Your role

ECMWF is recruiting a Climate Data Visualiser (A2) for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) in the ECMWF Copernicus Department. They will be part of the Climate Intelligence team and report to the C3S Deputy Director. Data visualisation is a critical tool to facilitate the communication of climate information and data to a range of audiences including decision makers, the media and general public. C3S is a climate service with extensive datasets covering the past, present and potential future climates. Your role is to develop compelling data visualisations and storylines to increase the understanding of climate change and the value of C3S as a climate service. In this role you will work closely with scientists and experts in ECMWF and beyond, as well as with the communications team at ECMWF.

Activities include:

• Transforming data sets into visual content including maps, charts and graphs
• Creating innovative and compelling visuals to communicate complex findings to a wide audience
• Creating content for reports, events and presentations, press content, social media, working with both science and communications teams

About ECMWF

ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. It is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1975 by a group of European nations and is today supported by 35 Member and Co-operating States, mostly in Europe. The Centre’s mission is to serve and support its Member and Co-operating States and the wider community by developing and providing world-leading global numerical weather prediction. ECMWF functions as a 24/7 research and operational centre with a focus on medium and long-range predictions and holds one of the largest meteorological archives in the world. The success of its activities relies primarily on the talent of its scientists, strong partnerships with its Member and Co-operating States and the international community, some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, and the use of innovative technologies such as machine learning across its operations.

Over the years, ECMWF has developed a strong partnership with the European Union, and for the past seven years has been an entrusted entity for the implementation and operation of the Climate and the Atmosphere Monitoring Services of the EU Copernicus Programme, as well as a contributor to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. The collaboration does not stop there and includes other areas of work, including High Performance Computing and the development of digital tools that enable ECMWF to extend its provision of data and products covering weather, climate, air quality, fire and flood prediction and monitoring.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with its headquarters in Reading, UK, a brand-new data centre in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany.

For additional details, see www.ecmwf.int.

About Copernicus

Copernicus is the earth observation component of the European Union (EU) space programme. Based on the exploitation of space-based and in-situ (earth-based) observations and scientific models, Copernicus provides information services for land, marine, atmosphere and climate monitoring, as well as emergency management and security. These services, and their free, open and quality assured data and tools, support a range of environmental and security applications across sectors and policy domains. For details, see www.copernicus.eu

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) service provides consistent and quality-controlled information related to air pollution and health, solar energy, greenhouse gases and climate forcing, everywhere in the world. For details, see https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) service provides authoritative information about the past, present and future climate, as well as tools to enable climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies by policy makers and businesses. For details, see https://climate.copernicus.eu

Your responsibilities

• Assist on the integration of new ECV products based on satellite data in the Climate Data Store catalogue,
• Support the update of current catalogue entries with the constant arrival of ICDRs and/or new product versions, up-to-date product description, documentation and metadata information following the Climate Data Store guidelines,
• Act as urgent technical support for critical issues reported by users and EQC or breaks in the operational chains,
• Implement user-oriented material, including updating the C3S website
• Liaise between ECV data providers and EQC evaluators on the production of quality assurance reports
• Review quality assurance reports for a broad range of ECVs (atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial) for satellite datasets (and to a lesser extent in situ and reanalyses)
• Follow up on technical recommendations from the EQC evaluators and work with the CDS team and ECV providers to implement changes accordingly
• Provide technical support to the ECV and EQC managers
• Contribute to other C3S activities as required

What we’re looking for

• Creative and curious professional, open to experimenting how to best visualise complex data sets
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, working methodically and proactively to critically evaluate and synthesize complex information.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and to deliver results on time and to a high standard.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with other members of the team
• Motivation to actively contribute to technical discussions and work with others to identify the best way to proceed,
• Capacity to connect productively with external partners.
• Appreciate and seek opportunities to work with subject matter experts from other fields to understand the needs of users, consider complex technical circumstances, and translate the findings into deliverables and requirements.

Education and experience

• Advanced university degree (EQF Level 7 or above) or equivalent professional experience or professional qualification in Earth System Science, Physics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related discipline
• Experience with analysing complex climate datasets and with data formats such as netcdf and grib would be an advantage
• Demonstrable commitment to open science processes
• An ability to design innovative, informative graphical products that meet users’ needs.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach
• Ability to coordinate multiple complex tasks and to manage priorities autonomously and to take initiative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Dedication and enthusiasm to work in a team
• Genuine interest in the Copernicus environmental services

Knowledge and skills

• Strong programming skills; demonstrated experience with and knowledge of Python is required; experience with other programming language is an advantage
• Proficiency in graphic libraries used for scientific data visulisation such as Matplotlib, Plotly, Highcharts or D3.js. would be an advantage
• Experience in web development – e.g. with HTML, CSS, Javascript – would be an advantage
• Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and interviews will be conducted in English.
• A good knowledge of one of the Centre’s other working languages (French or German) is an advantage.

Other information

Grade remuneration: The successful candidate will be recruited at the A2 grade according to the scales of the Co-ordinated Organisations. The annual basic salary will be EUR 83.888 NET of tax. ECMWF also offers a generous benefits package, including a flexible teleworking policy. The position is assigned to the employment category STF-PL as defined in the ECMWF Staff Regulations. Full details of salary scales and allowances available on the ECMWF website at www.ecmwf.int/en/about/jobs, including the ECMWF Staff Regulations and the terms and conditions of employment.

Starting date: As soon as possible

Length of contract: 3 years with the possibility of extension

Location: Bonn, Germany

As a multi-site organisation, ECMWF has adopted a hybrid organisation model which allows flexibility to staff to mix office and tele-working.

Successful applicants and members of their family forming part of their households will be exempt from immigration restrictions.

Interviews by videoconference (MS Teams) are expected to take place shortly after the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Who can apply

Applicants are invited to complete the online application form by clicking on the apply button below.

At ECMWF, we consider an inclusive environment as key for our success. We are dedicated to ensuring a workplace that embraces diversity and provides equal opportunities for all, without distinction as to race, gender, age, marital status, social status, disability, sexual orientation, religion, personality, ethnicity and culture. We value the benefits derived from a diverse workforce and are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of the countries that are part of our community, in an environment that nurtures equality and inclusion.

Applications are invited from nationals from ECMWF Member States and Co-operating States, as well as from all EU Member States.

ECMWF Member and Co-operating States are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, North Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

In these exceptional times, we also welcome applications from Ukrainian nationals for this vacancy.

Applications from nationals from other countries may be considered in exceptional cases.