Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics

14/08/2026

CASSA is hiring: three part-time Undergraduate Research Assistants (ARC UGRA 2026)

CASSA at Independent University, Bangladesh is recruiting three part-time UGRAs for six months, tentatively starting 15 September 2026, funded by the ARC-SCOPE Sponsored Research Grant of Dr Khan Muhammad Bin Asad. Each UGRA works under one supervisor to complete a research project and contribute toward publications:

UGRA (Asad) — Dr Khan Muhammad Bin Asad: scientific software and pipelines for research, teaching and outreach, built with Claude Code. Requires extensive experience developing advanced scientific software with Claude Code.

UGRA (Ahad) — Dr Syeda Lammim Ahad: the two-phase growth of massive galaxies in galaxy clusters, using cosmological hydrodynamic simulations. Python experience desirable but not required.

UGRA (Tanvir) — Dr Tabassum Shahriar Tanvir: how a variable initial mass function shapes giant molecular cloud lifecycles and galaxy-scale star formation, in high-resolution simulations.

Eligibility: current undergraduates at reputed Bangladeshi universities in physics, mathematics, data science/statistics, engineering or computer science, with programming and data-analysis skills and CGPA ≥ 3.0. Salary negotiable based on experience. Apply to one supervisor only; one application per email address.

Full circular and application — apply by 31 August 2026, 11:59 pm:
https://cassa.bd/opportunities/2026-08-14-a

Inquiries: [email protected]

10/08/2026

Register now for CASSA workshop on time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy.

10/08/2026

TDMMA Workshop deadline extended till 14 August 2026, and further details about venue and speakers coming soon.

Find details and apply now: cassa.bd/tdmma-2026

07/08/2026

02/08/2026

🚨 APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! 🚨

Following numerous requests from prospective applicants, CASSA has extended the application deadline for the workshop on Time-Domain & Multi-Messenger Astronomy.

📅 New Deadline: 7 August 2026
⚠️ Limited seats available.
👉 Find details and apply now: cassa.bd/tdmma-2026

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28/07/2026

🌌 Meet Our Instructor — Dr. Syed Ashraf Uddin

Our next CASSA TDMMA Workshop 2026 instructor is Dr. Syed Ashraf Uddin, Associate Professor at Independent University, Bangladesh and Core Member of CASSA.

Dr. Uddin brings more than two decades of experience in observational astronomy and cosmology — including stints at the US Naval Observatory, McDonald Observatory, and the Carnegie Observatories. He's the lead author of a landmark 2024 measurement of the Hubble constant using Type Ia supernovae as standard candles, and a contributor to a major 2026 community consensus report that combined nearly every distance-measurement technique in astronomy to pin down H₀ to ~1% precision — a result now in significant tension with predictions from the early universe. At the workshop, he leads the sessions on supernova cosmology and the Hubble tension.

📅 Sept 7–11, 2026 | 📍 Independent University, Bangladesh
🔗 Applications close 31 July 2026 — Seats are limited! Apply now at cassa.bd/tdmma-2026

27/07/2026

🌌 Meet Our Instructor — Prof. M Arshad Momen

Next up in our CASSA TDMMA Workshop 2026 instructor lineup: Prof. M Arshad Momen, Professor at Independent University, Bangladesh and a Core Member of CASSA.

A theoretical physicist working across quantum field theory, gravitation, and particle physics, Prof. Momen leads the workshop's high-energy neutrino astrophysics session — bringing the multi-messenger picture full circle alongside gravitational waves and electromagnetic transients. He's also a longtime advocate for building a culture of fundamental-science research in Bangladesh, as he's spoken about in his own TEDx talk.

📅 Sept 7–11, 2026 | 📍 Independent University, Bangladesh
🔗 Applications close 31 July 2026 — Seats are limited! Apply now at cassa.bd/tdmma-2026