天文学家

Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Data Scientist, Research Scientist, Scientist

Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.

• Mentor graduate students and junior colleagues.
• Present research findings at scientific conferences and in papers written for scientific journals.
• Collaborate with other astronomers to carry out research projects.
• Analyze research data to determine its significance, using computers.
• Study celestial phenomena, using a variety of ground-based and space-borne telescopes and scientific instruments.

• Analytical or scientific software — IBM SPSS Statistics Hot technology; SAS statistical software; Starcal; The MathWorks MATLAB Hot technology
• Development environment software — Abstraction plus reference plus synthesis A++; Formula translation/translator FORTRAN; National Instruments LabVIEW Hot technology; Software development tools
• Graphics or photo imaging software — Avis Fits Viewer; IRIS
• Object or component-oriented development software — C++ Hot technology; Oracle Java Hot technology; Python Hot technology; R Hot technology
• Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint Hot technology