NASA will pay you 6 figures to protect Earth from aliens

NASA is looking for new Planetary Protection Officer - someone who will (attempt to) make sure that aliens don't bring their questionable microbes down here and that we don't infect our future overlords -- once President Zuckerberg has retired to his compound on the Moon -- when we go up there.

The job description offers that the successful applicant will be in a privileged position in the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance for Planetary Protection.

Still, the qualifications for the job -- which pays between $124,406 and $187,000 a year -- aren't extreme. Well, other than perhaps the "advanced knowledge of Planetary Protection, its requirements and mission categories" part.

Some might also spot a speck of irony in the idea that we're hiring someone to protect alien planets from human contamination, when we're not all that competent at protecting our own planet from complete destruction.

UCJ, UNILORIN.