<html><body><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div>Dear Mailing list,<br></div><br><div>I am sharing the following job vacancy for: <br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000">Scientist - Model Uncertainty, VN18-26, Closing date: 15 August 2018<br><br><h1>1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Position information</h1><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><table style="width: 15.0cm; margin-left: 5.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" data-mce-style="width: 15.0cm; margin-left: 5.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" width="567" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="279"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong>Vacancy No.:</strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span>VN18-26</p></td><td style="width: 215.75pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 215.75pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="288"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong>Department:</strong> Research</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="279"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong>Grade:</strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span>A2</p></td><td style="width: 215.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 215.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="288"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong>Section:</strong> Earth System Modelling</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="279"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong>Job Ref. No.:</strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span>STF-SP/18-26</p></td><td style="width: 215.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 215.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="288"><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><strong>Reports to:</strong> Model Uncertainty Team Leader</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 209.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="279"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Publication Date: </strong>19 July 2018</p></td><td style="width: 215.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 215.75pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="288"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Closing Date:</strong> 15 August 2018</p></td></tr></tbody></table><h1>2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>About ECMWF</h1><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">ECMWF is both a research institute and a 24/7 operational service, producing and disseminating numerical weather predictions to its Member States. ECMWF carries out scientific and technical research directed to the improvement of its forecasts, collects and processes large amounts of observations, and manages a long-term archive of meteorological data. Satellite and in situ observations provide the information for up-to-date global analyses and climate reanalyses of the atmosphere, ocean and land surface.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">For details, see <a href="http://www.ecmwf.int/" data-mce-href="http://www.ecmwf.int/"><strong>www.ecmwf.int/</strong></a>.</p><h1 style="margin-left: 17.85pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 17.85pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Summary of the role</h1><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">The position is in the Earth System Modelling Section of the Research Department. The Scientist will work in the Model Uncertainty Team, in close collaboration with the Atmospheric Physics Team. The aim is to develop diagnostics of the statistics of perturbed tendencies generated by model uncertainty representations in ECMWF’s IFS model.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">She or he will develop new software for computing and visualising the mean, variance and other statistics of model tendencies from ensemble forecasts, which are perturbed with stochastic representations of model uncertainties. This will enable detection and quantification of biases introduced in the tendencies through the perturbation methodology. Moreover, the successful candidate will diagnose whether differences in ensemble forecasts between single precision and double precision versions of the model are caused by the representation of model uncertainties.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Through this work, she or he will actively contribute to the development of improved configurations of stochastic model uncertainty representations available in the IFS model.</p><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><br style="page-break-before: always;" data-mce-style="page-break-before: always;"> </span><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;" data-mce-style="font-size: 9.5pt;"> </span></p><h1>4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Main duties and key responsibilities</h1><ul><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Writing efficient software for analysing the statistics of 3D model tendency output from ensemble forecasts</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Quantifying how the statistics of tendencies in ensemble forecasts changes with the activation or modification of representations of model uncertainties</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Providing input to design revised configurations for the representation of model uncertainties based on results obtained with the new diagnostics for perturbed model tendencies</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Understanding the origin of differences between single precision and double precision ensemble forecasts that may arise from the representation of model uncertainties</li></ul><h1>5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Personal attributes</h1><ul><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Dedication and enthusiasm to work in a team</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Good interpersonal and communication skills</li><li style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style="font-family: Symbol; color: #1f497d;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Ability to work efficiently and complete diverse tasks in a timely manner</li></ul><h1>6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Qualifications and experience required</h1><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><table style="width: 15.0cm; margin-left: 5.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" data-mce-style="width: 15.0cm; margin-left: 5.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;" width="567" border="1"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 79.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 79.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="106"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Education</p></td><td style="width: 345.85pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 345.85pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="461"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">A university degree or equivalent in atmospheric science, oceanography, hydrometeorology or related areas of physics.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">A PhD is desirable but not essential.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 79.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="106"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Experience</p></td><td style="width: 345.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 345.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="461"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Experience in dealing with model data in various formats such as netCDF and GRIB.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Experience in the evaluation of model developments for atmospheric simulations.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 79.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 79.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="106"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Knowledge and skills (including language)</p></td><td style="width: 345.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" data-mce-style="width: 345.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 2.85pt 5.4pt 2.85pt 5.4pt;" width="461"><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Knowledge of physical and dynamical processes in the atmosphere</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Proficiency in handling and analysing large datasets</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Very good programming and scripting skills (e.g. Fortran/C/C++ and python)</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and interviews will be conducted in English.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">A good knowledge of one of the Centre’s other working languages (French or German) would be an advantage.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><h1>7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Other information</h1><h2>Grade remuneration</h2><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">The successful candidate will be recruited at the <span>A2</span> grade, according to the scales of the Co-ordinated Organisations and the annual basic salary will be <span>£58,238.40</span> net of tax. This position is assigned to the employment category STF-SP as defined in the Staff Regulations.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Full details of salary scales and allowances are available on the ECMWF website at <span>www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs</span>, including the Centre’s Staff Regulations regarding the terms and conditions of employment.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #064e83;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #064e83;">Starting date:</span></strong> As soon as possible.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #064e83;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #064e83;">Length of contract:</span></strong> The contract has a fixed end date of 31 August 2019.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #064e83;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #064e83;">Location:</span></strong> The position will be based in the Reading area, in Berkshire, United Kingdom.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><strong>Interviews will take place in Reading, Berkshire between 21<sup>st</sup> and 31<sup>st </sup>August 2018.</strong></p><h1>8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';" data-mce-style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>How to apply</h1><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Please apply by completing the online application form available at <span>www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">At ECMWF, we consider an inclusive environment as key for our success. We are dedicated to ensuring a workplace that embraces diversity and provides equal opportunities for all, without distinction as to race, gender, age, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity and culture. We value the benefits derived from a diverse workforce and are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of the countries that are part of our community, in an environment that nurtures equality and inclusion.</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><em> </em></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Staff are usually recruited from among nationals of the following Member States and Co‑operating States:</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Staff from other countries may be considered in exceptional cases.</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"> </p><br><div><hr style="HEIGHT: 2px; WIDTH: 100%"><div><span style="FONT-SIZE: xx-small"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: "trebuchet ms",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Julie Palmer </span><br style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(170,170,170)"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: "trebuchet ms",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Recruitment and Talent Management Officer </span><br style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(128,128,128)"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: "trebuchet ms",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ECMWF | HR Section </span><br style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(128,128,128)"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: "trebuchet ms",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">e: julie.palmer@ecmwf.int t: +44 1189 49 9161 </span><br style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></body></html>