for Theoretical Astrophysics has its postdoctoral position posted! LANL and the CTA has extensive experience in theory, simulation, modeling, and ML/AI applications. Northern New Mexico is also beautiful and full of good food! lanl.jobs/search/jobde...

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Announcement of Opportunity Find in-depth information about the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) and its requirements.

Hey #exoplaneteers (and other early career folks) - applications for the 2026 NASA Hubble Fellowship Program are open!

www.stsci.edu/stsci-resear...

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πŸ“£ We're looking for post-docs in the fields of heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics and fundamental physics.

Come carry out your independent research with us.

Apply to the ESA Research #Fellowships in Space Science πŸ‘‰ www.cosmos.esa.int/web/space-sc... πŸ”­πŸ§ͺβ˜„οΈ

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Research Fellowships - Space Science Faculty - Cosmos 3 future 0

Interested in a 3-year research opportunity with @esa.int ? Our Space Science Fellowship is OPEN for applications for our 2025 recruitment round. Application deadline is 22 September + more details here πŸ”­: www.cosmos.esa.int/web/space-sc...

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Betteridge's Law of Headlines strikes again!

21.08.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are github gists, but that probably doesn't pass the lightweight test :)

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