John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Applications are open for the John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship 2026. The John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship is a full-time one-12 months postdoctoral degree place, renewable for a second 12 months. The wage for this place is just like the AIP Congressional Science Fellowship. The Fellowship is called in honor of Dr. John Bahcall, a profitable advocate for astronomy and revered researcher.

In partnership with the AAS Director and Deputy Director of Public Policy, the Bahcall Public Policy Fellow will be answerable for a variety of AAS public coverage actions together with:  

• Direct advocacy for points within the astronomical sciences with Congress, the Administration, and others
• Building and sustaining relationships with key coverage individuals associated to the astronomical sciences (Congressional employees, White House employees, federal company employees, National Academies, and many others.)
• Supporting the work of the Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy (CAPP), the Committee for Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment (COMPASSE), Division coverage committees, and Society and Division management
• Coordination of a number of Congressional visits days for teams of AAS members
• Coordination of academic briefings and exhibitions on Capitol Hill
• Drafting of congressional testimony, letters to policymakers, AAS Board resolutions, and advocacy supplies
• Developing and implementing coverage periods for AAS annual conferences
• Authorship of the AAS Policy Blog, coverage-associated AAS social media, and AAS Action Alerts and Informational Emails
• Delivering invited colloquium talks in school/college departments and different establishments across the nation
• Representing the AAS in a number of science and know-how coalitions, together with taking up occasional management roles for particular occasions or initiatives
• Attendance at coverage-associated occasions: receptions, Congressional hearings, coalition conferences, conferences, briefings, advisory committee conferences, colloquia, and many others.
• Monitoring developments throughout the astronomical science group in main scientific outcomes, priorities, challenges, and considerations that relate to federal insurance policies and funding

Benefits

• AAS gives a aggressive wage plus an distinctive advantages package deal, beneficiant sick and trip time, 13 paid holidays, complete medical, dental, and imaginative and prescient insurance coverage, life insurance coverage, short- and lengthy-time period incapacity, parking and commuter advantages, and a 403(b)-retirement plan. 

Eligibility

• Full or Graduate Student membership within the AAS on the time of application (different courses of AAS or Division membership is not going to be thought of)  
• PhD within the astronomical sciences or a associated subject; all diploma necessities should be accomplished earlier than the beginning of the fellowship time period  
• Demonstrated curiosity or expertise in science coverage and advocacy  
• Excellent file of technical accomplishment  
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications abilities; keen to community; comfy being outgoing in skilled settings  
• Sound judgment and maturity in choice-making  
• Legally licensed to work within the US (AAS can not sponsor work authorizations at the moment)  

Application

Interested and certified candidates ought to submit contact data, PhD standing, three references, a canopy letter, and a brief CV.

• The cowl letter ought to clarify the applicant’s curiosity within the place, how the fellowship matches into the applicant’s profession plans at the moment, and attributes and expertise that will make the applicant extremely efficient on this place.
• Your letter writers will probably be contacted to submit their reference letters by the application deadline.
• Relevant writing samples will probably be requested of semi-finalists. 
• They have the pliability to accommodate totally different begin dates. Indicate your earliest doable begin date within the webform.

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For extra data, go to John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship.