{"id":396722,"date":"2019-09-20T20:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=396722"},"modified":"2019-09-20T19:19:21","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T19:19:21","slug":"nasa-looking-for-data-scientist-with-cryptocurrency-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/nasa-looking-for-data-scientist-with-cryptocurrency-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Looking For Data Scientist With Cryptocurrency Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) appears to be on the hunt for a data scientist who, amongst other qualities, has experience with cryptocurrency and blockchain<\/a> technology. The agency posted an advertisement for the role to LinkedIn earlier today.<\/p>\n The chosen data scientist will be working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California<\/a>. It is not immediately clear just how crypto knowledge will be relevant to the position.<\/p>\n NASA is on the look out for a new entry-level data scientist for its Jet Propulsion Laboratory. According to the advertisement posted to LinkedIn<\/a> today, the new recruit will need to possess a lengthy list of qualifications and skills, which include “experience with cryptocurrency and Blockchain.” Although not mentioned as a necessity, the organisation does consider it advantageous for the chosen data scientist to have worked with such technologies previously.<\/p>\n In addition to cryptocurrency and blockchain experience, to be considered, applicants must have either a Bachelor’s degree or Masters in Engineering, Science, Computer Science, Information Systems or a similar field of study. NASA also wants their new member of staff to have interest and knowledge about some of the following areas: big data, cloud computing, statistics, machine learning, deep learning, database management, robotics, AI, and internet of things (IoT). Understandably, a strong background in mathematics and statistics is also mentioned explicitly by the agency.<\/p>\n The post states that the data scientist will be tasked with designing a program for analysing large data sets. It is unclear how a knowledge of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology might be relevant for such a position at present.<\/p>\n In terms of individual responsibilities for the role, the job listing states that the chosen candidate will:<\/p>\n “… conceptualise and develop innovative applications for cross cutting areas of the laboratory including robotics, artificial intelligence, multi-mission systems, mission assurance, cloud computing, next generation flight hardware, and intelligent digital assistants.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In other NASA-related cryptocurrency news, a former engineer at the US space exploration organisation has recently expressed optimism in Bitcoin as a global system of value transfer. In an interview with Forbes<\/a> last month, Beth Moses, an early advocate of the cryptocurrency, said:<\/p>\n “Humanity has reached a point where important projects have to be global in order to survive political cycles and in order to be able to be funded… I saw the original Bitcoin blockchain as evidence of a global tool that could give a point of reference for data keeping and a transfer of value. It is the same ledger referenced to the same genesis block no matter where you are, and that struck me as a global tool.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\nIs NASA Interested in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain?<\/h2>\n