Employment Opportunities
EAPS is an academic community of approximately 40 faculty, 100 research staff including postdocs, and 175 students who study integrated aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, including through partnership with the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Joint Program. EAPS is committed to academic excellence and to fostering an intellectually vibrant, equitable, and inclusive environment.
We seek outstanding and collegial scientists who have the potential for innovation and leadership in research, and share our Principles of Community.
Questions? Contact our Human Resources Administrator
Faculty Positions
Not accepting applications at this time.
Postdoctoral Positions
While occasionally postdoctoral opportunities will be listed below, there is no single, comprehensive list of available opportunities since the positions depend on faculty sponsorship.
Candidates interested in postdoctoral study in EAPS are encouraged to discover our research and contact faculty members directly.
EAPS also sponsors a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships Program which typically appoints two new fellows through a competitive process each fall.
Job ID Number: 25148
Expected start date: after September 1, 2026
EAPS seeks a postdoctoral associate to work with the Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA), a multi-disciplinary team spanning MIT, Caltech, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, focused on developing a next-generation, GPU-based climate model that learns physics from data to improve the accuracy of its projections. Will collaborate with oceanographers, mathematicians, and software engineers to develop, validate, and use the ocean component of the new climate model, which leverages the Julia programming language to make it flexible, easy to use, and easy to extend and develop.
REQUIRED: Ph.D., in applied mathematics, atmospheric or oceanic sciences, computer science, engineering, physics, statistics, or a related field by the date of hire; strong physical, mathematical, and computational background; experience with programming in at least one general-purpose language (preferably Julia) and parallel computing; demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills; self-motivation with and demonstrated ability to conduct independent research; strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills; and ability to deliver results, adapt to change, work on research proposals, and work in team-oriented environments.
Application Requirements: Cover letter specifying relevant qualifications, current research interests, and expertise; curriculum vitae; one peer-reviewed publication; and three recommendation letters.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Questions? Contact Professor Raffaele Ferrari
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Research Positions
Job ID Number: 25649
EAPS seeks a research scientist to perform feasibility studies of detecting Psyche’s remanent magnetization from orbit including magnetosphere reconstruction, dipole estimation, spherical harmonic analyses and development of predictive tools for solar wind conditions; participate in data processing and the development of the ground data system for the Psyche Magnetometer; and join the Psyche science team, under the direction of the Magnetometry Investigation Lead, Professor Benjamin Weiss. The Psyche mission is NASA’s Discovery mission to explore the largest metal-rich body in the solar system, asteroid (16) Psyche.
REQUIRED: Ph.D. in space physics, plasma physics, planetary magnetism, astrophysics or a related field with a background in numerical modeling and programming and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Please submit one document containing: cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for three referees.
The position will have a duration of least one year with the possibility of extension for multiple years.
Review of the applications will begin on 6/15/2026, but applications will be accepted thereafter.
Questions? Contact Professor Benjamin Weiss
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Administrative Positions
No open positions at this time.
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