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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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Meteorologist Atmospheric Scientist mwd
2020-04-24 11:12:29| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
We are the first choice European aerospace company for softwarecentric engineering solutions. We combine 40 years of experience in a market, where trust and quality are needed. With more than 350 employees in Germany, we shape the future of aerospace and beyond together. Our staff plays a key role in our success through their qualifications, motivation, passion, different cultural backgrounds and their sense of collaboration in an open international environment living our values trust, integrity, participation, color, and curiosity. We are committed to crafting a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We offer a wealth of benefits to support a balanced worklife balance, including but not limited to mobile working and encouraging career development. The Position Climate change is affecting our life more and more, therefore not only weather forecasting but also Earth Observation are facing new challenges. New needs for higher temporal, spatial and spectral resolution, new instruments, all this becomes reality with the Earth observing missions operated by our customer EUMETSAT in 2021. For our team onsite EUMETSAT, we are looking for a Meteorologist Atmospheric Physicist to support the development of aerosol and cloud products for future and current missions of EUMETSAT. These are the Meteosat Third Generation MTG, the EUMETSAT Polar System Second Generation EPSSG programs as well as the Sentinel3 Copernicus program. This position is based at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt. It is fulltime and permanent and expected starting date will be around July 2020. We are looking forward to meeting you! ResponsibilitiesDuties Your principal task will be the continuous development of geophysical products level 2 in the Technical Computing Environment TCE supporting the Remote Sensing and Product Division. In the TCE facility different cloud and aerosol products are prototyped in order to prepare the operational implementation on ground segments where they will be continuously generated and disseminated in near real time to the user community. You will be primarily in charge of the software that generates the aerosol retrieval from the simultaneous Surface and Aerosol Retrieval approach SAR. One of these technics the GRASP has to be implemented to support testing and adaptation for future operations. Additionally a strong involvement in the general work on aerosol processors and products of the Sentinel3 mission will fulfill your daily work. Just to list the general task within the Cloud and Aerosol team Algorithm installation and testing, Algorithm software anomaly investigation and correction, Operation of scientific validation tools to support the analysis, Design and implementation of algorithm enhancements improvements, Analyses of new product algorithms and updates, Development of tools in support of product monitoring, product analysis, and validation testing. QualificationsExperience What are we looking for? Maybe for you, with at least a University degree in Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics or related subjects. With your 3 years of experience in of processing satellite or meteorological data. Of course, you are easily understanding the relating physics processes in such satellite instruments. Essential Skills You are daily working with Python in a LinuxUnix environment and the latest software development tools and methods are your daily business. We dont have to tell you about NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, and other libraries. You have already gained a lot of experience with representing scientific data for Earth Observation application with Python. Furthermore, you have proven experience in the design, implementation, and testing of complex scientific algorithm software CC and Fortran in a UNIX environment. Teamwork and ones own initiative is what you enjoy Capable of working both individually and independently on assigned responsibilities, while you are part of the system team. We are of course looking for good interpersonal and communication skills! Desirable Skills Ideally, you know already a lot about the area of Aerosol andor Cloud extraction from satellite imagery, image processing algorithms, operational data processing. Experience on the EUMETSAT developments or facilities is more than welcome! Further Details Requirements Europass CV and certificates Your Benefits of joining us By joining the Telespazio family, you will enjoy all the benefits of a competitive salary in a sustainable work environment, flexible working time models, diverse advancement and training possibilities for technical, language and soft skills, a generous holiday package as well as a company pension scheme. Furthermore, we support you with your relocation. Through our wide network, we can also support your partner in finding a job at your new work location. Application Are you equally passionate about our visions and dreams? Wed love to hear from you today and send us your application! Your HR Contact for this position is Melanie Giesche.
