So you want to be a professional astronomer!
arXiv:0805.2624
Abstract
Exotic workplace locales, amazing discoveries, and fame (but probably not fortune) await those who persevere on the path leading to a career as a professional astronomer. So how do you join the elite ranks of professional astronomy? Here are some suggestions for how to get a job in astronomy.
6 pages, accepted for publication in Mercury. For full article with figures see: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/dforbes/mercury.pdf