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Scientist tries to reduce heat stress, improve beef production
2021-10-19 16:46:00| Beef
Early data from this study suggest that providing access to shade increases the ability of pregnant cattle to stay healthy.
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Lead Data Scientist
2021-10-05 11:12:24| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Summary An experienced Data Scientist is required to spearhead development of the machine and deep learning activities within the Geo Information group. Telespazio UK is part of a company containing over 2500 people working in the growing field of Space Systems and operations and GeoInformation. Telespazio is majority owned by Leonardo, one of the UKs largest defence, aerospace and security companies. Objective You will lead the scientific development of new products and applications that use statistics, analytics, machine learning, forecasting and optimization to enhance efficiency and performance. Telespazio UK is investing heavily in relevant technology, and offers the opportunity to be involved in exciting project work within the space sector with scope for further progression and upskilling. Responsibilities Duties Defining developing SARbased services andor technology based upon user requirements Working with customers to establish GeoInformation based needs Developing prototype and proof of concept systems to demonstrate business need Managing a small team of data scientists Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members Support business development activities from initial customer requirements through to final proposal generation Continuous improvements to automated data handling tools Supporting bid activities Qualifications Experience Degree in mathematics, computer science or equivalent, along with commercial experience or advanced degree PhD, for example in data science. Strong computer literacy skills, including coding experience in Python Experience with machine and deep learning, particularly the development and optimisation of neural networks Essential Skills Inventiveness and problem solving skills Experience of deploying machine learning applications to local and cloud infrastructures Experience of using statistical or data analytics techniques Interest in, and enthusiasm for, climate, environment or Earth observation science Experience in applying data science techniques to spatial, andor Earth observation datasets Desirable Skills Experience in applying data science techniques to SAR data Understanding of sound data management and adhering to corporate standards Computing experience of the Linux operating system Qualities Desire to be a team player capable of working with staff at all levels, alongside the ability to work independently Selfstarter and effective time management, with particular skills in multitasking Good communication skills, both written and oral Commercial awareness
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Atmospheric Aerosol Product Development Scientist
2021-09-21 17:12:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Position Reference 864 We are currently looking for an Atmospheric Aerosol Product Development Scientist to support our team, and specifically in the development of the new mission CO2M. This role will be based in our clients premises in the city of Darmstadt, Germany. Summary Project consist in conducting activities for the development and maintenance of prototypes devoted to atmospheric products and specifically on Copernicus Carbon Dioxide Monitoring mission, on the MAP polarimeter, and for the generation of test data sets for the need of the program developments. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Contribution to the scientific definition of the aerosol algorithm and product Contribute to the definition of the Calibration Validation plan. Support the development of Level1 prototype, and level2 Aerosol prototype. Support instrument performance definition and assessment. TDS generation for the need of consolidation of mission requirements and prototypes. Participate to RSP studies and progress meetings through review of scientific content. Update, maintenance and verification of an operational processor for multisensor satellite retrievals of aerosol optical properties from Metop data. Supporting the validation of aerosol products from EPS and the compilation of the relevant product validation reports. Contributing to the update of the product specification and algorithm specification for multisensor satellite retrievals of aerosol optical properties from Metop. Reporting anomalies in aerosol product services, contribute to their diagnosis and track their resolution. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory University degree Master or Phd in a relevant discipline. Demonstrated skills in Java programming, or on another programming language e.g. C, Fortran. Experience or contribution to an EO or atmospheric monitoring scientific study. Experience of operational satellite data processing systems. Experience on the visualisation of remote sensing data using specific tools or programming languages Python, IDL. Excellent interpersonal and teamworking skills. Communication skills, especially through scientific peerreview papers, international working groups and workshops. Fluency in English, both written and spoken. The following skills are considered as interesting assets Previous experience on CO2M mission, and specifically on MAP polarimeter. Demonstrated knowledge of physics of optical remote sensing of atmosphere, especially for cloud andor aerosol properties, including experience in the use of radiative transfer models. Experience with the development of modular, clearly readable and adaptable scientific software is required, including the configuration control of the developed codes. Experience in scientific analysis, especially on remote sensing of cloud or atmosphere from space, including the experience of prototyping algorithms or any related testing functions. Knowledge of the most relevant imagery missions for atmospheric products, including their products, and applications. Experience on the maintenance of processors in the context of operational missions. Knowledge on instrument calibration and characterisation including longterm monitoring and validation of the performance. Knowledge of the functioning, operation, and data processing of multiviewing, multipolarisation, multispectral imaging instruments, or any similar polarimetric mission. Experience on the validation of aerosol parameters derived from spaceborne sensors through insitu measurements and crosscomparisons. Experience on polarimetry for aerosol retrieval or the level1 processing of polarimeter including calibration. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 01102021. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.
