Senior Sea Ice & Ocean Scientist: AI-Driven Reanalysis Lead

DTU — Technical University of Denmark; København; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working week (37 hours)

Six weeks paid vacation

Paid lunch break

Potential reduced tax scheme for first

Job summary

The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) invites applications for a four-year, full-time scientist position. You will work with satellite and in-situ observations to assess hybrid-ML/AI approaches for reanalyses, leading CHERRI WP9 diagnostics focused on oceans and high latitudes.

You will collaborate across Europe, publish peer-reviewed work, and contribute to Copernicus services and satellite missions. A dynamic, international team environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Recognized scientist with expertise in NWP/Reanalysis evaluation.
• Experience with satellite observations.
• Experience with ocean and sea ice processes.
• Strong communication and a proven publication record.
• Advanced programming skills in Python (preferred) or Fortran.
• Experience with Linux and Git.
• Good oral and written English.
• Ability to work in a team across institutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical and scientific development within CHERRI WP 9 for NWP reanalysis evaluation and diagnostics.
• Develop diagnostics to assess hybrid-ML and end-to-end data-driven analysis methods for physically consistent Earth-system states and trends.
• Lead communication and reporting on evaluation and diagnostics.
• Develop and implement a processing code base enabling multi-model validation with satellite products (oceans and high latitudes).
• Contribute to Copernicus Marine and C3S data processing.
• Represent DMI within international collaborations and contribute to new satellite missions.

Skills

NWP/Reanalysis evaluation

Satellite observations

Ocean & sea ice processes

Publication track record

Python/Fortran programming

Linux & Git

English proficiency

Team collaboration

Tools

Python

Fortran

Git

Linux

Job description

The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) invites applications for a four-year, full-time scientist position. You will work with satellite and in-situ observations to assess hybrid-ML/AI approaches for reanalyses, leading CHERRI WP9 diagnostics focused on oceans and high latitudes.

You will collaborate across Europe, publish peer-reviewed work, and contribute to Copernicus services and satellite missions. A dynamic, international team environment awaits.