Astronomy Job Crisis

Asantha Cooray; Alexandra Abate; Boris Häußler; Jonathan R. Trump; Christina C. Williams

Astronomy Job Crisis

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2015-12-09 v1 Physics and Society

Authors: Asantha Cooray , Alexandra Abate , Boris Häußler , Jonathan R. Trump , Christina C. Williams

Abstract

Astronomers in CANDELS outline changes for the academic system to promote a smooth transition for junior scientists from academia to industry.

Keywords

astronomy education and policy

Cite

@article{arxiv.1512.02223,
  title  = {Astronomy Job Crisis},
  author = {Asantha Cooray and Alexandra Abate and Boris Häußler and Jonathan R. Trump and Christina C. Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.02223},
  year   = {2015}
}

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