Category: Planetary Defense

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Position (Tenure-track system) related for the planetary defense activities

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Current state: Approved
Department: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
City: Sagamihara
State/Province: Kanagawa
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Country: Japan
Contact Person: Tetsuya YOSHIDA
Contact Email: [email protected]
Institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agancy (JAXA)
Application Due Date: Wednesday, September 30 2026
Web Link: https://global.jaxa.jp/about/employ/pdf/edu_20260629_01_e.pdf

The appointee will promote academic research on near-Earth objects (NEOs), including their observation, exploration, orbital analysis and orbit determination/evaluation, and Earth impact risk assessment, as well as data analysis and modeling related to these activities. In addition, the appointee is expected to emphasize collaboration with domestic and international institutions and researchers, and to contribute to academic research and related activities that support planetary defense.
After appointment, taking into account the appointee’s expertise and affiliated Department, the appointee will participate in the activities of the JAXA Planetary Defense Team. As necessary, the appointee may hold concurrent appointments and will contribute to the translation of academic outcomes into societal applications.

Assistant Survey Scientist for Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission

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Current state: Approved
Department: Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences
City: Los Angeles
State/Province: CA
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Country: USA
Contact Person: UCLA Campus Human Resources
Contact Email: [email protected]
Institution: UCLA
Application Due Date: Friday, July 31 2026
Web Link: https://jobs.ucla.edu/careers-home/jobs/10520

NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is a planned mission (launch: September 2027) with a goal of finding, identifying, and characterizing potentially hazardous asteroids in our Solar System.  The Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences is an academic unit within the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences.  The NEO Surveyor Assistant Survey Scientist will be supported under UCLA’s contract with NASA.  The NEO Surveyor Assistant Survey Scientist will work with the Principal Investigator and Science Team in developing the NEO Surveyor survey plan, which determines where the Observatory points as a function of time. The Assistant Survey Scientist will participate in testing and verifying that the survey plan obeys survey rules defined by the Science Team. The Assistant Survey Scientist will also participate actively in studying the ability to link detections of small body candidates observed by NEO Surveyor to ensure that they result in the determination of high-quality orbits.  Qualifications for the position include: 1+ years research experience in planetary astrophysics, solar system bodies, exoplanets or related subarea(s); strong programming skills with 2+ years Python or equiv. language programming experience; ability to interpret copious amounts of complex technical information and data.  More information on the position, including qualifications, compensation range, benefits and how to apply are provided in the job website.