Organisation

Astronomy & Operations

Our mission is to make discoveries in radio astronomy happen. All departments work together so that our astronomers can make these discoveries. Our astronomers have involvement in many major investigations. They conduct research on both near and distant galaxies.
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Innovation & Systems

Our Innovation & Systems department handles the technical facilities to enable astronomical research. Innovations & Systems is making discoveries in Radio Astronomy possible.
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Business Support & Services

The mission of Business Support & Services is to provide the best possible support of daily operations. Business Support & Services has several responsibilities. They handle the policy and its implementation.
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Software Engineer

Are you pursuing a career in software engineering, or are you inclined toward innovation and exploration? Are you keen on contributing to research on distant galaxies and sharing your discoveries with the world? If this excites you, we have an exciting opportunity that aligns perfectly with your aspirations!

NOVA

Senior Optical Designer NOVA

The NOVA Optical Infrared instrumentation Group at ASTRON in Dwingeloo develops world-class optical and infrared astronomical instruments for telescopes at major international observatories.

ICT

Stagiair ICT Servicedesk

(Startdatum: februari 2025)

Loop jij warm voor alles met betrekking tot ICT en sta jij stevig in je schoenen? Weet jij al veel van ICT beheer en wil je ervaring opdoen in een internationale werkomgeving? Dan is deze stageplek echt iets voor jou!

Upcoming vacancies

SDC Software Engineer

For our ongoing Science Data Centre (SDC) development, we are seeking a software engineer to strengthen Team Rainbow, one of our highly esteemed scrum teams. At the SDC, we strive to maximize the scientific impact of our world-leading instrumentation portfolio.

LOFAR Software Engineer

For the continuous development of our LOFAR telescope, we are looking for a software engineer to strengthen one of our SCRUM teams.

Word from a staff member
Boudewijn Hut
Junior commissioning engineer
During my graduation project for the study of astronomy, I had my first encounter with ASTRON. At that time I got the chance to make an interesting thesis I seized the opportunity immediately! After my studies I started to work at ASTRON.
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@astron

18 Nov 2024

🏳️‍🌈 Today is International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM. We celebrate and recognize the contributions, challenges, and aspirations of individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community who are making strides in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and we strive to be an inclusive organization with a working environment in which everyone feels safe, heard, and understood. 🔭🧪👩‍🔬👨‍💻🌈

11 Oct 2024

ASTRON/JIVE strives to be an organisation in which everyone can be themselves. We try to be a welcoming environment for the LGBTQIA+ community; we unequivocally support the right of everyone to openly express their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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