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Interworld Announcement: Research Fields Readily Available
In response to emerging scientific developments and abnormal world acquisitions, the Combine have delegated Compound C to guarantee immediate placement for personnel (of any species) possessing qualifications or active study in the following disciplines:

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<> Synthetical Engineering <>
Pre-requisites: Applied Mathematics, Xenosynthetics, Morphonics

Transbiological Synths supplement extensive sectors of labor and enforcement, and the acquisition of new worlds introduces undeveloped organic lifeforms requiring adjustment. Synthetical Engineers are expected to apply controlled synthetic modifications to expand their functional capacity, up to appropriate alignments with the Combine economy.

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<> Microxenology <>
Pre-requisites: Applied Mathematics, Xenology, Xenomorphonics

Microscopic xenorganisms present functional properties not observed in macroscale lifeforms, and estimated trillions are yet to be discovered. Microxenologists are expected to catalogue and repurpose such traits for medical, industrial, and enforcement applications of the Combine.

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<> Portal Physics <>
Pre-requisites: Analytical Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Morphonics

Acquisition of Earth proposed methods of portal transit previously absent from standardised practice, particularly at a local scale, which was thought implausible. Portal Physicists are expected to research and repurpose such systems and their aperture stability to revolutionise the momentum of the Combine expansion.

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<> Energy Mechanics <>
Pre-requisites: Analytical Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Morphonics

Overall operations of the Combine require controlled conversion of conventional and exotic energies into standardised weapon systems, and unclassified sources remain under investigation. Energy Mechanists are tasked with synthesising new sources of energy, and maximising extant yields.

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<> Off-World Morphonics <>
Pre-requisites: Analytical Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Morphonics

The Combine monitor variations in universal laws and forces across acquired and unacquired worlds. Such measurements remain optimally quantised. Off-World Morphonicists are expected to analyse and manipulate interdimensional matter to produce new artificial constructs.

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<> Pharmacology <>
Pre-requisites: Applied Mathematics, Xenomedical, Molecular Engineering

Conventionally, the Combine utilised xenomedicine as the primary method of health maintenance. The acquisition of Earth introduced new chemical techniques, integrating the regenerative properties of certain organisms with engineered compounds. Pharmacologists are expected to extend such applications beyond Earthlife physiology.

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<> Ecotecture <>
Pre-requisites: Applied Mathematics, Environment Engineering, Off-world Ecology

The Combine preserves the annual quota of new world acquisition, and many off-world partnerships remain dynamical. Ecotects are expected to modify such target environments, or develop more suitable terraforming protocols, in accordance with the directives of their benefactors.

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<> Novalogy <>
Pre-requisites: Analytical Mathematics, Off-world Literature, Off-world Linguistics

The acquisition of new worlds yielded bodies of knowledge outside established science disciplines of the Combine. Novalogists are expected to extract, classify, and standardise new world findings for integration into the wider scientific framework.

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Applicants are to report to the following address for further processing and instructions, until termination of the current decade (Overworld Standard Time).

Overworld South, Citadel Quay, Plt. Z-119, Hlw. 003, SOW University, Gonarch Campus, Compound C HQ, HL-3