Job offer: Weather & climate modeling engineer
Job description
Would you like to play a central role in climate resilience projects?
If you’re motivated to build a more climate-resilient future as part of a young, dynamic team, then join us!
Your missions:
For our recruitment, we are looking for an engineer in data analysis and weather and climate modelling, whose main tasks will be to :
- Collect, process and analyze weather and climate ensemble simulations;
- Calculate climate indicators from multiple specific variables;
- Develop composite indicators for trade-specific climatic hazards;
- Implement modeling tools in France and abroad;
- Produce technical documentation and summaries.
Depending on your profile and our customers’ requirements, other types of assignment may be added to the above, particularly for climate resilience projects.
At the same time, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the company’s internal activities in terms of :
- Research & Innovation
- Setting up projects and developing partnerships
- External communication
- Punctual help
Qualifications
Your assets :
PhD or engineering degree in atmospheric sciences, meteorology, climatology or physical oceanography from ENM, ENSTA, UMPC, IPSL, LSCE, or CNRM.
You have a :
- Scientific programming skills (Python, C, Shell, matlab)
- Extensive expertise in extreme value statistics
- Very good knowledge of climate modeling and its main principles
- Excellent ability to handle multiple climatic variables (precipitation, temperature, wind, pressure, radiation, etc.).
- Knowledge of the challenges and constraints of operational weather and climate modeling
- Interest in climate modeling and climate change topics.
Plus points:
- Good knowledge of major weather and climate databases (CMIP5/6, C3S, ISIMIP, EXPLORE2, TRACC, etc.).
- Good knowledge of the university environment and research methods;
- Knowledge of other areas of climate: atmospheric dynamics, univariate/multivariate bias correction methods, etc.
- Machine learning and deep learning skills
- Complementary skills in the field of climate change ;
- Skills or interest in working on other departmental themes, in support of project managers;
Abilities :
- Strong motivation and work capacity;
- Intellectual and scientific rigor;
- High autonomy ;
- Intellectual agility, creative and innovative thinking;
- Curious, able to analyze and summarize, organized;
- Good teamwork skills;
- Powerful suggestions.
Additional recruitment information
- Start date: as soon as possible
- Location: Aubagne (15min by TER from Marseille center) in a young and dynamic team
When you join Hydroclimat, we offer you an attractive remuneration package,
- Gratification / Remuneration: depending on experience between 35 and 55 K€.
- Home working in accordance with company agreement (1 day a week)
- Family health insurance, meal card & 50% reimbursement of transport pass
Our recruitment process :
Get to know yourself better to make the right choice – that’s what we suggest during the 5 stages of our recruitment process:
- Mutual introduction by telephone
- Personality questionnaire
- General interview: presentation of the candidate, presentation of Hydroclimat and outline of the position envisaged
- Technical interview: presentation of missions and responsibilities; a technical test may be requested.
- Final exchange and contractualization.
Applications, including curriculum vitae and covering letter, should be sent to magali.troin@hydroclimat.com.