Job Postings

• Informal, non-comprehensive list of grad opportunities for Fall 2022 (updated periodically by Dr. Sarah Hörst of Johns Hopkins University)

See also our resources page with an (incomplete) list of universities with planetary science programs.

• NASA Postdoctoral Program Opportunities – Deadline: March 1, July 1, and November 1, annually

• Postdoctoral Fellowships in Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences at MIT, Cambridge, MA - Deadline 11/20/21

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - American Museum of Natural History in New York, NY - Deadline: 11/15/21

• Postdoctoral Researcher at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, TX – Deadline: Permanent Call

• Postdoctoral Researcher for Planetary Mapping of Impact Craters through LPI in Houston, TX – Deadline: Until Filled

• Postdoctoral Researcher in Modeling of Martian Habitability at LPI, Houston, TX - Deadline: 12/3/21

• Assistant Professor in Planetary Geoscience at University of Iowa - Deadline: Until Filled

• Assistant Professor in the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems at Washington University in St. Louis - Deadline: 11/24/21

• Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Space Physics at Brown University, Providence, RI - Deadline: 12/1/21

• Tenure Track Professor in Earth and Planetary Data Analytics at Virginia Tech, VA - Deadline: 12/6/21

• Lunar Geotechnical Scientist at Jacobs, Houston, TX - Deadline: Until Filled

• Mission Control Space Services in Ottawa, Canada - Deadline: Permanent Call

• Staff Scientist for PSI through flexible or remote locations – Deadline: Permanent Call

Because there are many engineering jobs and many types of engineering, this section serves as a reference for those who want to continue in space engineering. This focuses on companies that conduct lunar and planetary exploration work in addition to specific job postings.

• Astrobotic Technology, Inc.

• Ceres Robotics

• Deep Space Systems

• Draper

• Firefly Aerospace, Inc

• Honeybee Robotics

• Intuitive Machines, LLC

• Jacobs

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

• Lockheed Martin Space

• Masten Space Systems, Inc.

• Mission Control Space Services, Inc.

• Moon Express

• NASA

• Orbit Beyond

• Paragon Space Development Corporation

• Space Talent

• SpaceX

• Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.

• United Launch Alliance