Scientific Programming and Outreach Graduate

2 weeks ago

Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Full time

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Salary:
£27,938

Hours:
Full time

Contract Type:
Open Ended.

Location:
Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell, Oxfordshire


The Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA), within STFC's RAL Space Department, serves the environmental science community hosting data centres providing access to datasets ranging from computer simulations of future climate to the latest satellite-based observations of the earth.

We are involved in a number of collaborative projects working with organisations, including the Met Office, European Space Agency, and NASA, developing software and systems to facilitate access to, and analysis of, environmental data.

CEDA holds over 6 Petabytes of climate and environmental data and runs infrastructure and services to support UK scientists. CEDA is one of the five environmental data centres which are funded by NERC (the Natural Environment Research Council).

We specialise in support for the atmospheric science, including climate change, and Earth Observations and handle large datasets such the climate projections which underpin the climate assessments of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and observations from Europe's latest space missions.


Researchers rely on CEDA services to investigate pressing issues such as climate change, extreme weather events, air pollution, and many other topics.

Working on the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory site, you will be close to other exciting facilities with passionate staff and graduates who are happy to talk about their work.

There are weekly presentations by staff across the site and guest lectures on diverse topics.

The Graduate Scheme


The STFC Graduate scheme will give you the opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion early in your journey with us, supported by technical training and a broader programme of career support and training and development.


Our dedicated Graduate Development Team will provide the right combination of challenge and support throughout, helping you achieve your ambitions.

We know that professional recognition is also important to you too, so we will provide mentoring and expertise to help you achieve valued qualifications or chartered status in your chosen field.


STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days' annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours.

For more information on our full list benefits, please visit here.

Summary of key duties & responsibilities


We now have an opportunity for a Scientific Programmer to join STFC's award winning graduate scheme, building a state-of-the-art scientific data platform for climate, atmospheric and earth observation scientists.

Our graduates work on developing and supporting services for the global scientific community such as:

  • Supporting the scientific user community in the development of services for discovery, processing and analysis of scientific datasets following the principles of FAIR data practices.
  • Working as part of international collaborations to architect and build software solutions to increase usage of scientific data (working on projects supporting, among others, the World Climate Research Programme, the European Space Agency and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
  • Outreach activities so that the services and data resources provided by CEDA remain relevant to the changing needs of the user community.
  • Opportunity to develop the role and grow into the CEDA team.


Working closely with research organisations, we are often exploring cutting edge technologies and standards and foster an exploratory environment where our staff are encouraged to find new solutions to existing problems.

We use a wide variety of tools and technologies, from web technologies to data processing tools. These are constantly changing with the needs of the community and the advancement of computing. Exposure to some of these things is helpful but not essential - full training provided. You should have a desire to learn and a willingness to try new things in a supportive environment.

Essential:

  • You'll need to have, or be on course to achieve, a minimum 2:1 degree, in a relevant field of study
  • Have the right to live and work in the UK at time of starting employment
  • The right to live and work in the UK
  • A degree in a scientific field with a strong mathematical component.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong computer literacy skills

Desirable:

  • Any exposure to meteorology, climate science, Earth sciences, Earth observation or scientific computing.
  • Any amount of knowledge or experience with programming in Python or Java, developing software for Linux.
  • Excellent problem solving and analytic skills, with the ability to contribute the

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