If you could have any job

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (alasdairm @ Sep 9 2004, 17:47)

seriously, if you're not in your dream job, what would it take to make it happen? what's stopping you from doing it?

That reminds me of one of my favourite quotes from The Office. David Brent is giving Dawn her job appraisal, and she comments on how really she'd like to give up her job to become an illustrator.

 

Brent: "Keep up the doodling. Pipe dreams are good in a way."

[LiquidEyes]

QUOTE (Alex @ Sep 10 2004, 14:19)

I was TV the other night as part of an Archaeological survey of the Witham Valley, on a program called Britain AD. I was seen marking finds on a field.

Cool. In this day & age that makes you a celebrity!

[Alex]

QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ Sep 10 2004, 14:30)

QUOTE (Alex @ Sep 10 2004, 14:19) I was TV the other night as part of an Archaeological survey of the Witham Valley, on a program called Britain AD.  I was seen marking finds on a field. Cool. In this day & age that makes you a celebrity! I'll be in one of those famous for five minutes celeb mags soon.

[Ginge]

I'd LOVE to be either a stunt man or something dangerous and exiting...like a parachute tester.

[teabag]

In an ideal world, I would to have David Attenborough's job, it must be amazing.

 

But I am loving the subject I've chosen, maybe I will retrain as a zoologist in a few years

[LiquidEyes]

There is the obvious appeal of being a successful club DJ / producer type person.

 

However still on the subject of music, I think John Peel has one of the most enviable jobs in the world. He gets to play virtually whatever he wants, right across the board, talk crap in his amusing eccentric fashion, all in the comfort of his own home apparently, and get paid for it. Class!

[Phil rr]

QUOTE (Ginge @ Sep 11 2004, 06:40)

I'd LOVE to be either a stunt man or something dangerous and exiting...like a parachute tester.

or Fighter Jet tester? (someone who takes military aircraft up, and checks if they actually WILL do "what it says on the tin")

 

like pull 8 g's, loop the loop, go mach 2 , that sort of thing.

 

exciting. Dangerous!

[James]

AST, Mission Operations Integration, GS-0801-14 (NASA)

 

a cool $136,000 but I doubt the money would come into it !

 

Who May Apply: This announcement is open to all qualified U.S citizens.

 

Major Duties:

Serves as Flight Director responsible for the orbit phase of Space Shuttle missions and/or Space Station missions. Plans, directs, and controls the activities of the ground support team in the conduct of real-time mission operations. Evaluates mission objectives in accordance with guidelines and constraints in the flight plan and mission rules while ensuring adequate crew safety. Determines and implements the course of action in the area of vehicle and life support systems, vehicle dynamics, and ground systems. Directs the flight control teams participation in the development and review of integrated flight controller and flight crew operating procedures and checklists for normal and contingency operations. Evaluates and certifies the technical proficiency of flight control team members to execute their real-time assignments. Directs flight control team members in post-flight operations and performance review of spacecraft systems, ground systems and the procedures utilized by the flight controllers and the spacecraft crew. When as chairman of the Flight Techniques Panel or Joint Operations Panel, directs those activities related to the development and coordination of the flight trajectory, attitude control and avionics systems management for the designated flight phase of the program.

 

Requires experience in and knowledge of spacecraft design and operations, including aspects related to spacecraft hardware and software design and operations, flight control, flight design, and ground support systems. Requires experience in and knowledge of the integration of ground, on-board crew, and spacecraft capabilities required for the support of mission operations, including pre-flight design/planning, development of integrated procedures/rules, and management interfacing. Requires experience in and knowledge of pre-flight training and mission execution.

 

Qualifications Required:

Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, which has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.

 

Specialized experience is defined as professional experience with management and/or integration of operations activities required to support human spaceflight missions.

 

Broad and current technical knowledge of the functional operation of Space Shuttle and/or Space Station systems including their capabilities and limitations and the applicable crew procedures and real time mission operations.

 

Complete understanding of the capabilities and limitations of flight crew and ground support personnel performance and the training required to accomplish their tasks.

 

Basic Education Requirement: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science. Degrees in engineering technology are not considered to be qualifying for this position.

 

 

 

Basis of Rating:

Resumes will be rated by an automated system (Resumix) that matches the competencies extracted from the candidate's resume to the competencies identified by the Selecting Official for the position. Candidates will be evaluated on the competencies they possess that are directly related to the duties of the job, as described above. Candidates should refer to NASA's Resume Guide for assistance in developing a complete resume, as NASA will not accept separate KSA statements.

 

Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality levels based on the degree to which their competencies meet the duties required. For the purpose of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), candidates rated in the top quality level are considered well-qualified.

 

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Individuals who have special priority selection rights under the Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. See Basis for Rating for definition of well qualified.

 

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This NASA Center has implemented NASA STARS, an automated STaffing and Recruitment System. Applicants must submit a resume and supplemental data to be considered for this position. If this position requires specific college coursework (see the above education requirements), in addition to completing your degree information on your resume, you must list specific courses you have completed which meet the educational requirements of the position. NASA's (Resume Builder and Resume Guide) will assist you in preparing a complete resume, which contains all of the requirements for applying for a Federal position.

 

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[betty boop]

Bloody hell James. you would need a good brain I should imagine too

[betty boop]

One more thing of course the money would not come in to it

[James]

yeah bit late in the day to start studying I guess lol

 

Honestly though, some jobs I'm sure the money wouldnt come into it at all

[teabag]

If there's one thing in the world I would like to be

 

It's Shirley Bassey's microphone, so she could sing to me