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Today's Topics:
1. Met Office Vacancy - Senior Scientist (Giblin, Laura)
2. Met Office Vacancy - UM System Scientific Software Engineer
(Giblin, Laura)
3. Met Office Vacancy - Satellite Applications Scientist
(Giblin, Laura)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:21:59 +0000
From: "Giblin, Laura" <laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Met Office Vacancy - Senior Scientist
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Hi
Please can you advertise the following for us? Please can you send me the link when it is live?
Further information is available http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/jobs/current-vacancies/002820
Senior Scientist
Salary: Starting ?29,930 and for exceptional candidates up to ?35,040 + competitive benefits, including Civil Service Pension
Generic role: Senior Scientist
Profession: Science and Engineering
Permanent. Full time (Part time considered) at Wolverhampton (ADAS Ltd HQ)
Opening date for applications: 12 July 2013, 12:00
Closing date for applications: 4 August 2013
Background information
The Met Office Rural Environment Team (MORET) are based in ADAS, an environmental consultancy. MORET provides solutions for a broad range of environmental or land based projects that require a meteorological or climatological solution. We are looking to recruit a Senior Scientist to help lead the delivery of scientific output to our existing client base, grow our broad range of services and provide technical advice directly to our clients. As part of a small team, you would be expected to contribute to all aspects of our work.
The partnership between ADAS and the Met Office provides a unique and wide breadth of offer, which allows MORET to provide services that neither organisation could provide alone. Our work is varied and includes dispersion modelling of odour and ammonia, leaf fall and wind throw warnings for the transport sector, agri-environmental systems for predicting crop pests and diseases and various research projects.
The job would suit an enthusiastic, numerate and adaptable professional who has experience of and enjoys working across a broad range of climatological/meteorological projects. You will be able to demonstrate a knowledge and interest in the environment and rural issues. You will also have the ability to analyse large data sets and demonstrate the ability to master software packages quickly. Ideally you will be proficient in programming, preferably in visual basic. Able to work as part of a team, it is crucial that you are capable of building strong working relationships with both colleagues and clients.
Being part of a small team, the job will provide an exciting opportunity for innovative thinkers to see their ideas provide solutions to clients during the life cycle of the project from initiating marketing or proposal writing to contract negotiation through to the delivery of the project and client support. You will also have the opportunity to draw on the breadth of knowledge provided by both Met Office and ADAS scientists and have access to training from both organisations.
Specific job purpose
To contribute to the sales and delivery of scientific research and consultancy and to enhance the capabilities and reputation of the Met Office and ADAS by improving the quality of its services and advice to customers.
Specific job responsibilities
? To project manage and deliver scientific projects to customers across the MORET offer.
? To lead research and development to maintain and improve MORET systems, products or advice for the benefit of air quality, leaf fall and agri-environmental customers.
? To lead winning business with internal and external customers and ensuring that the MORET unique offer is widely known.
? To present and publish documentation of MORET's work internally and externally in order to communicate advice, maintain our scientific capability and to promote our reputation.
Qualifications, skills and abilities required
Essential
? Strong background in Meteorology/Climatology (2:1 honours or masters or equivalent professional experience).
? Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, programming skills and an aptitude to learn software packages used by the team (e.g. ADMS).
? Good working knowledge of statistical techniques.
? An understanding of and interest in agricultural and wider environmental issues.
? Good oral and written communication skills.
? Ability to work directly with customers and contribute to business development, sales activities and negotiation.
Desirable
? Proven track record of working with GIS and databases.
? Proven track record of using dispersion modelling.
? Experience of working in a commercial consultancy.
Additional supplementary information
To be based at ADAS Wolverhampton HQ, Pendeford House, Pendeford Business Park, Wobaston Road, Wolverhampton, WV9 5AP.
Thanks
Laura
Laura Giblin HR Associate
Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886031
Email: laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk>
See our guide to climate change at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide/
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:51:13 +0000
From: "Giblin, Laura" <laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Met Office Vacancy - UM System Scientific Software
Engineer
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Hi
Please can you advertise the following for us? Please can you send me the link when it is live?
Further information is available http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/jobs/current-vacancies/002814
UM System Scientific Software Engineer (x2)
Salary: For Foundation Scientific Software Engineer starting ?21,250 and for exceptional candidates up to ?24,250 or for Scientific Software Engineer starting ?25,500 and for exceptional candidates up to ?29,100 + competitive benefits, including Civil Service Pension
Generic role: Foundation Scientific Software Engineer and Scientific Software Engineer
Profession: Science and Engineering
Permanent. Full time at Met Office, Exeter
Opening date for applications: 15 July 2013
Closing date for applications: 29 August 2013
Background information
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world-class scientific organisation, with some of the fastest supercomputers in the UK, to work on developing and optimising scientific software.
