Dream Jobs in Science

Dream Jobs in Science — page 1 — JOBS IN SCIENCE QUALIFICATIONS IN SCIENCE CAN TAKE YOU FROM THE WILDS OF THE WORLD TO THE VERY EDGE OF SPACE W Polar scientists provide vital data on the health and condition of the planet Welcome to the world of working in science Studying science is really worthwhile because it opens doors to a whole range of interesting exciting unusual and amazing jobs in science Studying science doesn't mean you ll be stuck in a lab There are jobs in space astronomy sports and food production that you could get into This book will help you find out what each job is all about as well as the rewards of doing the

Dream Jobs in Science — page 2 — Astronauts perform important scientific experiments in orbit For each job you will find out what subjects you may need to study as you move through school and what further training you will need These are quite general because what you study for a particular qualification will change depending on which country you are in THE ROUTE TO SECONDARY SCHOOL Education from about ages 14 to 18 ATTON A SCIENCE JOB POST SECONDARY Studying for an undergraduate degree and a post graduate degree such as a master s degree and a doctorate A Studying science could take you to one of the most prestigious colleges or universities on the planet such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT in Boston STEM STANDS FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH AS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES GROW THERE IS INCREASING DEMAND FOR PEOPLE WITH STEM

Dream Jobs in Science — page 3 — PLANET HUNTER ARE YOU FASCINATED BY THE IDEA OF ALIEN LIFE IF YOU ARE THIS IS THE PERFECT JOB FOR YOU An exoplanet is a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun As an exoplanet hunter you would search for these distant worlds work out how large they are and how they move around their stars This tells us about how other solar systems in the universe work Studying these other worlds also tells us whether there are other solar systems similar to our own or whether ours is out of the ordinary in some way More importantly hunting for exoplanets will tell us how common Earth like planets are and what the chances are of alien life existing BY MAY 2016 SCIENTISTS HAD IDENTIFIED NEARLY 5 000 POTENTIAL EXOPLANETS NEARLY HALF OF THESE HAD BEEN DISCOVERED USING THE KEPLER SPACE OBSERVATORY As an exoplanet hunter you would analyze data collected by some of the world's most powerful telescopes and sensitive These telescopes which Earth are either in space such as the Kepler Space Observatory see right or on's surface are pointed thousands stars our galaxy They at of in detect the tiny changes in brightness as the planets pass in front of their stars or if the star wobbles as the planet orbits

Dream Jobs in Science — page 4 — ASTROBIOLOGISTS STUDY EXOPLANETS TO SEE IF LIFE COULD SURVIVE ON THEM AN ASTROBIOLOGIST IS AN EXPERT ON HOW LIFE CHANGES THE APPEARANCE OF A PLANET AND THE CHEMICALS IN ITS ATMOSPHERE W WHERE YOU WORK You would be working with a team of other scientists This could be at a large space agency such as NASA NASA INational Aeronautics and Space Administration or the ESA European Space Agency or in the astronomy department of a university You would normally be in an office but there would be opportunities to visit giant telescopes which are often sited on remote mountaintops or in deserts POST SECONDARY Astrophysics followed by research into stars and planets V Launched in March 2009 the Kepler Space Observatory watches nearly 150 000 stars to see if they have exoplanets orbiting them A Exoplanets can be small rocky worlds or our huge gas giants much bigger than Jupiter the largest planet in solar system THE ROUTE TO PLANET HUNTING YOU MAY NEED TO

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