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Today's Topics:
1. Post-Processing R&D job at Met Office (Mylne, Ken)
2. Important change: Air quality and related jobs: Defra
recruitment opportunities (Roger Brugge)
3. Global modeling position (Alma Hodzic)
4. Research-scientist position in atmospheric dynamics at the
Goethe Universitaet Frankfurt (Ulrich Achatz)
5. Meteorologist at MeteoGroup in Berlin (Alexandra Schwarz)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:48:13 +0000
From: "Mylne, Ken" <ken.mylne@metoffice.gov.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Cc: "Mylne, Mo" <mo.mylne@metoffice.gov.uk>, "Jackson, Simon"
<simon.jackson@metoffice.gov.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Post-Processing R&D job at Met Office
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The Met Office is seeking to fill a Post-Processing Scientist<https://iframe.recruitmentplatform.com/met_office/external/details.html?nPostingID=2042&nPostingTargetID=2958&option=52&sort=DESC&respnr=1&ID=Q5JFK026203F3VBQB79LO8NXG&Resultsperpage=10&lg=UK&mask=metext> role in our Post-Processing R&D team on the creation of site forecasts from Numerical Weather Prediction data and other sources. Full details and applications forms from our website at Post-Processing Scientist<https://iframe.recruitmentplatform.com/met_office/external/details.html?nPostingID=2042&nPostingTargetID=2958&option=52&sort=DESC&respnr=1&ID=Q5JFK026203F3VBQB79LO8NXG&Resultsperpage=10&lg=UK&mask=metext>. The Job description is also reproduced below:
Location
Exeter HQ
Contract type
Permanent
Opening date
19-12-2016
Closing date
12-01-2017
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Salary Information
Foundation Scientist £21,675 + competitive benefits package
Scientist £26,010 + competitive benefits package
Background
The Met Office employs world-class scientists who are among the very best in their fields. Our Science programme develops our forecasting systems for timescales from hours to decades and for spatial scales from local to global. Our world class supercomputer is giving us the opportunity to deliver a step change improvement in our capability.
In order to get the most benefit from our post-processing systems, we need ensure that we are exploiting the data as effectively as possible. Site-specific forecasts are a key part of our products to the public. We need to generate accurate, useful 'spot forecasts' for any spot in the world from large gridded datasets in a reliable and efficient manner.
Job Purpose
Over the coming years the focus will be on developing a new integrated post-processing and verification system. This system will enable us to create a consistent set of gridded and site-specific products from our complex and rapidly evolving Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) suite including exploitation of forecast data which is updated on an hourly basis. This new system will generate and manage a full set of probabilistic data to drive our core production chain.
A key part of your role will be to develop methods for efficiently creating spot forecasts for anywhere in the world from our post-processed gridded datasets. You will develop corrections for local terrain features that are not well-resolved by the NWP models and ensure that the output meets the needs of downstream users. You will also be involved in developing ways of communicating this detailed, probabilistic data in ways that are easily understandable and aid decision making.
This post will be at Foundation Scientist or Scientist level.
Job Responsibilities
* Contributing to the development of the integrated post-processing system by creating a fit-for-purpose site-extraction utility;
* Contributing to the design and implementation of effective communication of complex forecast information;
* Development of methods for accounting for sub-gridscale detail in spot forecasts;
* Liaising with verification teams in assessing the quality of spot-forecasts and ensuring forecasts are of sufficient quality to meet customer requirements.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
1. Good honours degree in a physical/mathematics-based science (2.1 or above) or equivalent experience. At Scientist level you will have a relevant PhD or equivalent research experience
2. Ability to apply a broad scientific knowledge to specific problems and scenarios. Evidence of the ability to learn and apply simple technical and analytical techniques to basic scientific problems. At Scientist level you will have a 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.
3. Ability to communicate your own scientific and technical work to other specialists. At Scientist level you will also be able to clearly communicate the work of others to non-specialists.
4. Ability to learn and apply software tools and/or programming languages with experience setting up and running simple code and performing basic analysis. At Scientist level you will have experience in developing moderately complex code and exploiting it in scientific analysis.
5. Ability to work and collaborate as an active and productive member of a team. At Scientist level you will also provide scientific/technical advice to other team members.
6. Proven ability to develop new skills quickly.
7. At Scientist level you will have a proven ability to plan and manage your own work, with limited supervision.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
1. Strong interest in weather forecasting and the communication of forecast information to users.
2. Software programming experience in Fortran, C, python or IDL.
3. Working knowledge of one or more of the following scientific gridded data formats: netCDF, GRIB, Nimrod format, FieldsFile & PP format.
4. Knowledge and experience in atmospheric science, numerical modelling or statistical processing.
Additional Supplementary Information
To apply, please click on the 'apply' button below.
Closing date: 12/01/2017
This recruitment post is not offering UK Visa and Sponsorship and therefore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the UK / EU without restriction. If you are a non-EU candidate you will be required to provide and attach all relevant eligibility documentation to your application at the time of applying.