The Met Office undertakes research in weather and climate modelling. This research enables the delivery of high performance production models to meet the needs of a wide range of customers including the general public, government bodies and commercial companies.
Two vacancies are available:
1) A core component is the Met Office weather and climate model - the Unified Model (UM). UM technical development and its release management is led by the UM system development team. You will join a small team dedicated to enhancing the UM code capability to support scientific advances from within the Met Office and from our collaborators in national forecasting centres, climate institutions and academia. As work has just begun on the next Generation UM, this is a good time to get involved!
2) It is crucial that all codes are efficient on existing supercomputers and well-suited to the next generation of supercomputer architectures. You will work in a small team that improves the computational performance of the Met Office codes and provides advice to scientists on how to create efficient scientific code. Anticipated changes in supercomputer architectures will make increasingly challenging and important demands on our codes over time. You will therefore have the opportunity to play a key role in preparing our modelling infrastructure for these forthcoming architectures.
As both these teams work closely together, joining either team will enable opportunities to get involved in both fields of work.
Specific job purpose
Contribute to the design, development and/or optimisation of Met Office Weather and Climate modelling capability. Enabling scientific advancement within Met Office and by our international partners.
Specific job responsibilities
? Design, develop, analyse and implement changes to the Met Office weather and climate modelling codes, enhancing technical capability in support of science advances and/or improving performance on the supercomputers to make the most efficient use of the supercomputer resource.
? Liaise with UM users and developers in order to understand their scientific and software requirements, to provide technical guidance and advice; with UM developments and/or to ensure developments will be efficient on current and forthcoming supercomputer hardware.
? Contribute to the reviewing and testing of code changes, upholding the correct development procedures, ensuring that code changes meet the software standards and quality criteria as detailed in the working practices of the system being modified.
? Share knowledge and expertise with colleagues in order to enhance both team and inter team effectiveness.
? UM system post: Act as the responsible code owner for a selection of UM code sections and sub-systems, maintaining, documenting and supporting their use so as to facilitate their maximum utilisation and longevity.
? HPC optimisation post: Develop and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of High Performance Computing from both hardware architecture and software/algorithmic sides to inform decisions about code design.
Qualifications, skills and abilities required
Essential
? Bachelor's degree or equivalent, at level 2.2 or above, in a physical science, mathematics or computing subject or equivalent experience.
? Experience of developing or maintaining software, in a high-level language such as Fortran or C, showing an aptitude to understand complex applications and to learn to adapt them.
To be considered for SSE:
Experience of developing or maintaining complex modelling software in a high-level language such as Fortran or C, with limited supervision, demonstrating breadth and depth of understanding.
? Experience of developing code on Unix or Linux systems.
To be considered for SSE:
Demonstrates the ability to work with the platforms, tools and languages required in the post. A good grounding in Fortran and/or C/C++ and an understanding of scripting languages coupled with experience of developing code within a Unix and/or Linux operating system environment.
? The drive to be able to see complex technical tasks through, from initial analysis to a robust implementation in an operational environment.
? Ability to work in a united way with scientists and technical staff both within the team and outside of the immediate team to deliver code improvements.
? An understanding of relevant scientific areas required to allow the applicant to communicate effectively with scientists and to understand scientific requirements of technical work.
Desirable
? Experience of using High Performance Computers to run scientific applications.
? Experience of developing code for use on High Performance Computers using MPI or OpenMP.
? Experience with one or more dynamic language and/or shell script: Python, Perl, Bash etc.
? To be considered for SSE:
Experience of developing or maintaining scientific codes within a formal configuration management process.
Thanks
Laura
Laura Giblin HR Associate
Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886031
Email: laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk<mailto:laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk> Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk>
See our guide to climate change at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide/
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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:37:43 +0000
From: "Giblin, Laura" <laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Met Office Vacancy - Satellite Applications
Scientist
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Hi
Please can you advertise the following for us? Please can you send me the link when it is live?
