From a summer with telescopes, to getting your sea legs the hard way
Posted: December 4, 2014 Filed under: Home Leave a commentOriginally posted on :
By Mikayla Keen
I love my job. As a CSIRO communication advisor I get to work with amazing scientists, hear fantastic stories of discovery and innovation, learn new things… and get paid to do it.
I began my CSIRO adventure in 2009 as a summer student working at the Parkes Radio Telescope. At the final seminar I asked ‘how do I get a job here?’ and four months later I was a communication advisor supporting agricultural scientists working across the country.
Ah, back in the day. My first job at CSIRO was summer intern at ‘The Dish’.
That physics degree didn’t help me understand the work they were doing, but then the job isn’t about becoming an expert in the science. Being a communicator is all about listening, asking those silly questions and helping the scientist tell their story. The only trouble is there aren’t enough hours in the day…
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