NASA Are Looking For A New Galaxy Defender And It Could Be You

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones appearing on our screens as the galaxy defenders, and it turns out this is an actual job - and they DO wear black sunglasses.

NASA are looking to hire a Planetary Protection Officer(doesn’t galaxy defender sound so much better?). The pay? An incredible $187,000 (£141,000) a year. The job role will hold the dual responsibility of protecting the earth from alien contamination as well as stopping us humans contaminating ‘alien worlds’ - after all, nobody likes change.

According to the job description (yes, it is publicly available to read online), states that responsibilities include taking ‘leadership of NASA’s planetary protection capability, maintenance of planetary protection policies, and oversight of their implementation by NASAs space flight missions.’

The lucky recruit will be replacing current Planetary Protection Officer Catharine Conley, as she will shortly be joining the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA. As Planetary Protection Officer (galaxy defender), Catharine enjoys travelling to space centres around the world to analyse ‘planet-bound robots’ and her first day on the job in 2014 sounds pretty amazing too, ‘I was given dark RayBan sunglasses on my first day’ – hmm, where have we seen that before?

The job role is advertised as three years, but is hoped to be extended to five – meaning the successful candidate may get to be involved with some of NASAs 2020s missions, including a visit to Europa, Jupiter’s moon.

So, what qualifications do you need to become a galaxy defender?

Well, NASA say an advanced degree in physical science, engineering or mathematics is a must as well as an advanced knowledge of planetary protection. Oh, and one year’s experience as a civilian government employee.

You have until August 14th to apply, good luck..

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.