NASA Looking to Seek Data Scientist with Knowledge of Cryptocurrency

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is engaged in research and development for making robotic spacecraft, for the space agency and especially for U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has posted an advertisement for the post of Data Scientist which mentions that “Experience with Cryptocurrency and Blockchain is considered a plus.” No explanation is given as to how a candidates knowledge of cryptocurrency and blockchain would be applied to space technology.

According to the advertisement, the Data Scientist will develop applications for robotics, artificial intelligence, multi-mission systems, mission assurance, cloud computing, and next-generation flight hardware. They will also be responsible for design a program for modeling, data mining, research, and predictive analysis purposes. A candidate would require a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Computer Science or Information systems with 1 years’ experience or a Masters degree with zero…