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Jobs and Careers

From financial modelling to car crash analysis, drug design to earthquake prediction, medical imaging to oil recovery, a host of diverse and exciting careers exist.
A recent survey from the National University of Singapore shows that computational science graduates take a wide variety of jobs due to their adaptability and flexibility. Being trained as a scientist, they can be a quick learner for whatever job is at hand, characteristic of any science graduate. The strength of a BComptlSci graduate is strong numerical computation background, very good programming skills and analytic ability.
These skills are useful in a variety of work. Indeed, here are some typical job adds that have been advertised recently.

Some Potential Recruiters

Australian Geological Survey Organisation CSIRO Maths and Stats
DSTO Bureau of Meteorology
CSIRO Land and Water CRC for Catchment Hydrology