Job and Fellowship Opportunities
Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with the Caltech Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy (PMA). We are currently conducting searches for the following positions:
Staff Positions
- Application Developer (Keck Observatory Archive)
- Assistant Electronics Technician (Palomar Observatory)
- Business Services Intern (LIGO, Hanford)
- Electrical Engineer (Deep Synoptic Array)
- Electronics Engineer (Caltech Optical Observatories)
- Electronics Engineer (LIGO)
- Electronics Technician (Space Radiation Laboratory)
- Electronics Technician (Caltech Optical Observatories)
- EMC Engineer (Deep Synoptic Array)
- General Computing Intern (LIGO, Livingston)
- LHO Electrical Engineering Lead
- LIGO Vacuum Engineer — CEBEX
- Mechanical Engineer (Caltech Optical Observatories)
- Network Engineer (IPAC)
- Research Engineer (Palomar)
- Research Engineer (LIGO)
- Scientific Networking Research Associate (High Energy Physics)
- Security and Network Engineer (IPAC)
- Senior Property and Logistics Administrator (LIGO)
- Senior Scientist (LIGO)
- Technical Cleaner (LIGO)
- Telescope Operator, Senior (Palomar Observatory)
- Vacuum Lead, LIGO Hanford Observatory
For information on open positions for staff members, please search the Caltech job listings.
PMA Faculty Positions
- No positions available.
Postdoctoral Scholar Positions
- Instrument/Experiment Postdoctoral position at the LIGO Laboratory
- Postdoctoral Scholarship in Astronomy - Prof. Kareem El-Badry
- Burke & Leinweber Fellowships in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics - Open: September 1, 2026 - Deadline: November 15, 2026
- EXP Fellowships in Experimental Physics and Astrophysics - Open: September 1, 2026 - Deadline: November 15, 2026
- Prize Teaching Fellowships in Mathematics - Open September 1, 2026 - Deadline: December 1, 2026
- Fairchild/Johnson Teaching Fellowships in Mathematics - Open September 1, 2026 - Deadline: December 1, 2026
Fellowship Opportunities
- Brinson Prize Fellowship Program (observational cosmology)
- NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP)
- 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Program (planetary astronomy)
- NSF
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.