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30. October 2026

Professorship (W2) in Astrobiology and Research group leader at AIP (pdf, apply online )

Group: Stellar, Solar and Exoplanetary Physics
Contact: Prof. Dr. Katja Poppenhäger
E-mail: ausschreibungen@uni-potsdam.de
Online application: https://www.academics.com/jobs/professorship-w2-in-astrobiology-and-research-group-leader-at-aip-universitaet-potsdam-1112081
Application deadline: 30. November 2026

30. October 2026

Professorship (W 3) in Astrophysical Cosmology and Director at AIP (pdf, apply online )

Contact: Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz
E-mail: ausschreibungen@uni-potsdam.de
Online application: https://www.academics.com/jobs/professorship-w-3-in-astrophysical-cosmology-and-director-at-aip-universitaet-potsdam-1112104
Application deadline: 30. November 2026

15. October 2026

Tenure-track scientist (m/f/d) (pdf, apply online )

Group: Dwarf Galaxies and the Galactic Halo
Contact: Prof. Dr. Maria-Rosa Cioni
E-mail: bewerbung-2026-08@aip.de
Online application: https://jobs1.aip.de/rec101
Application deadline: 15. December 2026

14. October 2026

Scientist (m/f/d) Optical Fibers

Group: Astrophotonics (innoFSPEC)
Contact: Dr. Kalaga Madhav
E-mail: bewerbung-2024-08@aip.de
Application deadline: 01. December 2026

09. October 2026

Postdoctoral researcher (m/f/d) in X-ray astronomy (pdf, apply online )

Group: X-ray Astronomy
Contact: PD Dr. Axel Schwope
E-mail: bewerbung-2026-10@aip.de
Online application: https://jobs1.aip.de/rec102
Application deadline: 31. October 2026

03. June 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) Scientific Detectors (NIR and VIS) (pdf)

Group: Astrophotonics (innoFSPEC)
Contact: Dr. Kalaga Madhav
E-mail: bewerbung-2024-08@aip.de