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Atmospheric Scientist
2019-02-28 16:29:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments. Serco Europe employs a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here. Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action. If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you. Package description Full details on application. Main responsibilities In the framework of the Boundarylayer Air Qualityanalysis Using Network of INstruments BAQUNIN project, the postholder will join the BAQUNIN team, directly responding to the BAQUNIN Contract Manager and Project Manager. The working activities will covers different aspects of the BAQUNIN operations, from running remote sensing instruments, to scientific SW developments, to production of scientific publications. We are looking for a bright, young, postdoc like scientist, with job location colocated with Atmospheric Physics Laboratory, Physics Department of University Sapienza in Rome Italy. The Atmospheric Scientist will perform the following activities, under the direction and guidelines of the BAQUNIN Work Package leader and Project Manager Processing, Quality Control QC, formatting and analysis of insitu data generated by BAQUNIN instruments Produce scientific SW for the inversion of data, with focus on LIDAR retrieval algorithms Maintain and operate ground based remote sensing BAQUNIN instruments Create SW for data QA and format harmonisation Participate in measurement campaigns involving BAQUNIN instruments Create SW tools for the synergistic analysis of ground based data products Contribute to the writing of scientific papers and presentations in international conferences Attendance to European progress meeting or conferences Support the preparation of periodical project status reports and technical notes Ideal candidate Successful 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 atmospheric physics or geophysics or related discipline. Good and practical knowledge of Lidar and Pandora instrumentation. Good knowledge of dynamics and physics in the atmosphere with list of publication. Development of tools for analysis and conversion of large set of data and data visualization. SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES Mandatory requisites are Handson experience with atmospheric validation methods and scientific analysis of in situ data Experience with multiwavelenght lidar being an advantage Good experience in the scientific exploitation of atmospheric data analysis Good knowledge of ground based atmospheric remote sensing instrumentation 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. Availability to travel to attend meetings. Additional assets Experience with Atmospheric Earth Observation Satellite mission data. If candidates with equally relevant experience are identified, preference will be given to candidates within Categorie Protette Law 6899 or registered in lista di mobilit only applicable in case of Italian candidates. 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. About the company Serco Italia Spa, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multinational Service Provider with over 50,000 employees worldwide.
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Remote Sensing Scientist Atmospheric Composition 2 posts
2018-03-07 15:26:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Join our team of applied scientists monitoring key air quality trace gases from satellites and help to develop new atmospheric composition products from spectrometer data. To learn more and apply online, please visit httpsonlineapplication.eumetsat.int reference VN18 15. Bringing together the resources of 30 member states, EUMETSAT observes the atmosphere, ocean, and land surfaces from space using a system of satellites 365 days a year. Our data is vital for weather forecasts that help to protect lives and property, as well as monitoring the environment and our changing climate. Within our Remote Sensing and Products Division we have an Atmospheric Composition Competence Area which leads the scientific development, prototyping, validation and monitoring of atmospheric products from satellites. We are recruiting for two scientists with an advanced knowledge of optical remote sensing techniques for trace gases to enhance the way we monitor the earths atmosphere. Candidates should be able to demonstrate their experience in the use of radiative transfer models and have previously developed software that involved an interaction with user communities. This is an exciting opportunity to define the requirements for future products and services from two of our missions, whilst supporting the way we reprocess and calibrate data to analyse our climate. You will have experience in retrieving trace gases and other atmospheric composition products and the supporting scientific applications to drive forward innovation for future missions whilst enhancing our existing services. You must be a team player, with the ability to collaborate with your colleagues and our international partners. You must have strong analytical skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to our user communities. In this role, you will be able to demonstrate your exceptional organisational skills in a fastpaced operational environment. We offer a competitive salary, benefits and a great working environment. You must be able to work effectively in English and have a working knowledge of French. The closing date is 8th April and we expect to hold interviews in the wc 23rd April 2018. EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women and is seeking to recruit nationals from its Member States
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Junior Remote Sensing Scientist Atmospheric Motion Vectors
2018-02-13 12:27:36| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Help us build our future and make a world of difference on our Early Careers Employment Programme To find out more go to httpsonlineapplication.eumetsat.int reference VN18 06. This is an exciting opportunity for recent graduates to secure an exciting future in the space sector. EUMETSAT is the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment, pulling together the resources of 30 Member States. As we develop the next generation of satellites, we want you to join our team and shape our future. We are looking for a graduate with a degree in remote sensing or meteorology to join us. You will work with our colleagues and partners, helping us to develop new Atmospheric Motion Vectors products. In addition to our extensive technical training, we will improve your interpersonal skill and business acumen, supporting you with our network of mentors and coaches. You will work in a multicultural environment alongside colleagues and partners who are the best in their field. The closing date for this campaign is 5th March and interviews will be held in April. The ECEP will start in September and run for two years. EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women and is seeking to recruit nationals from its Member States. Please see our website for further details.
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