While the job title may conjure up images of Will Smith in “Independence Day,” the role, which has a salary of up to $187,000 a year, requires a very unique set of scientific skills.
Part of the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance for Planetary Protection, the job involves “avoidance of organic-constituent and biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration,” according to the intriguing job description posted on usajobs.gov.