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Vacancies

Paid research assistantships and staff roles at CASSA — every current opening, with the archive of past circulars below.

  1. Open Hiring: Three Undergraduate Research Assistants (2026) CASSA is recruiting three part-time Undergraduate Research Assistants (UGRAs) — one under each of three supervisors, Khan Muhammad Bin Asad, Syeda Lammim Ahad and Tabassum Shahriar Tanvir — for a six-month term tentatively starting 15 September 2026, funded by the ARC-SCOPE Sponsored Research Grant. ARC Undergraduate Research Assistant ×3 (part-time, one per supervisor) · Negotiable, based on relevant experience · Apply by 31 Aug 2026

Archive

Past circulars

2026

  1. Closed Beatrice Tinsley Postbac Research Assistantship 2026 The inaugural call of the Beatrice Tinsley Postbac Research Assistantship (TRA) — two paid, year-long research positions for women who have completed their bachelor's degree, each within one of three CASSA programs — CHronOS (21-cm cosmology), GATE (galaxy clusters) or HALO (artificial light at night and health) — and each leading to a principal-author paper and graduate-school applications. Postbac Research Assistant ×2 (women only) · 30,000 BDT/month × 12 months · Applications closed 10 Aug 2026
  2. Closed Hiring: Three Students on Duty CASSA is recruiting three IUB Students on Duty for Autumn 2026 (1 August – 30 November) — one Outreach Ambassador and two Undergraduate Research Assistants — who will together found an Astronomy and Space Club at IUB under CASSA. Student on Duty ×3 (Outreach Ambassador · UGRA ×2) · 12,000 BDT/month · Applications closed 20 Jul 2026
  3. Closed Hiring: Three Research Assistants (2026–27) CASSA is recruiting three Research Assistants — Astrophysics, Observatory and Software — for an 11-month term (1 August 2026 – 30 June 2027) to conduct research under a Core Member and contribute toward publications. Research Assistant ×3 (Astrophysics · Observatory · Software) · Scale determined by qualifications (post-baccalaureate or graduate) · Applications closed 28 Jul 2026
  4. Closed SOD Hiring: 2 Undergraduate Research Assistants CASSA is seeking two highly motivated undergraduate students to join our research team as Students on Duty (SODs). Undergraduate Research Assistant (×2) · 12,000 BDT/month · Applications closed 21 Feb 2026
  5. Closed Hiring: Research Assistant for Supernova Cosmology The Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics (CASSA) is seeking a highly motivated and talented post-baccalaureate student to join our research team as a… Research Assistant (Post-Baccalaureate) · 30,000 BDT/month · Applications closed 10 Feb 2026

2025

  1. Filled Hiring: Manager (Science) A full-time, two-year science-and-computing manager role — CASSA administration, budgets, research-fund disbursement and HPC server administration. Manager (Science) · Position filled
  2. Closed IUB On Campus Job: CASSA Outreach Ambassador The Outreach Ambassador will lead the organization of all CASSA outreach events at IUB and liaise with external partners involved in CASSA’s outreach initiatives… Outreach Ambassador · 12,000 BDT/month (10 months) · Applications closed 13 Oct 2025

2023

  1. Filled Hiring: 2 Research Assistants Two post-baccalaureate RA positions — one in radio astronomy & 21-cm cosmology with LOFAR, one in theoretical physics. Research Assistant (×2) · Negotiable · Position filled