How to become an Astrobiologist ?

However life started, once established, it persisted for over 3.5 billion years and evolved from microbial slime to the sophistication of human civilization.

— David C. Catlin

Now You’re An Astrobiologist!

There is a wide range of jobs available to astrobiologists besides doing research in a lab or lecturing at a university. You can work in the press office informing the media on the latest happenings; or as a science journalist writing about the latest discoveries in websites, magazines, newspapers, or books. Are you also an artist? you can develop educational materials like the Astrobiology Graphic Histories. Or get into science policy making sure the government makes well-informed decisions about new laws or funding; or work in project management or administration. Where do you want to contribute, what’s your path?

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