Opportunities

Illustration of the hot gas giant exoplanet HD 189733b, where raining glass is a possibility (Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Kornmesser).

This page is for job opportunities related to the IA Planetary Systems group. For general IA job opportunities follow this link.

Open calls:

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL CALL TO HIRE ONE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER UNDER DECREE-LAW Nº 57/2016, ALTERED BY LAW Nº 57/2017

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL CALL TO HIRE ONE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER UNDER DECREE-LAW Nº 57/2016, ALTERED BY LAW Nº 57/2017

One Research Fellowship for PhD student in the field of Exoplanet Research

Press releases

IA reseacher awarded prize by the European Astronomical Society
Published 2 April, 2026 in Outreach

A researcher from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) received the MERAC Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Observational Astrophysics, attributed by the European Astronomical Society. Learn... read more ❯
Cheops discovers a late bloomer exoplanet
Published 12 February, 2026 in Outreach

A team, featuring several researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, published in the prestigious journal Science, the discovery of an exoplanet that defies current planet formation... read more ❯
First scientific results from the NIRPS spectrograph
Published 29 July, 2025 in Outreach

More than 140 experts contributed to the project of this new infrared spectrograph, including several Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers. Learn more (in Portuguese) read more ❯
PLATO space mission gets closer to space
Published 1 July, 2025 in Outreach

This European Space Agency mission, with strong involvement from the Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, reached a major milestone. Learn more (in Portuguese) read more ❯
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