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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| astronomer | Occupational skill for the role 'astronomer' (also: astronomers, astronomy research scientist, astronomy science researcher, astronomy researcher, astronomy scholar, astrophysicist). Use when the user asks for typical astronomer work such as: Review scientific proposals and research papers.; Serve on professional panels and committees.; Mentor graduate students and junior colleagues. |
Astronomer
Astronomers research the formation, structures, properties, and development of celestial bodies and interstellar matter. They use ground-based equipment and space-based equipment to collect data about the space for research purposes.
Core workflow
- Review scientific proposals and research papers.
- Serve on professional panels and committees.
- Mentor graduate students and junior colleagues.
- Supervise students' research on celestial and astronomical phenomena.
- Conduct question-and-answer presentations on astronomy topics with public audiences.
- Study celestial phenomena, using a variety of ground-based and space-borne telescopes and scientific instruments.
- Analyze research data to determine its significance, using computers.
- Present research findings at scientific conferences and in papers written for scientific journals.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- astronomy
- carry out scientific research in observatory
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- evaluate research activities
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- gather experimental data
Hot technologies
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Apache Hadoop
- Structured query language SQL
- C
- C++
- Oracle Java
- Python
- R
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/57a12047-4f1e-40ed-add5-9736923f231b), ONET 30.3 (19-2011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*