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CryoSat Mission Geophysicist
2020-08-10 11:10:56| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Job Introduction At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world, we are innovators,committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. Serco and Proud Make a difference every day. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a CryoSat Mission Geophysicist, based in Frascati Italy. Main Responsibilities Within the Data Quality and Algorithm Management Office, the postholder will join the Quality Assurance For Earth Observation QA4EO contract, directly responding to the Area Manager with the objective of coordinating and managing of CryoSat related Teams and Projects for data quality, scientific validation and altimetry processing algorithm evolutions over the Landice, the SeaIce and the Ocean surfaces as well as over Coastal zones. The postholder will focus on the below main responsibilities Support the investigation of instrument anomalies and analysis related to the CryoSat geophysical products including the development of Quality Control and Validation tools as well as the use of the ESA MiniPDS Provide scientific advice on the quality of the current processing algorithms and their evolution Support to CryoSat full reprocessing campaigns associated to new ice and ocean processing baselines GOP, ICE Contribute to the management of the CryoSat qualityrelated support contracts including the review of contractual deliverables and drafting of technical documents e.g. new SoW and change requests Support the definition, development and implementation of new RD activities dealing with the validations and emerging scientificoperational applications of CryoSat data products Assist the management of the Cryosat Quality Working Group and related scientific support Support CryoSat communication activities e.g. web stories, ESA publications, scientific papers, etc., contributing to the presentations and posters in international conferences EGU, AGU, OSTST, LPS etc. and workshops, contribute to the coorganisation and cochairing of CryoSatPolarrelated conferences Interface between ESAESRIN, the Scientific Community and CryoSat experts and other SpaceOperational agencies regarding the quality and exploitation of the CryoSat data products for both Ice and Ocean surfaces. Support the generation of periodical service reports, documenting the activities performed Successful Candidate The successful Candidate will bring 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 physics or engineering or a related discipline. Good background in the field of satellite radar altimetry Experience in satellite data processing handling Development of utilities for supporting the analysis of large set of data and data visualization Mandatory requisites are Handson experience with altimetry validation methods and scientific analysis of in situ data Handson experience with ocean ice and multimission satellite polar data Good knowledge of altimeter missions and their applications Good oral and written communication Spatial, temporal and other statistical analyses of EO data in particular Altimetric 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. Ability to follow different concurrent activities Attitude to be propositive in suggesting new opportunities of research or solutions leading to scientific improvements of satellite data quality 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.
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