Experimental Officer

公務員事務局; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

The Civil Service Bureau invites applications for an Experimental Officer at the Hong Kong Observatory. The role covers weather forecasting, aviation weather services, and related data processing and IT tasks.

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, Meteorology, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or Electronic Engineering from a Hong Kong university or equivalent, meet CRE language requirements, and pass the Basic Law and National Security Law Test.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant science or engineering field from a Hong Kong university or equivalent.
• Language proficiency requirements for CRE Level 1 in Use of Chinese and Use of English.
• Pass result in Basic Law and National Security Law Test.

Responsibilities

• Duties related to weather forecasting and aviation weather services.
• Involvement in radiation monitoring, climatology, physical oceanography, geophysics, and data processing.
• On-call duties, potential outdoor work, shifts or work outside normal office hours.

Skills

Level 1 CRE language proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, Meteorology, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or Electronic Engineering (Hong Kong university or equivalent)

Job description

Entry Requirements:

Candidates should have :

• (a) a bachelor’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, Meteorology, Computer Science, Nuclear Science, or Electronic Engineering, from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;
• (b) met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 1’ results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) [Note] in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent; and
• (c) a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test.

Note: Candidates’ results in the of Use of Chinese (UC) and the Use of English (UE) papers in the CRE are classified as ‘Level 2’, ‘Level 1’ or ‘Fail’, with ‘Level 2’ being the highest.

For civil service appointment purpose, Level 5 or above in Chinese Language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE); or Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE), are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. Level 4 in Chinese Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade D in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the HKALE, are accepted as equivalent to Level 1 in the UC paper of the CRE.

Level 5 or above in English Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade C or above in Use of English of the HKALE; or Grade C or above in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level), are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. Level 4 in English Language of the HKDSEE; or Grade D in Use of English of the HKALE; or Grade D in English Language of the GCE A Level, are accepted as equivalent to Level 1 in the UE paper of the CRE.

Applicants with an overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the two-year validity period of the test result are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE Paper of the CRE. The IELTS test result must be valid on any date during the application period.

Duties:

An Experimental Officer is mainly deployed on duties related to weather forecasting, aviation weather services, radiation monitoring, climatology, physical oceanography, geophysics, time services, data processing and information technology.

An Experimental Officer may be required to attend professional training course in meteorology during his/her probationary/trial period. He/She may be required to perform “on-call” duty and work outdoors, shifts, outside normal office hours, or in adverse weather conditions.

Terms of Appointment:

A new recruit will normally be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years. Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

General Notes:

• (a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
• (b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
• (c) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
• (d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
• (e) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
• (f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
• (g) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview.
• (h) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
• (i) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by email to the designated email address ([e-mail]).
• (j) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

Contact Address:

Personnel Registry, Hong Kong Observatory, 134A Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon