We're looking for an exceptional Senior Scientist to join our team in Space Applications and Nowcasting and to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Space Applications and Nowcasting Senior Scientist, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 33 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
About the Space Applications and Nowcasting R&D (SAN) Area
The SAN area of the Met Office aims to leverage a diverse range of observations from the global observing system to help the Met Office better understand what is happening now in our environment and how the situation is going to evolve in the short term. SAN is responsible for researching and developing new ways of using observations to improve the warnings offered by the Met Office Expert Weather Hub and the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre.
SAN focuses on a broad range of natural hazards including Severe Storms, Flooding, Volcanic Emissions and Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun. To fulfill our purpose, we utilise satellite missions in a range of orbits around the Earth and Sun as well as surface-based observations such as those from weather radars, automatic weather stations and citizen observations.
Scope and Responsibilities
* Plan and carry out research and development projects to improve Met Office systems and applications
* Provide interpretation and analysis of satellite datasets
* Document and present the work of the Met Office in internal reports, meetings, scientific journals, and external conferences
* Provide scientific and technical advice to peers, management and external stakeholders
* Represent the Met Office nationally and internationally as required
Benefits
* Salary up to £60,268 annually
* Outstanding Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
* Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year
* Commitment to a supportive, inclusive and evolving work culture
Essential Criteria, Skills and Experience
* Lead Criteria: Strong background in Physical Sciences with significant postgraduate experience (e.g., a PhD) in a relevant scientific area or equivalent experience (Expert by nature)
* Demonstrated ability to provide scientific leadership and apply broad scientific knowledge to specific scientific problems relevant to the Space Weather area
* Demonstrated experience of developing scientific software; ability to write, modify and run scientific software codes, championing quality assurance (Expert by nature)
* Demonstrated ability to be a strong team player and support scientific and technical colleagues; willingness to take responsibility for deliverables in scientific group activities (Better together)
* Excellent communication skills (written, oral, presentation and listening); demonstrated evidence for influencing stakeholders
Equality and Diversity
We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK – please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
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