What people that now work in Astronomy have to say about their experiences.

JobsForAstronomers: What is your current job?
murison: Astronomer (at a U.S. gov't facility)

murison: Quite satisfied. I can hardly think of another place I would rather be at.

JobsForAstronomers: What qualifications were necessary for obtaining this position?
murison: Same as any other astronomical job, academic or otherwise.

murison: I wouldn't call it training, because it was not formal in the least, but learning instrument development and analysis was essential to my current position. Coming from a background in celestial mechanics, that was quite a switch. If I can do it, you can, too.

murison: Ph.D. student. Then soft money at CfA for a number of years.