Ken Mylne FRMetS Head of Weather Science Numerical Modelling
Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)7753 880511 Fax: +44 (0)1392 885681
Email: ken.mylne@metoffice.gov.uk<mailto:ken.mylne@metoffice.gov.uk> Website: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk Personal: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/people/ken-mylne
You can now follow our science on Twitter: @MetOffice_Sci<http://www.twitter.com/metoffice_sci>
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:15:01 +0000
From: Roger Brugge <r.brugge@reading.ac.uk>
To: "met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Important change: Air quality and related jobs:
Defra recruitment opportunities
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I have just been informed that the AQ and climate adaptation posts have had to be deactivated on CSR and reissued with new reference numbers. The closing date has been extended to Friday 6 January 2017.
Candidates who have started applications should be notified by CSR that they need to apply under the new adverts.
Apologies for any confusion this may cause. The new links are pasted below:
Grade 7: Posts as before (3AQ and 1 climate change adaptation post)
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=Y3NvdXJjZT1jc3FzZWFyY2gmcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0Jm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJnVzZXJzZWFyY2hjb250ZXh0PTMwMTM0MTAzJnNlYXJjaF9zbGljZV9jdXJyZW50PTEmam9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0xNTIyMjk0Jm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmcmVxc2lnPTE0ODIzMzIzNDUtNWQ2NGEzZDhhOWM1NzE3NzVlOGYyNmVjNTMwMmNlM2M3Njc5ZTY5NA==
SEO: 3 AQ as before plus an additional climate change adaptation post
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=c2VhcmNoX3NsaWNlX2N1cnJlbnQ9MSZ1c2Vyc2VhcmNoY29udGV4dD0zMDEzNDEwMyZqb2JsaXN0X3ZpZXdfdmFjPTE1MjIyOTYmcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0JmNzb3VyY2U9Y3Nxc2VhcmNoJm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmcGFnZWNsYXNzPUpvYnMmcmVxc2lnPTE0ODIzMzIzNjQtNGJmNDA5YjJkY2NkYWY3MWMzM2E3MDQxNjQwMThiZDJjZWNiMDU3Nw==
HEO: 1 AQ post as before, the climate adaptation post previously advertised at H-level is now at S-level and covered by the advert above
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=dXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9MzAxMzQxMDMmam9ibGlzdF92aWV3X3ZhYz0xNTIyMjk3Jm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJm93bmVyPTUwNzAwMDAmcGFnZWFjdGlvbj12aWV3dmFjYnlqb2JsaXN0JnNlYXJjaF9zbGljZV9jdXJyZW50PTEmY3NvdXJjZT1jc3FzZWFyY2gmcGFnZWNsYXNzPUpvYnMmcmVxc2lnPTE0ODIzMzE3OTgtNzc3OGJmNDdmZDc2NTg0ZjIxOWRmZGYxNzFhMTQxMTMzMzhhMTI4Yg==
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:28:29 -0700
From: Alma Hodzic <alma@ucar.edu>
To: Met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Global modeling position
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Dear colleagues,
We have a postdoc position on global modeling of organic aerosols, see ad
below. Could you please post our ad on your email list?
Thanks
Alma
*Postdoctoral Position on Global Organic Aerosol Modeling using NCAR CESM,
Posted 20-Dec-2016*
A postdoctoral position is available in the Jimenez Group in CIRES and the
Dept. of Chemistry at the University of Colorado-Boulder (
http://cires1.colorado.edu/jimenez/), collaboratively with Alma Hodzic (
https://staff.ucar.edu/users/alma) and Louisa Emmons (
https://staff.ucar.edu/users/emmons) at the NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry
Observations and Modeling Laboratory (https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/). The
successful candidate will investigate the sources, properties, processing,
and fate of organic aerosols (OA) using the NCAR Climate Earth System Model
(CESM). CESM will then be used to investigate the OA sources and fate under
future climate scenarios. The OA mechanism in CESM has been recently
updated (as in Hodzic et al. ACP (2016) http://www.atmos-chem-phys.
net/16/7917/2016/), and additional updates for isoprene chemistry will be
implemented (e.g. following Marais et al. (2016)
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/1603/2016/). The OA simulations will be
compared to unique data from the NASA ATom project (
https://espo.nasa.gov/home/atom/content/ATom) acquired by the Jimenez Group
as well as other available aircraft and ground datasets.
A Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, chemistry, physics, environmental
engineering, or a related discipline is required. Experience with computer
modeling in FORTRAN, in particular for regional or global models is needed.
Experience in complex data analysis using for example NCL, IDL, Python,
Igor Pro, Matlab is highly desirable. Independence, drive and collaboration
are important and will be encouraged in order to develop the candidate's
career.
Background information about the research groups and previous publications
and projects is available at the Jimenez Group (http://cires1.colorado.edu/
jimenez/), Hodzic (https://staff.ucar.edu/users/alma) and Emmons (
https://staff.ucar.edu/users/emmons) web pages. Boulder is a great place to
live (see https://vimeo.com/181645979), and it also houses the greatest
concentration of atmospheric scientists and chemists in the world, thanks
to the combined strengths of CU (e.g. http://cires1.colorado.edu/
jimenez/Analytical/atmos.html), and the NCAR (https://www2.acom.ucar.edu/)
and NOAA (http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/csd/) National Labs.
