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Scientist
Scientists bring a high level of intellectual curiosity to their posts. Scientists conduct or manage programs, projects and activities to perform research. Your responsibilities will include conducting and managing research, planning research projects, determining theoretical aspects of problems and selecting methods of approach. As an Air Force scientist, you will develop new concepts, methods and techniques to solve scientific problems, employ mathematical techniques, prepare technical reports, and serve as the technical consultant or representative on scientific and technical boards and committees. Air Force chemists will be expected to apply their technical knowledge working as a fuels, propulsion or materials chemist, hyperspectral research chemist, biotechnology test and evaluation chemist, chem/bio agent sensor scientist, manager of bio-optical detectors, or chemical engineer, just to name a few. Other areas where chemists can expect to work are at the Air Force Technical Applications Center working with treaty monitoring or teaching at the US Air Force Academy. Chemists may expect to cross into another career field such as program management. Those who remain in the scientist career field will be expected to get advanced degrees in their specialties. Air Force physicists will be expected to work in a variety of areas. Some of the possibilities are lasers, nuclear engineering and optics. There are a number of advanced degrees offered at the Air Force Institute of Technology, such as imaging sciences and engineering physics, with the following specialties: electromagnetics and microwave, nuclear effects, nuclear and laser optics and plasma. Physicists usually stay within the scientist career field for their entire career, but some can expect to cross over to program management as their career progresses. PAY CHART
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Air Force is committed to education, and you'll have the opportunity to take your education as far as you'd like, on or off base. Whether you just want to keep your job skills current or pursue another college degree, the Air Force has programs to help you reach your educational goals - like Tuition Assistance, which can pay up to 100% of your tuition costs.
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