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Welcome to Our New SARAO Team Members – May 2025! We are excited to welcome our newest colleagues who joined the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in May 2025 across various roles and locations: A Communications & Stakeholder Relations Manager (Strategy & Partnership, Cape Town) An Environmental Officer (SHEQ, Carnarvon) A General Worker (Operations, Carnarvon) Your diverse skills and contributions will help drive our mission forward. Wishing you all a rewarding journey with SARAO! Welcome to the team! 🚀


The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) is looking for a skilled Handyman to join their team in Cape Town, Western Cape, and Klerefontein, Northern Cape.


We are hiring! https://www.sarao.ac.za/ska-mid-jobs/


Join SARAO for the first Public Open Day of the year on Wednesday, 2 July 2025. Bring the family, bring your friends! We can't wait to take you around our facility. Click on https://www.sarao.ac.za/open-days/ for more info and to register. See you there!


Call for applications - 1st Open Data for Social Impact Challenge Join SARAO’s Big Data Africa programme for the 1st Open Data for Social Impact Challenge, a transformative 4-day workshop from 3 – 6 November 2025 at 26 Degree South Bush Hotel, Muldersdrift, Gauteng. Designed for up to 26 postgraduate students from the University of Fort Hare (GIS, Remote Sensing, Computer Science, Geography, Physics), this challenge empowers you to harness Earth observation (EO), open data, and artificial intelligence (AI) to address social challenges in agriculture, rural development, and community welfare. NB: This opportunity is strictly for students/recent graduates from the University of Fort Hare https://www.sarao.ac.za/news/1st-open-data-for-social-impact-challenge/

Vacant Position – Scrum Master Work location: Cape Town, Western Cape Contract type: Permanent Closing date: 02 June 2025 Applicants should submit a comprehensive CV by logging to https://www.sarao.ac.za/job/scrum-master/

https://www.sarao.ac.za/job/linesman-assistant/

Join SARAO for the first Public Open Day of the year on Wednesday, 2 July 2025. Bring the family, bring your friends! We can't wait to take you around our facility. Click on https://www.sarao.ac.za/open-days/ for more info and to register. See you there!


MeerKAT Radio Telescope Call for Observing Proposals The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) announces an opportunity to apply for observing time on the MeerKAT telescope. A minimum of 3,000 hours of telescope time will be awarded through this opportunity. Deadline for submission of proposals: 15 July 2025, 14:00 SAST https://www.sarao.ac.za/news/meerkat-radio-telescope-call-for-observing-proposals/