Staff Scientist

About the role

IPAC at Caltech is seeking a scientist to participate in the Euclid and Roman missions by joining the user support teams. The position is split equally between Roman and Euclid.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Roman Science Support Center (SSC) to support the research community
• Organizing and supporting virtual and in-person science meetings
• Responding to questions via the help-desk
• Writing documentation for the user community
• Participation in meetings to promote Roman science
• Conduct independent research
• Helping to curate and release information on the Roman website
• Working with the Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI) to support the US-based research community in using Euclid data
• Developing and testing data analysis notebooks and services for the public Euclid archive
• Leading workshops (in person and online) on the use of Euclid data
• Writing documentation for the user community
• Responding to questions from the community via the help-desk and other channels
• Conduct independent research
• Participating in meetings, tele- and video-conferences, together with travel to Euclid workshops in Europe and relevant conferences to meet the user community in the U.S.

Qualifications

• PhD in Astronomy, Physics, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience post-PhD as a research scientist in infrared astronomy
• Strong verbal and written communication, along with demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Euclid and Roman mission and science
• Expertise with near-IR photometry and spectroscopy, including relevant data analysis software
• Proficiency with Python notebooks
• Experience with organizing research-focused events, such as workshops
• Experience working with a distributed team

Required Documents

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV
• Name and contact information for 3 professional references

Application Deadline

August 3, 2026