u/manda_dunas_68

Good evening,

I’m 28M, with a background in Physics. After 5 years as an ML Engineer, I’d like to shift the direction of my career a bit. (I'm in a European country)

I’m considering looking for a master’s degree that would allow me to work in something related to sustainability, climate, oceans, space, or remote sensing.

I had thought about using my Physics background to pursue a master’s in meteorology/climate. However, I’m concerned that this path might tie me too closely to academia.

As an alternative, I thought about Geospatial Engineering, as it seems to be a more competitive field in the job market and one that might allow me to work on climate-related topics while still using machine learning/data science.

With this post, I’m looking for some insight into whether this seems like a good decision, or whether it would make more sense to simply apply for jobs in Geospatial Engineering / Geospatial Data Science instead of stopping work to do a full-time master’s.

I’d also be interested in hearing from people working in Geospatial/Climate/Oceans.

Thanks in advance.

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Good evening,

I’m 28M, with a background in Physics. After 5 years as an ML Engineer, I’d like to shift the direction of my career a bit. (I'm in a European country)

I’m considering looking for a master’s degree that would allow me to work in something related to sustainability, climate, oceans, space, or remote sensing.

I had thought about using my Physics background to pursue a master’s in meteorology/climate. However, I’m concerned that this path might tie me too closely to academia.

As an alternative, I thought about Geospatial Engineering, as it seems to be a more competitive field in the job market and one that might allow me to work on climate-related topics while still using machine learning/data science.

With this post, I’m looking for some insight into whether this seems like a good decision, or whether it would make more sense to simply apply for jobs in Geospatial Engineering / Geospatial Data Science instead of stopping work to do a full-time master’s.

I’d also be interested in hearing from people working in Geospatial/Climate/Oceans.

Boa noite,

Sou 28M, com formação em Física. Após 5 anos como ML Engineer, gostava de mudar um pouco a direção da minha carreira.

Estou a pensar procurar um mestrado que me permita trabalhar em algo relacionado com sustentabilidade, clima, oceanos, espaço ou remote sensing.

Cheguei a pensar em aproveitar a minha bagagem de Física para optar por um mestrado na área de meteorologia/clima. No entanto, tenho receio de que esse caminho me prenda demasiado a algo académico.

Como alternativa, pensei em Engenharia Geoespacial, por me parecer uma área mais competitiva no mercado de trabalho e que talvez permita trabalhar tanto em temas ligados ao clima como continuar a usar machine learning/data science.

Com este post, procuro algum insight sobre se isto parece ser uma decisão acertada, ou se faria mais sentido simplesmente candidatar-me a empregos na área de Geospatial Engineer / Geospatial Data Science, em vez de parar de trabalhar para fazer um mestrado full-time.

Também teria interesse em testemunhos da área de Geoespacial/Clima/Oceanos.

Obrigado desde já.