Science Positions

General Science

Chief Science Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
The Chief Science Officer is responsible for all the scientific data the ship/facility collects, and the distribution of such data to specific section within the department for analysis. S/he is also responsible with providing the ship's captain with scientific information needed for command decisions. S/he also is a department head and a member of the Senior Staff and responsible for all the crew members in her/his department and duty rosters.

Assistant Chief Science Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Responsible for assisting the Chief of Science in the day-to-day running of the department. While carrying out their own duties they also oversee the rest of the department's research.

Science Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
While the fields of Science are very specific, non-specialized Science Officers are needed all across the fleet. Oftentimes, your first posting after graduating from the Academy will be as a Science Officer. The Science Officer will work with the specialists and CSO to assist in their specialties, perform tests and analysis.

Science Laboratory Technician

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
Lab Technicians are responsible for assisting the specialist in their respective tasks, collecting data, running experiments, and collecting samples. This position, like the research assistant, is a temporary responsibility as the need arises.

Life Sciences

Assistant Chief Science Officer, Life Sciences

Classification: Officer

Description:
Vessels with large science departments may elect to divide management of the science departments into sub-departments. This specialized Assistant Chief is responsible for assisting the Chief of Science in the day-to-day running of the department, while carrying out their own duties they also oversee the rest of the department's research.

Biologist

Classification: Officer

Description:
Often working closely with the medical department, the biologist’s role entails the study of botany, biology, zoology, and other life sciences. A biologist will be familiar with the inner workings of biological systems and will work closely with xenobiology, and aquatic specialists.

Exobiologist

Classification: Officer

Description:
Exobiologists deal with the search for extraterrestrial life, and they also study the effects of alien surroundings on living organisms. Your job is to keep the away team alive in unknown environments.

Microbiologist

Classification: Officer

Description:
Microbiologists will focus their research and study on microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, and fungi.

Botanist

Classification: Officer

Description:
Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study the growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, ecology, and evolution of plants. Botanists are responsible for cataloging any new species of plants, collection of specimens, and studying the properties of collected specimens.

Physical Sciences

Assistant Chief Science Officer, Physical Sciences

Classification: Officer

Description:
Vessels with large science departments may elect to divide management of the science departments into sub-departments. This specialized Assistant Chief is responsible for assisting the Chief of Science in the day-to-day running of the department, while carrying out their own duties they also oversee the rest of the department's research.

Chemist

Classification: Officer

Description:
A chemist is an expert in chemistry, especially with chemicals known and unknown to Starfleet.

Physicist

Classification: Officer

Description:
A physicist is a scientist trained in the study of physical phenomena spanning from the function of subatomic particles (material physics) to the behavior of the material universe as a whole (cosmology). There are numerous branches of physics and each has its corresponding specialists, such as astrophysics, geophysics, biophysics, etc.

Stellar Sciences

Astrophysicist

Classification: Officer

Description:
Responsible for determination of fundamental positions, motions, and distances of selected celestial objects. Observations made with astronomical instruments are used to conduct investigations on characteristics of these objects. An astrometrics specialist will have a firm knowledge of stellar phenomena including, but not limited to: nebulae, stellar types, black holes and other spatial anomalies, gravitational distortions, and more.

Stellar Cartographer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Responsible for managing the star charts and coordinating navigational data with the flight control officers. The stellar cartographer is always adding to the map of the galaxy to better Starfleet’s knowledge.

Planetary Sciences

Officers specializing in Planetary Science are often mission specialists for special assignments, or attached to deep space exploration vessels. Planetary Science Officers would often specialize in:

• Atmospheric Science
• Meteorology
• Climatology
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Geomorphology
• Oceanography
• Hydrology

Social Sciences

Anthropology Officer

Classification: Officer

Description:
Responsible for studying newly discovered sentient lifeforms, their society, history, behavior, and culture. They are well versed in most known alien cultures, both past and present. Anthropologists generally work closely with archaeologists and linguistic specialists.

Linguistic Anthropologist

Classification: Enlisted

Description:
The linguistics specialist is well versed in human and alien languages, codes, and the ability to recognize and identify new languages. The linguistics specialist sometimes doubles as a translator when the Universal Translator is not viable.

Other Social Science Positions

Scientists with these specialties are often utilized on special missions:

• Sociocultural Anthropologist
• Linguistic Anthropologist
• Archaeologist
• Historian
• Economist
• Demographer
• Political Scientist
• Sociologist

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