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Opportunity

Brinson Galileo Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: 11/01/2022

Applications are invited for the “Brinson Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Galileo Project” with Professor Avi Loeb at Harvard University, head of The Galileo Project.

The successful candidate will be engaged with the research program of the Galileo Project. The Galileo Project is the first systematic scientific research program in search for potential artifacts or remnants of extraterrestrial technological civilizations or potentially active equipment near Earth.

The successful candidate will have access to local computing facilities and will have the opportunity to interact and work with researchers in both the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO).

Please submit applications electronically by 5:00pm EST, November 1, 2022.

Duration

Up to 3 years.

The nominal starting date is July 1, 2023. Applications will be solicited until the position is filled. The position is for one year, renewable for a second and third year, contingent on performance and funding.

Eligibility

Completion of the Ph.D. is required to begin a Postdoctoral Fellowship; successful candidates who have received their degree within three years of the effective start date of the fellowship must provide verification of their Ph.D.

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