CAREER OF THE WEEK:
Volcanologist
Did You Know?
Out of the 1500 odd active volcanoes present on the
Earth's surface, merely 90 have been identified and
classified by scientists! (www.buzzle.com)
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Interested in Volcanoes? Want to contribute to scientific research? Then maybe a career
as a ‘Volcanologist’ is for you.
Is it for you?
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Do you like working ‘on location’ to collect data and complete studies and then analysing it?
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Are you interested in why and how things happen and working with new technologies and
research methods to get new and exciting data to contribute to our understanding of earths
natural elements?
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You need an excellent science background and good attention to detail for research of high
quality and validity
Top Tips:
There are many different types of Volcanologist job roles available from Petrologists to Geochemists so
do your research in to each role and what it really entails day to day to see if it is something you would
be interested in.
Remember as well as the ‘on location’ field work there is also lots of off location work – so make sure
you like that balance (see our suggestion of resources below)
Similar roles in science also include Geologist, Geoscientist and Earth Scientist
Useful Resources:
Career Profile of a Volcanologist: http://www.ehow.com/info_8652305_responsibilities-volcanologist.html
Information on types of Volcanologists and job description: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/volcanologist-job-description.html
NASA job profile and information on being a Volcanologist: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/cfs/generic/volcanologist_152.pdf
British Science Week: www.britishscienceweek.org
British Science Association: http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/national-science-engineering-competition
STEM Graduates including advice and job search for graduate level jobs and graduate schemes: http://www.stemgraduates.co.uk/
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