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Polar and Ice support Scientist
2020-04-28 11:12:25| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators,committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. Serco and Proud Make a difference every day. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Polar and Ice support Scientist, based in Frascati Italy. Main Responsibilities Within the Data Quality and Algorithm Management Office, the postholder will join the Quality Assurance For Earth Observation QA4EO contract and will work on the CalVal support area, directly responding to the Area Manager with the objective of exploring a new methodology assessment and scientific analysis of in situ data and a combination of field measurements and numerical process modeling over polar ocean and coastal areas with particular emphasis on small scale dynamics in conjuction with satellite altimetric data analysis low and high resolution. We are looking for a bright, young, postdoc like scientist, working in close liaison with ESRIN and with MIO Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in Marseille France. The post holder will perform the following different domains of activities Coastal altimetry Multimission Polar ice Support the organization and execution of intercomparison exercises and international workshops SheHe will perform the following main activities, under the direction and guidelines of the Work Package leader and Area Manager Processing, Quality Control QC, formatting and analysis of insitu and field campaign data Processing and validation of ocean model outputs with the use all the available in situ and field campaign data and altimetry over selected areas of interest in the coastal regions and over polar ocean. Contribute to coastal and polar Altimetry data analysis and comparisons with in situ measurements and model Sensitivity study, optimization and error assessment of the developed altimetric methods. Use ocean circulation model outputs in support to the interpretation of slope currents positioning and intensity variability as depicted by altimetry Exploring and preprocessing available satellite, model and in situ datasets on the distribution and variability of seaice regions Contribute to the writing of scientific papers and presentations in international conferences Attendance to European progress meeting or conferences The Ideal Candidate Applicants should have a high level of selfmotivation, the capability to work effectively in a team and autonomously, and have excellent organisation skills. A strong proactive attitude is required in identifying problems and proposing solutions. Mandatory knowledge and experience requisites are University degree, or equivalent, in oceanography or a related discipline. Good knowledge of ocean dynamics and ocean physics Development of tools for analysis of large set of data and data visualization Proven experience in the field of oceanography list of publications. Experience in polar sea ice processes and sea ice modeling is of advantage. Handson experience with ocean validation methods and scientific analysis of in situ data Handson experience with ocean ice and multimission satellite polar data Experience with highfrequency radar or glider data being an advantage Good experience in the scientific exploitation of ocean numerical modeling Basic knowledge of altimeter mission and their applications would be an advantage Good oral and written communication Spatial, temporal and other statistical analyses of EO data Scientific publication and reporting including oral presentations of results Good Working proficiency in English. Good scientific programming skills e.g. Matlab, IDL, C, Pyton or Fortran In addition, the candidate shall have Attitude to follow guidelines and to require minimum supervision, proactively requesting help when needed Ability to plan and report and to work to deadline. Experience with Altimetric Earth Observation Satellite mission data Important Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law. Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process. Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. Data Protection When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request. You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time.
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