NASA is hiring someone to protect Earth from aliens

Out-of-this-world job offers six-figure pay

Want to save planet Earth? You could apply for NASA’s planetary protection officer role.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking for someone with a secret security clearance to ensure that alien life, or “organic-constituent and biological contamination,” doesn’t make its way back in a spaceship.

More than that, the person is “responsible for the leadership of NASA’s planetary protection capability, maintenance of planetary protection policies, and oversight of their implementation by NASA’s space flight missions,” according to the job listing.

Candidates must have “advanced knowledge of Planetary Protection,” experience overseeing nationally significant space programs and have demonstrated “skills in diplomacy that resulted in win-win solutions during extremely difficult and complex multilateral discussion.”

After all, protecting the planet is sure to present challenges.

Requirements include frequent travel.

Could business trips include intergalactic travel? Men in Black, is that you?

That’s a lot of responsibility for one person, which is why the job comes with a six-figure pay: $124,406 to $187,000 a year.

Thanks for keeping us safe, NASA.

BLACKZHEEP, GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO If you enjoy frequent travel and have diplomatic skills, you could serve as NASA’s planetary protection officer.