Further information is available http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/jobs/current-vacancies/002824
Satellite Applications Scientist
Salary: For Foundation Scientist starting ?21,250 and for exceptional candidates up to ?24,250 or for Scientist starting ?25,500 and for exceptional candidates up to ?29,100 or for Senior Scientist starting ?29,930 and for exceptional candidates up to ?35,040 + competitive benefits, including Civil Service Pension
Generic role: Foundation Scientist, Scientist or Senior Scientist
Profession: Science and Engineering
Permanent. Full time at Met Office, Exeter
Opening date for applications: 19 July 2013
Closing date for applications: 27 August 2013
Background information
There is one vacancy in Satellite Applications. We welcome applications from people with different levels of experience. We will appoint at the level appropriate to the successful applicant. Once in post the independence and skill they are expected to deliver will reflect this level. We have three levels - Foundation Scientist, Scientist and Senior Scientist - and each level requires evidence of different skills, knowledge and experience. We have distinguished the skills we expect to see at each level in the person specification below.
The Satellite Applications Section of the Met Office undertakes R&D to improve the impact of satellite data within numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems and hence to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts. It also performs R&D to generate and improve satellite products in support of other forecasting applications, climate monitoring and environmental services. The direct assimilation of satellite data into NWP models is an important part of the Section's work. Current activities use visible, infra-red and microwave data from geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites, and they include preparation for new satellites and instruments planned for the coming decade. Work also extends to studies in support of the definition of instruments on satellites to be flown in future decades. External liaison is an important part of the work and the Section is actively involved in European collaborations.
Specific job purpose
To work as a member of a research and development team to improve the application of satellite data in numerical weather prediction and other weather and climate applications.
Specific job responsibilities
? To carry out research and development to deliver agreed project outputs which improve our understanding of the application of satellite data, thus improving Met Office systems or products for the benefit of customers.
Senior Scientists are expected to lead and manage projects.
? To contribute significantly to the presentation and publication/documentation of work internally and externally in order to communicate advice and maintain our scientific capability and our integrity and to promote our reputation.
? To contribute to the writing of job plans to support the research and development programme.
Senior Scientists are expected to write and deliver job plans.
? To provide scientific/technical advice to other team members on some work aspects to improve the effectiveness of the team.
Senior Scientists will be expected to support and advise areas outside of their immediate team, if required, to enhance Met Office capability.
Qualifications, skills and abilities required
Essential
? All levels: A good background in a physical science or maths to at least degree level (2:1 or above).
Scientist: Relevant PhD or equivalent research experience
Senior Scientist: Extensive experience and proven track record or scientific research. Evidence of ability in planning and delivery of large scientific research projects.
? Demonstrates an ability to apply broad scientific knowledge to specific problems and scenarios.
Foundation Scientist: Evidence of ability to learn and apply simple technical or analytical techniques to basic scientific problems.
Scientist: Demonstrate good scientific knowledge of own subject area and ability to recognise potential for scientific investigations and learn new techniques/knowledge and apply them to one area of research.
Senior Scientist: Demonstrate an advanced understanding of broad subject area and ability to assist others with related knowledge and techniques.
? All Levels: Evidence of enthusiasm for a career in scientific research.
? All Levels: Demonstrates an ability to communicate their own science to other scientists.
Scientist: Ability to clearly communicate the work of their team to non-specialists.
Senior Scientist: Demonstrated ability to communicate their work and to specialists and non-specialists and to be able to interact with them in a clear and concise manner with influence and authority.
? Demonstrated ability to learn and apply software tools and/or programming languages.
Foundation Scientist: Experience of setting up and running simple code and performing basic analysis.
Scientist and Senior Scientist: Experience of writing and modifying moderately complex code and producing high quality data analysis.
? All levels: Evidence of the ability to work and collaborate as an active and productive member of a team.
Senior Scientist: Evidence of ability to provide scientific/technical leadership or mentoring to junior staff.
Desirable
? Knowledge and experience in atmospheric science.
? Knowledge and experience of Earth remote sensing from satellites.
Additional supplementary information
Please apply against the criteria for which your experience is most appropriate. We may additionally sift your application at a level above or below the level at which you applied. If successful at passing the sift stage, we will inform you at what level we think your experience aligns within the invitation to interview letter.
If the successful candidate is currently in a role in the Met Office scientific framework, they will ordinarily remain in the role to which they are currently mapped.
Thanks
Laura
Laura Giblin HR Associate
Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1392 886031
Email: laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk<mailto:laura.giblin@metoffice.gov.uk> Website: www.metoffice.gov.uk<http://www.metoffice.gov.uk>
See our guide to climate change at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide/
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