MIT Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowships

The MIT Kavli and Juan Carlos Torres fellowships support two researchers pursuing astrophysics theory, observations or instrumentation. Fellows can use MIT facilities, collaborations and a dedicated CPU/GPU cluster, with opportunities involving Magellan, TESS, LIGO, HERA, CHIME, WINTER and Chandra, plus emerging instruments. Appointments last up to three years, renewed annually according to performance, and include an approximately $15,000 research budget. Stated compensation is $73,308–$90,000.

PhD in astronomy, astrophysics, physics or equivalent by appointment. Submit cover letter, CV/publications, a past/current research statement of at most one page, a proposal of at most two pages, and three letters by 11 December 2026. Non-US nationals need appropriate immigration status or employment authorization.