Job Opportunities in Chile

PhD in Astrophysics Program at UNAB

Current call [2025, Deadline in September]:  https://aas.org/jobregister/ad/9b38ea51

Postdoctoral Positions
Several postdoctoral opportunities in astronomy and astrophysics are available in Chile through national and institutional programs, including:

• FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowships (ANID, Chile): Annual call, typically open between April and June. Highly competitive and open to applicants worldwide.

• ANID+ESO-Chile Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALMA-ANID, ESO Comité Mixto): Focused on fostering collaboration between Chilean institutions and the European Southern Observatory (ESO). 

• GEMINI-ANID Fellowship

• Andrés Bello University (UNAB) has recently launched a new program aimed at early-career researchers who obtained their PhD within two years before the application deadline. The most recent call was in January 2025.

If you would like to explore these opportunities with us or need support with applications, please contact me.