Qiannan, Guizhou, the world's largest single-aperture radio telescope FAST. /People who engage in scientific research in Visual China can make contributions without hesitation and should also talk about treatment with confidence.

Guizhou Qiannan , the world's largest single-caliber radio telescope FAST. / Visual China

People who engage in scientific research can make contributions without hesitation and should also talk about treatment with confidence.

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For those who are traveling through the cement forests of the city, looking up at the stars is a very luxurious concept.

Usually busy and have no time. Even if you have plenty of time to look up, you can rarely see any starlight in the city center. Going to a place with fresh air and vast land and sparsely populated areas to see the stars has become a dream for many people: "How beautiful it is to see all kinds of constellations!" "You can also watch meteor showers..."

In fact, there is really a kind of job that can satisfy the romance of "staying on the moon and the moon" every day, that is: astronomers.

Recently, the FAST project of the National Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (FAST: the world's largest single-caliber, filled-caliber radio telescope) issued a recruitment notice. In order to accept national acceptance in the first half of next year, Guizhou's Tian (Da) Eye (Cooker) project will specifically recruit people to "see the stars".

This position has a hotel-style accommodation environment. / "Science Network" public account

recruitment positions include: spectral line scientific research and data processing personnel, pulsar scientific research and data processing personnel, data center operation and maintenance personnel, observation assistant... "Scientific research talents are required to work on the FAST site for a long time and have good English skills. Some positions are also required to be competent for night shift work."

has now created an opportunity to create "romance". Isn't it a surprise? Isn't it a surprise?

result, not.

is quite embarrassing that those who shouted all day long that they wanted to "watch the meteor shower together" were gone. After the first round of recruitment, only half of the people were recruited. Even Zhang Shuxin, deputy manager of FAST engineering and director of the office of the National Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also said: "The recruitment results are far from expectations."

html published an article on "Science and Technology Daily" on October 29.

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such a little money, it is difficult for me to help you with your business. Why is

not satisfied with people?

Zhang Shuxin analyzed to the media: "In addition to insufficient publicity, many people may think that the resident is remote and the conditions are arduous. Generally speaking, scientific researchers can only return home after half a month of residence, and will be separated from their families for a long time. Moreover, after FAST acceptance, the work is not as challenging as the construction period and the debug period, and may be relatively boring."

However, many netizens said that these are secondary. The main reason why people cannot be recruited is that the money is insufficient: salary plus resident subsidy, with an annual salary of about 100,000 yuan.

annual salary is about 100,000 yuan in Guizhou? According to the statistical yearbook data of the China Bureau of Statistics , "In 2016, the average salary of employed employees in urban units in Guizhou was 66,000 yuan, while the (state-owned enterprises) scientific research, technical services and geological exploration workers were 89,000 yuan, and the whole of China was 97,000 yuan."

aerial photography of Kedu Astronomy Town, Pingtang, Qiannan, Guizhou. /China News Service /Visual China

Judging from this data, their income is slightly higher than that of local people. However, the recruitment of contract-based scientific researchers is naturally slightly lower than that of scientific researchers with staff. After deducting the relevant insurance premiums, there are about 70,000 to 80,000 yuan left. Excluding the consumption of necessities and living expenses, these scientific researchers have a income of 50,000 to 60,000 yuan. Most of these scientific researchers come from other places, just like migrant workers every year, they always bring a savings home at the end of the year, right?

Let's assume that a scientific researcher's hometown is a first- and second-tier city, and he saves 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year. It is more realistic to use this little money to give it to your family or to buy a car. You don’t have to think about buying a house by relying on “looking at the stars”.

Scientific research work is often much more difficult and boring than ordinary people think. / pexels

Netizen complained: "For such a huge project, the annual salary of scientific researchers is only 100,000." "It turns out that my salary is higher than that of scientists."

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, a scientist, what money do you talk about?

In the solidified impression of many people, scientific researchers have such a noble profession, so they should not be short of money, and they don't even have to talk about money at all. Is

really like this? Obviously not. After all, scientific researchers are not "robots without emotions", they can work automatically in the laboratory just by charging... "People are iron, and food is steel". They also have to eat and live a good life.

In the scientific research systems of some other countries, they are not so implicit: everything is clearly marked and it is natural to talk about money.

This year, the world's largest thrust rocket "Heavy Falcon", was launched, which was made by a private American company./ Visual China

Data released by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics shows: "In May 2017, the median annual salary of astronomers was $100,590 (equivalent to RMB 695,000); the median annual salary of physicists was $118,830 (equivalent to RMB 821,000). "

As for "pulsar scientific research and data processing personnel", the average annual salary of this position in the United States is about 650,000 yuan (RMB), European , Netherlands is about 347,000 yuan, Australia is about 170,000 yuan, India, which is also a developing country, is about 57,000 yuan. Is

sure that is not a joke? It doesn't seem to be high. This data simply dispels the scientific dream of many people: "I have been reading books for more than ten years and have finally done scientific research. Do you have to get this salary? "

The statue of Nan Rendong , known as the "father of the sky eye", was unveiled./ The Paper

calm down, you should know that this data is just the average salary. Adding employee benefits, it is more than this number. Moreover, once scientific researchers make excellent achievements in this field, their annual salary will be much higher than the average and they will receive generous rewards.

Both fame and fortune are no problem.

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is both the moral law in the heart and the vast starry sky above our heads

German philosopher Kant wrote: "There are two kinds of things. The deeper and longer my thinking about them, the more the praise and awe they arouse in my heart will become more and more time-consuming. One is the vast and brilliant starry sky above our heads, and the other is the noble moral law in our hearts. They confirm to me that God is on my head and in my heart. "

official account "Science Network" then published an article saying that after media reports, "Sky Eye" received a lot of resumes. / "Science Network" official account

Although the conditions were a little difficult, in the new round of recruitment initiated by the FAST project, FAST has successively received resumes from more than 40 ambitious people. Moreover, the applicants are full of ideals, which can be said to be very touching. Some people even said in their resumes, "If the country needs me, the recruitment will be accepted." "(Stand Up Applause)

This movement really reminds people of the "heavy weapon" of the 1960s. At that time, the new China had just been established, and the international environment was in a tense manner. The lives of scientific researchers were not only "poverty" and "hard" but also "dedication".

964, China's first atomic bomb exploded. The researchers at that time made great achievements in a very difficult environment. /. Movie "Breaking Out of the Sky"

But in the vast desert in the northwest, the poor Chinese created hydrogen bombs and atomic bombs. "On October 16, 1964, a huge mushroom cloud rose on the Gobi Desert in the East, forging a shield for this once invaded country. Two years and eight months later, another huge mushroom cloud also rose on this Gobi Desert. "

html More than 150 years later, in a depression in Guizhou, the Chinese once again created a miracle: surpassing the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the world's largest single-axis spherical radio telescope FAST.

At the same time, the treatment of scientific researchers should also improve with the technological achievements.

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