OpenFieldRoyal Society-Newton Postdoctoral Fellowship in Time-Domain Astronomy
Three-year postdoctoral research fellowship analyzing real-time astronomical alerts from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and robotic telescope arrays.
Application checklist & requirements
These requirements reflect published university guidelines available at the last review. Review official department guidelines before submission.
- Academic degree / Prerequisites
- PhD in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or Computational Cosmology completed within 3 years
- English language proficiency
- Fluent English
- Standardized testing (GRE/GMAT)
- Not required
- Thesis / Research statement
- Minimum 4 first-author papers on transient astronomy or machine learning classifiers
- Recommendation letters
- Three academic referee reports
How much will it cost? How much funding is available?
- Financial support / stipend
- £41,000 - £46,000 per annum salary plus pension and research travel budget
- Application fee
- Zero fee
- Tuition / joining costs
- Salaried postdoctoral research post
Dates and verification
- Application deadline
- January 31, 2027
- Last source review
- 2026-10-15
Important verification note
Facts reflect official Liverpool John Moores University documentation reviewed 2026-10-15. Admissions, funding allocations, and eligibility thresholds are evaluated by the university.
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