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2016-10-17 11:02:28| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Thorn Satellite Data Services Thorn SDS is looking for a Scientific Documentation Writer for Eumetsat, based in Darmstadt. Scientific Documentation Writer is to support the Remote Sensing and Products Division RSP in the Technical and Scientific Support TSS Department. The responsibilities will cover the preparation and maintenance of scientific documentation related to meteorological products, and the preparation and maintenance of remote sensing and products related contents for EUMETSATs Web sites. Main tasks will be Manage information in a variety of forms, life cycles, type of input, purpose and readership. The inputs to scientific documents are provided by EUMETSAT remote sensing and products scientists and experts, product operation experts, trainers, etc. The purpose of the documents includes describing and explaining products and processing for a large community of users, providing quality information e.g. the results of validation tests, sharing and promoting new knowledge and applications. An important corpus of legacy and current scientific information is updated continuously, and new information is added regularly. Scientific information plays a key role in the use and uptake of EUMETSAT products and services, and it is important that the Consultant manages it in a consistent and complete manner. The tasks of the Consultant will include Collect input to documents from scientists and engineers Ensure consistency of style across documents Prepare draft documents for review and document issues for publication Coordinate document releases with the User Services Division responsible for Web site contents Definition of scientific documentation maintenance procedures, including templates and guidelines for contributors Manage information e.g. metadata extracted from documents Prepare and manage Web site contents The Consultant shall apply the documentation control processes in place at EUMETSAT. Formal reporting is required at monthly intervals or in the event of a major task completion. The monthly reports and any other documentation generated shall also be delivered in writing directly to the EUMETSAT technical representative. Essential requirements are In addition to having a university degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, the candidate shall have a minimum of 3 years experience in scientific documentation editing and maintenance. Specifically, the candidate shall have demonstrated experience in Writing documents of a technical or scientific nature Compiling documents from multiple contributors Processing of large text documents with Microsoft Word Processing of complex documents including images, equations, etc. Web publishing of documents Controlling documents within a Document management system Desirable skills are Webbased information services Processing andor applications of Earth Observation satellite data Knowledge of LaTeX Knowledge of Framemaker All applications have to be send to aliebig.thorntonline.de by 4th November 2016

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