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Remote Sensing Scientist CLIM and MAP aerosol and cloud products for CO2M
2021-09-17 19:12:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year We are currently looking for an experienced Remote Sensing Scientist to join our international team of young and inspiring engineers and industry professionals, tasked with driving innovation within the Space, Satellite and Earth Observation sector. This role is routed in the mission of EUMETSAT and will provide the opportunity to work with leading IT, Space and Earth Observation organisations and domain experts to make a positive impact on society! The Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division is tasked with providing the scientific expertise required to develop, implement, validate, maintain and evolve the operational observational products for all EUMETSAT satellites and agreed third party missions, such as the Copernicus CO2 Monitoring, as well as establishing the user requirements for future EUMETSAT missions. Within the Clouds and Aerosol CLA Competence Area of the Remote Sensing and Products Division, the Remote Sensing Scientist Copernicus will be responsible for and contribute to the MultiAngle Polarimeter MAP and CloudImager CLIM derived aerosol and cloud products, their scientific development, maintenance, validation and quality monitoring, onboard the Copernicus CO2 mission CO2M. CO2M is the space component of the European integrated observation and inversion modelling system dedicated to the monitoring of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. What youll be doing Acquire and maintain an in depth understanding of the aerosol and cloud products and their performances derived from MAP and CLIM instruments onboard of CO2M Support the prototyping and operational implementation of aerosol and cloud product processing algorithms from MAP and CLIM calibrated instrument products Plan, develop and perform aerosol and cloud product verification and validation activities, including their performance with respect to the improvement of greenhousegas main product quality, as derived from the main CO2 spectrometer instrument onboard CO2M Provide product quality analysis and longterm monitoring of cloud and aerosol products from CLIM and MAP in view of main CO2M greenhousegas product performance Support CO2M mission preparation for commissioning and operations with respect to aerosol and cloud processor integrations, system testing, validation and verification Support industrial activities for operational aerosol and cloud processor development, and processor specification Play an active role in relevant preparations for missions operation and scientific interactions with the CO2 Monitoring and Verification Support capacity user community What we offer Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 month NET after tax based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Private medical coverage for employee and family Attractive final salary pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable Requirements Qualifications Advanced university degree or equivalent experience in remote sensing, physics or other related degree. Skills and Experience Indepth scientific knowledge of aerosol and cloud product processing Familiarity with aerosol products derived from multiangle polarimeter operating in the visible and shortwave infrared region Experience in the field of cloud products derived from high spatial resolution imager data operating in the visible and shortwave infrared region is an distinct advantage Proven experience of processing of largevolumes of data from relevant space borne instruments Demonstrable experience with scientific development projects and working with user communities and researchers Experience of working in a UNIX environment and with scientificallyoriented coding languages, CC and Python Familiarity with IDL andor MATLAB, and Java is an advantage Strengths in analysis, synthesis and presentation, coupled with good interpersonal skills and a proven ability to apply these to the interactions within a team and between teams. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES. EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful. More about us EUMETSATs role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Application URL httpseumetsat.jobbase.iojobe6eutjyz
Remote Sensing Scientist Product Processing Software Expert Copernicus
2021-09-17 19:12:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
EUMETSAT is Europes meteorological satellite agency monitoring the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year We are currently looking for an experienced Remote Sensing Scientist to join our international team of young and inspiring engineers and industry professionals, tasked with driving innovation within the Space, Satellite and Earth Observation sector. This role is routed in the mission of EUMETSAT and will provide the opportunity to work with leading IT, Space and Earth Observation organisations and domain experts to make a positive impact on society! The Remote Sensing and Products RSP Division is tasked with providing the scientific expertise required to develop, implement, validate, maintain and evolve the operational observational products for all EUMETSAT satellites and agreed third party missions, such as the Copernicus CO2 Monitoring, as well as establishing the user requirements for future EUMETSAT missions. Within the Atmospheric Chemistry ACh Competence Area of the Remote Sensing and Products Division RSP, the Remote Sensing Scientist Product Processing Software Expert Copernicus will be responsible for and contribute to product processor prototyping for products derived from the CO2 and NO2 visible to shortwave infrared grating spectrometer, the MultiAngle Polarimeter MAP and the CloudImager CLIM onboard the Copernicus CO2 mission CO2M. CO2M is the space component of the European integrated observation and inversion modelling system dedicated to the monitoring of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. What youll be doing Acquire and maintain an in depth understanding of product processing from instruments onboard of CO2M Support the prototyping and operational implementation of algorithms for product navigation, calibration, coregistration and product inversion from CO2NO2 spectrometer, MAP and CLIM instrument data, as well as for the derived aerosol, cloud and greenhousegas products Support the development and operations of product calibration and validation activities Support the prototyping of processes for product validation and quality analysis Support CO2M mission preparation for commissioning and operations with respect to processor integration, system testing, validation and verification Support industrial activities for operational processor development, and processor specification Play an active role in relevant preparations for mission operations and development and maintenance of product interfaces to the CO2 Monitoring and Verification Support capacity users What we offer Excellent salary, of up to Euro 7,500 month NET after tax based on skills and experience Flexible working time including additional flexileave Private medical coverage for employee and family Attractive final salary pension 30 days of annual leave 14.5 days public holidays Training and development support Relocation allowance and support if applicable Requirements Qualifications Advanced university degree or equivalent experience in remote sensing, physics or other related degree. Skills and Experience Indepth knowledge and excellent command of scientific programming and prototyping Familiarity with prototyping of algorithms for product navigation, calibration, coregistration andor product inversion from spaceborne grating spectrometer or imager data is an distinct advantage Proven experience of processing of largevolumes of data from relevant space borne instruments Demonstrable experience with scientific development projects and working with user communities and researchers Excellent experience of working in a UNIX environment and with scientificallyoriented coding languages, CC and Python Familiarity with IDL andor MATLAB, and Java is an advantage Strengths in analysis, synthesis and presentation, coupled with good interpersonal skills and a proven ability to apply these to the interactions within a team and between teams. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH. WE WILL BE UNABLE TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED IN OTHER LANGUAGES. EUMETSAT is an international organisation employing staff from across all 30 member states and this role is being advertised on multiple international job boards, but please note that this role would be based in Darmstadt, Germany and would require international applicants to relocate if successful. More about us EUMETSATs role is to establish and operate meteorological satellites to monitor the weather and climate from space 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This information is supplied to the National Meteorological Services of the organisations Member and Cooperating States in Europe, as well as other users worldwide. EUMETSAT also operates several Copernicus missions on behalf of the European Union and provide data services to the Copernicus marine and atmospheric services and their users. As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT can recruit nationals only from the 30 Member States Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Application URL httpseumetsat.jobbase.iojobgm5yk2rn
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