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Cal Val Scientist Ion Radiative Transfer Simulation
2016-06-22 18:05:03| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 125,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in CNR ISAC, we are currently looking for a Cal Val Scientist ion Radiative Transfer Simulation on a fixed term contract with a duration until 31122016. Main responsibilities Tasks and Responsibilities As Cal Val Scientist you will perform the following activities, under the direction and guidelines of the Cal Val Task Manager scientific review on radiation budget studies selection of specific test cases for ATSR like instruments setup and operation of radiative transfer models RTM evaluation of potential instrumental issues on radiation budget evaluations participation to conferencesymposia production of scientific publication. Inputs to these activities, for which awareness is required scientific literature on the topic RTM models CNR AATSR12 data structure and contents. Ideal candidate Requirements You should have a high level of selfmotivation, the capability to work effectively in a team and autonomously, and excellent organisation skills. A strong proactive attitude is required in identifying problems and proposing solutions. Furthermore a generic background on Earth atmospheric science is required. Mandatory knowledge and experience requisites are Good knowledge of passive infrared remote sensing of the atmosphere Experience in development of radiative transfer models RTM limb, nadir. This includes Experience in SW development, in particular for the analysis of RTM output Experience in setup and run of RTM both prototype and stateoftheart model as e.g. MODTRAN and RTTOV Documented capability to support with radiative transfer modelling the development of an algorithm to retrieve Total Column Water Vapour from ATSR like instruments. Development of tools for analysis of large set of data and data visualization IDL Experience with Earth Observation Satellite missions, and in particular ESAs AATSR12 data structure and contents. Mandatory skills and attributes Proactive approach to activity controlling and tracking Capability to work in a very ordered and structured way Capability to produce high quality scientific documentation reports, based on external inputs Very good English and technical documents writing Be hosted in Bologna. In addition, you should 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 within Europe to attend meetings. Additional assets Experience in Matlab or Python SW languages Experience with Earth Observation Satellite missions with additional optical sensors. Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Italy or be EU EEA nationals. Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. If not, your application will remain in our database and can be matched against future openings. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu
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