Postdoctoral Associate

Posting Details Position Information Posting Number SF2003P Position Title Postdoctoral Associate Position Type Professional/Salaried Department Chemistry and Physics - Troy Division College of Science and Engineering Campus Troy Work Status Full-Time (FT) Temporary No Location Troy - T01 Job Summary The Department of Chemistry and Physics at Troy University invites applications for a post-doctoral position in Astronomy/Astrophysics. The selected candidate will be working with a distributed telescope platform to analyze images of satellites, derive orbital observations, and develop calibration software to optimize calculations. The work will include conducting a survey of relevant open-source tools and libraries and implementing algorithms. The candidate has access to real-time images of different orbital objects and gets a chance to do a deep dive on to the current state-of-the-art for extracting information from astrometric images. Minimum Qualifications 1. Doctoral degree in Astronomy/Astronomy/Physics specializing in orbital dynamics. 2. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Preferred Qualifications Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? Work Hours TBA List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position None Does this position have supervisory responsibility? No Posting Date 12/09/2025 Closing Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Quick Link Reference Letters Reference Letters Solicit References Through the System? No Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference Applicant Special Instructions Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? Troy University employment website ( Chronicle of Higher Education Higher Ed Jobs Social Media website Indeed Other employment website (please specify below) Employee Referral (please specify below) Local newspaper (please specify below) Professional journal (please specify below) Other source (please specify below) Please specify: (Open Ended Question) * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following: Not a current Troy University employee Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty) Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees) * Do you possess a Doctoral degree in Astronomy/Astronomy/Physics specializing in orbital dynamics? Yes No Applicant Documents Required Documents Cover Letter List of References Curriculum Vitae Unofficial Transcript 1 Optional Documents Letter of Reference 1 Letter of Reference 2 Letter of Reference 3 Unofficial Transcript 2 Unofficial Transcript 3 Other Document #J-18808-Ljbffr Troy University