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- Job type
- Not stated by the source
- Department
- Other Agencies and Independent Organizations
- Salary
- USD 64,438–83,774 per year (as published by the source)
- Posted
- 2026-11-10
- Applications close
- 2026-11-20 · Closes in 10 days
Description
The Sub-millimeter Array (SMA) is a joint project of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). The observatory consists of a control building and hangar, eight relocatable antennas and associated instrumentation on the summit of Maunakea. The SMA is a radio interferometer array that conducts astronomical observations at millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths from 180 GHz to 420 GHz.