Ocean/ice Sheet Modeller - Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - British Antarctic Survey

British Antarctic Survey

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Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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Description

Contract Type
Full Time

Duration
Fixed Term Appointment - 42 months

Salary
£37,500 to £41,250 per annum

Benefits
We offer
generous benefits

Team
Polar Oceans

Location
Cambridge, Hybrid working up to 40% remote

Closing Date
Sunday, January 14, 2024

Job Profile
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Description
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for an exceptional Ocean/Ice Sheet Modeller to join the Polar Oceans team. BAS delivers and enables world-leading interdisciplinary research in the Polar Regions. We employ experts from many different professions to carry out our Science as well as keep the lights on, feed the research and support teams and keep everyone safe

Working at BAS is rewarding.

Our skilled science, operational and support staff based in Cambridge, Antarctica and the Arctic, work together to deliver research that uses the Polar Regions to advance our understanding of Earth as a sustainable planet.

Through our extensive logistic capability and know how BAS facilitates access for the British and international science community to the UK polar research operation.

Numerous national and international collaborations, combined with an excellent infrastructure help sustain a world leading position for the UK in Antarctic affairs.

The British Antarctic Survey is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which is part of UK

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for the following benefits:

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days
Excellent civil service pension (with 26% or more employer contribution, depending on your band)
24 hours/365 days access to employee assistance programme (EAP including support with physical, mental, social, health and financial issues)
Flexible and family friendly working opportunities
Cycle to work scheme
Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories and much more.

You'll be joining our Polar Oceans team, a world-leading group of modellers and observationalists studying the Southern Ocean and its interaction with the rest of the climate system.

You'll help us to deliver the capability for ice shelf collapse in the UK Earth System Model, currently the only climate model in the world which includes a fully coupled Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Within the role, there will be an opportunity to develop your teamwork skills as you collaborate with our partners across the UKESM community.

You'll be joining a world-leading interdisciplinary research organisation, that is committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career and giving you the support, you need to thrive at BAS.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Develop the capability for ice shelf collapse in NEMO-BISICLES and the UK Earth System Model (UKESM), in collaboration with colleagues at BAS, other NERC centres, and the Met Office
Conduct projections of the coupled ice and climate system, assessing the influence of ice shelf collapse on sealevel rise from the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Investigate the potential for oceanographic regime change in the Ross Sea sector, and the likelihood of its triggering of ice shelf collapse
Present model developments and scientific results in the peerreviewed literature and at conferences

Current projects the team are working on include TerraFIRMA, an interdisciplinary collaboration using UKESM to study the future impacts and risks of climate change, and

OCEAN:
ICE, studying feedbacks between ocean circulation, ice sheet change, and the global climate.

For the role of Ocean/Ice Sheet Modeller, we are looking for somebody who:

Holds a first degree in mathematics or physical science, plus a PhD or equivalent experience
Has experience running and developing ocean and/or icesheet models
May have experience with UKESM and its components (NEMO, BISICLES, Rose-Cylc system)
Has knowledge of Antarctic oceanography and the interactions between sea ice, icebergs, and ice sheets
Has strong programming skills including compiled parallel code (eg Fortran), interpreted code (eg Python), and Linux
Has a track record of publication in highquality journals and presentation at international conferences

What experiences can we offer you?

At BAS we believe everyone plays a vital role, is unique and valued, therefore, we embrace diversity as well as equality of opportunity and are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming working environment where everyone's unique perspectives are valued.

Different perspectives and collaborative working help us achieve our best work and come together to form a high performing team which makes positive changes in the business.

That's the power of every individual. Our cultural values are built on mutual respect, inclusion, commitment and excellence.

If you are looking for an opportunity to work with world class and amazing people in one of the most uni