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Application Support Engineer 1
2017-08-03 00:10:54| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are looking to further enhance our team by adding a Application Support Engineer 1 You will be based at our clients premises in Harwell, Oxfordshire UK. In this large European Agency you will find an excellent and modern working environment with challenging tasks and responsibilities. Your Tasks Include The main responsibilities of the post are to expand the awareness, utilisation and scientific impact of EO data for climate research and applications. The incumbent shall maximise the contribution of European Earth Observation science including ESAs flagship programme on climate science, the Climate Change Initiative to future IPCC assessments and reports, and support and inform the implementation of global policy decisions taken at COP21 in Paris, December 2015. In hisher capacity, the incumbent shall be responsible for ensuring effectively delivery of the Climate Change Initiatives knowledge exchange strategy as well as providing support and advice on knowledge exchange in order to encourage the use of Climate Office knowledge and results by business, public and civil society, with the final objective to influence policy and practices. The post holder reports to the Head of the ESA Climate Office of the Science, Exploitation and Climate Department. The incumbents tasks will include Establishing a dialogue with specialised user communities from the scientific, public, policy and educational sectors, analysing their needs for satellitebased observations of the climate system, and assessing their feedback Communicating the work of ESA that is relevant for climate user communities, including but not limited to research and write online articles, create and plan content for social media, and analyse web and social media statistics Exploring and developing innovative ways of communicating and delivering learning on EO climate topics. This includes using data visualisation, investigating classrooms and workshops to distance and online education. Organising events, workshops, conferences, in line with the goal of expanding awareness, utilisation and scientific impact of EO data for climate research and applications Maintaining links and ensuring coherence with relevant activities of Member States and international partner organisations Contributing to the Agencys public communications on EO. Your Profile Essential skills Applicants should have A PhD preferably in Earth Science, or other appropriate scientific fields, and have a deep understanding of climate change science. Good knowledge of the international climate community and policy decisions. A track record of communication of scientific concepts with diverse audiences. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and within a team. Website content management experience and website analysis skills. Excellent organisational and planning skills. Experience with basic computer software such as WordExcelPowerPoint. Ability to multitask and prioritise workloads. Particular importance will be attached to a candidates personal scientific ability and credibility amongst their peers, as well as flexibility and adaptability. The candidate should be capable of working effectively in a team with minimum supervision and have excellent communication and presentation skills. The working languages are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these two languages is required. The knowledge of another memberstate language is an asset. Ideal skills Experience with design software such as Adobe IllustratorPhotoshop. Familiarity with integrating outreach activity within an ESA member state National Curriculum in schools. An interest in data visualisation. Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU REFERENCE 00081 LOCATION Harwell, Oxfordshire UK CONTACT recruitmoltek.net CLOSING DATE 29th August 2017 MOLTEK has been serving the space and aerospace industries since 1995, providing international consultancy services for a wide variety of clients from private and public corporations to national and international authorities and agencies. For more detailed information about MOLTEK go to www.moltek.com
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