To apply, please submit an application via email to <
jose.jimenez@colorado.edu> and <alma@ucar.edu>, with a cover letter
describing your research interests, a CV, date of availability, 2-3
first-author journal papers in PDF (submitted papers can also be included),
and a list of 4-5 references who are very familiar with your research work.
The initial appointment will be for one year, with the expectation of
renewal for a second year upon satisfactory performance. The University of
Colorado is an equal opportunity employer.
Review of applications will start on 15-Jan-2017, and continue until the
position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as
possible. If that is not possible, please email Jose and Alma to alert us
that your application is coming and the expected completion date.
--
Alma Hodzic Roux
Scientist
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory
P. O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-1463
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:54:59 +0100
From: Ulrich Achatz <achatz@iau.uni-frankfurt.de>
To: Met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk
Subject: [Met-jobs] Research-scientist position in atmospheric
dynamics at the Goethe Universitaet Frankfurt
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In the research group Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate at the
Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences of the
Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt there is a vacancy for a
Research Scientist (E13 TV-GU)
The initial appointment will be for three years.
Applicants should have a very good PhD in meteorology, physics, applied
mathematics, fluid dynamics, astronomy or a related field. Expected is a
strong background in theory and/or modeling, and a capability for
scientific work in atmosphere dynamics. The specific research field
shall be the theory of mesoscale and sub-mesoscale waves, and their
interaction with larger-scale flow, aiming at the improvement of the
description of gravity waves in weather and climate models.
The post offers the possibility for further scientific qualification
within the German system (Habilitation). Within this framework a modest
participation in teaching in the meteorology program is expected as well
as in attracting external funding. The international research activities
shall be embedded in a present national research initiative on the
multi-scale dynamics of gravity waves.
Some information on the research group can be found under
http://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/45681958/Theory-of-Atmospheric-Dynamics-and-Climate.
It has a focus on scale interactions in atmospheric dynamics, applied
e.g. to large-scale low-frequency variability, gravity-waves or
middle-atmosphere dynamics. Methods employed are, e.g., multi-scale
asymptotics, stochastics and numerical simulations. Inquiries should be
addressed to Prof. Dr. Ulrich Achatz (achatz@iau.uni-frankfurt.de).
Applications with the usual documents (CV, transcripts, diplomas, and
list of publications) should be sent by 31.1.17 to Prof. Dr. Ulrich
Achatz, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Institut für
Atmosphäre und Umwelt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main,
Germany. Applications will be considered beyond this date until the post
has been filled.
--
Ulrich Achatz
Professor, Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate
Vice Dean, Geosciences/Geography Department
Institut fuer Atmosphaere und Umwelt
Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt
Altenhoeferallee 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main
GERMANY
Tel: +49-69-798-40243
Fax: +49-69-798-40264
URL: http://www2.uni-frankfurt.de/43754014/Ulrich-Achatz
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Achatz
Theorie der Atmosphärischen Dynamik und des Klimas
Prodekan Fachbereich Geowissenschaften/Geographie
Institut für Atmosphäre und Umwelt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Altenhöferallee 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: 069-798-40243
Fax: 069-798-40264
URL: http://www2.uni-frankfurt.de/43754014/Ulrich-Achatz
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 08:24:07 +0000
From: Alexandra Schwarz <Alexandra.Schwarz@meteogroup.com>
To: "'met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk'" <met-jobs@lists.reading.ac.uk>
Subject: [Met-jobs] Meteorologist at MeteoGroup in Berlin
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To reinforce our Meteorology department in Berlin, Germany, we are looking for a fulltime Meteorologist.
As a Meteorologist you will work in a team of experienced Transport- and Media forecasters, providing specific written forecasts within both sectors. Monitoring the weather through interpreting observations and radar and satellite imagery forms part of the job. Furthermore you will provide services for our customers working in winter road maintenance. You will also be checking - and in places adding - weather graphics which will be used in customer products and weather panels. On top of that you should be communicative and happy to provide interviews to customers in the Media business.
Since the weather is a 24 hour business you will be working in shifts, including the weekends, evenings and nights. We are looking for someone who enjoys working together with a team of energetic and creative colleagues, all over the world.
Our requirements:
* You have a Meteorology or related degree;
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
* Good writing and communication skills in German (native speaker or near native) and English (highly proficient in spoken and written);
* A good understanding of the geography and climatology of Germany and the Alpine region;
* Good organizational and accuracy skills;
* An ability to work under pressure and to deadlines;
* A strong supportive team player.
If you have any questions, please contact Anna Pillen (International Corporate Recruiter) via +31 (0)6 517 79 672 or anna.pillen@meteogroup.com. To apply, please upload your resume and cover letter (in German or English) via the button.
Further link: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/991015/life?pathWildcard=991015
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