Role

AI for Astronomers

Founder, Automation Squad

Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems.

Astronomers · O*NET 19-2011.00 · Job Zone 5 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

10 of 38tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
MCP server
Office Powerpoint
MCP server
Powerpoint
MCP server
Analyze
Skill
Development Tools
Skill
Excel
Skill
Excel
MCP server
Iris
MCP server
Mathworks Matlab
MCP server
Matlab
Skill
Microsoft 365 Excel
App
Make (make.com)
PowerOffice
App
Make (make.com)
Spreadsheet
Skill
Spreadsheetcom
App
Web Browser
MCP server
Web Browser
Skill

The tools this job actually uses

38 documented for this occupation. Showing 38, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

Apache Hadoophot
Chot
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IBM SPSS Statisticshot
Linuxhot
Microsoft Excelhot
Microsoft Office softwarehot
Microsoft PowerPointhot
Microsoft Wordhot
Oracle Javahot
Pythonhot
Rhot
SAShot
Structured query language SQLhot
The MathWorks MATLABhot
Abstraction plus reference plus synthesis A++
Adaptive optics AO simulation software
Analyze
Astronomical Image Processing for Windows AIP4WIN
Astronomical Image Processing System AIPS
Astronomical information processing system AIPS++
Avis Fits Viewer
Data reduction software
Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL
European Southern Observatory Munich Image Data Analysis System ESO-MIDAS
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Fortran
Interface definition language IDL
IRIS
MSB Software Astroart
Multipurpose Interactive Image Processing System MIIPS
National Instruments LabVIEW
Software Bisque CCDSoft
Software development tools
Spectroscopy databases
Starcal
Visual Numerics PV-WAVE
Web browser software

What this job involves

18 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 18.

Analyze research data to determine its significance, using computers.
Present research findings at scientific conferences and in papers written for scientific journals.
Study celestial phenomena, using a variety of ground-based and space-borne telescopes and scientific instruments.
Collaborate with other astronomers to carry out research projects.
Mentor graduate students and junior colleagues.
Supervise students' research on celestial and astronomical phenomena.
Teach astronomy or astrophysics.
Develop theories based on personal observations or on observations and theories of other astronomers.
Measure radio, infrared, gamma, and x-ray emissions from extraterrestrial sources.
Develop instrumentation and software for astronomical observation and analysis.
Review scientific proposals and research papers.
Raise funds for scientific research.
Develop and modify astronomy-related programs for public presentation.
Serve on professional panels and committees.
Calculate orbits and determine sizes, shapes, brightness, and motions of different celestial bodies.
Conduct question-and-answer presentations on astronomy topics with public audiences.
Direct the operations of a planetarium.
Write and review scientific proposals and research papers.

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