Mathematical Modeller

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 243919**Salary**:

- £25,052 - £29,228**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- Dstl Level 4**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DSTL - Chemical, Biological & Radiological Division**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

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- Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JQAbout the job

**Job summary**:
If you are passionate about delivering highly exciting research, and helping to protect the UK and our armed forces from real world threats both at home and abroad. Do you have desire to make a real difference/impact to the defence and security of the UK? Then Dstl is for you.

Within the **Chemical, Biological and Radiological Division **our mission is to support the MOD and Other Government Departments to ensure intelligent decision-making is at the heart of the UK government thinking. We work in partnership with the best suppliers from industry, academia and international allies to deliver creative cost effective S&T solutions that reduce the risk CBR materials pose to the UK.

**The Dispersion Science and Software Team **provide Chemical and Biological hazard assessment advice, primarily through the development and use of models, to support operations, advice, policy and research for enclosed and complex environments including buildings, transport infrastructure and military platforms. We will expect you to work on a dynamic range of projects, contributing to a team of specialists delivering critical scientific, analytical and technical advice. You will develop and use novel analytical models and techniques and will undertake ground breaking research and experimentation at the forefront of defence and security research, which is a dynamic and evolving environment. The most recent evidence of this is the support the team gave to the PROTECT National Core study effort, where the team developed and used bespoke software to evaluate the transmission of COVID19. Quite simply, we believe this is work you cannot do anywhere else.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

**We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.**

**Job description**:
**In this role you will**:

- Exercise good judgement to reach evidence based conclusions and decisions supported by analysis.
- Provide a scientific contribution to customer deliverables in the form of reports and presentations.
- Support the objectives of the team by contributing to team meetings and wider activities across Dstl.
- Provide senior technical leaders with support in maintaining, developing and using the group’s models.
- Build up expert knowledge in a number of technical areas and network both within your capability area and across capability boundaries.
- Communicate complex mathematical modelling ideas to various audiences.

**Your work will be delivered in a variety of methods including**:

- Delivering specific work packages using models and building on these with experience.
- Crafting technical reports summarising complex scientific research and analysis for policy and decision makers.

**Person specification**:
**We are looking for people who can demonstrate**:

- A strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A dedication to learning new skills and working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Agility to respond to changing demands.

**Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience Requirements**
- Experience of working in a team and contributing to a successful outcome.
- Attention to detail when working on routine tasks, dealing with the unexpected, and under time pressure delivering to time and cost
- Prioritise your time and workload to complete work you're doing within project time scales
- Ability to present to a range of audiences in various formats.

**We are also looking for these desirable skills and experience**:

- Experience of using computational fluid dynamics' software.
- Experience of multizone indoor air or building energy modelling.
- Experience of building and other enclosed space ventilation.
- Experience of scripting using Python (or similar).
- Experience of working in a Defence setting including industry, the MOD, the armed forces or Defence agencies.
- Understanding of Defence and Security or relevant technical knowledge of one or more Dstl Divisions.
- Chemical or Biological technical knowledge or experience.

**We will support your career development by**:

- Providing training modules to build your technical ability.
- Enabling access to on-the-job and course based training to improve your t