Razorege Climate Models and Workflows Industrial Placement 2027

Met Office; Exeter; Hybride; GBP 26 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary £27,170 per year

27.5 days annual leave

Discount shopping benefits

Résumé du poste

Met Office in Exeter offers a 12-month Year in Industry placement starting July 2027. You will develop skills in climate modelling, data analysis and workflow development while collaborating with an established team of scientists.

The role supports hybrid working and requires attendance in the office at least once a week. The package includes a fixed salary and generous leave, with potential progression opportunities after graduation.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing climate or environmental data using Python.
• Degree in a scientific or computational field such as mathematics, physics, computer science, data science, atmospheric science or related subject.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to colleagues in writing and presentations.
• Willingness to learn new scientific or technical skills and adapt methods.

Responsabilités

• Develop and test updated workflows for running and analysing climate models.
• Improve or replace tools to monitor model evolution.
• Adapt existing analysis and visualization workflows to new mesh and two-way ocean zooms.
• Analyze new simulations for Razorege and compare with CMIP7 high-resolution runs.

Connaissances

Climate data analysis

Python

Technical communication

Team collaboration

Formation

Scientific/computational degree

Description du poste

Razorege Climate Models and Workflows Industrial Placement 2027

Job Reference metoffice/TP/1328/1471

Fixed Term Contract

Working Hours:

37

Location (City/Town):

Exeter

Closing Date:

08/11/2026

Profession:

Science

Region / Division:

UK Region

Careers website category:

Job Introduction

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for Industrial Placements 2027.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, commencing at the start of July 2027, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us.

You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office andunderstand what career opportunities are on offer at the Met Office after you graduate.

We’re looking for a Razorege Climate Models and Workflows Industrial Placement 2027 to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Razorege Climate Models and Workflows Industrial Placement 2027, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home.This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. As an Industrial Placement, we would expect you to attend the office once a week as a minimum.

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best toagreea working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

• We’reaforcefor good- focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’reexperts by nature- always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart ofdecision-making
• We’rebettertogether-understandingpartnerships and inclusivity make usgreater
• We keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Our Industrial Placement scheme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You’ll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference.

The Global High Resolution Climate Modelling team studies the effects of model resolution in the coupled atmosphere/ocean/sea-ice system. It will lead the EU funded "Regional ocean zooms, enhancements and hybrid methods for climate extremes and impacts at global and local scales" (RaZorEGe) project with 13 international partners that starts in January 2027.

• Developing and testing updated workflows for running and analysing Next Generation Modelling Systems models.
• Developing improvements or replacements to existing tools to monitor model evolution.
• Adapting existing analysis and visualisation workflows to handle the new unstructured mesh (in the atmosphere) and two-way zooms in the ocean.
• Active involvement in analysing new simulations as part of Razorege and comparison with CMIP7 high-resolution simulations.

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing.The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024,2025 and 2026 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

Your package includes:

• Your salary will be £27,170
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
• Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands

Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2028, there may be an opportunity to apply for our Graduate Development scheme upon completion of your university studies. However, this is not guaranteed and would be subject to programme availability and a successful application.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

• Lead Criteria: Relevant experience of the analysis of climate or environmental data in a modern programming language such as Python (Expert by Nature).
• Studying for a degree or equivalent experience in a scientific or computational discipline such as mathematics, physics, computer science, data science, atmospheric science or a related subject (Expert by Nature).
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and communicate technical information clearly to colleagues in both writing and in presentations(Better Together).
• A willingness and ability to learn new scientific or technical skills, apply feedback and develop effective ways of working (Keep Evolving).

The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above.

Closing date:23:59 8th November 2026. Please note we often receive a high volume of applications, but we will contact everyone who applies once the closing date has passed.

Interviews will be completed by 16th December 2026.

Weunderstand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.

We require Security clearance without caveats and/or restrictions for this role, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application.

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: [e-mail] If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: [e-mail]