Remote Senior Data Scientist: Climate Modeling & Prediction

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a remote team focused on climate modeling and prediction. You will analyze vast datasets, build advanced statistical models, and create predictive tools to forecast climate change impacts.

The role requires a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field and 5+ years of experience with time-series analysis, ML, and large environmental datasets. Strong Python or R skills and remote collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in data science, statistics, environmental science, physics, computer science, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional data science experience with time-series analysis and ML.
• Experience with large environmental or climate datasets is required.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Strong data visualization skills and ability to communicate results clearly.
• Familiarity with climate models or atmospheric science is desirable.
• Excellent collaboration skills for remote teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced statistical and ML models for climate data including trends and projections.
• Process, clean, and manage large climate datasets from multiple sources.
• Design experiments to test hypotheses on climate variability and change.
• Visualize and communicate insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with climate scientists to translate questions into data-driven approaches.
• Contribute to predictive tools and early warning systems for climate events.
• Stay current with advances in data science and climate modeling.
• Mentor junior data scientists in a remote environment.

Skills

Time-series analysis

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Data visualization

Python

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Climate data

Communication

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in a quantitative field

Tools

pandas

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a remote team focused on climate modeling and prediction. You will analyze vast datasets, build advanced statistical models, and create predictive tools to forecast climate change impacts.

The role requires a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field and 5+ years of experience with time-series analysis, ML, and large environmental datasets. Strong Python or R skills and remote collaboration are essential.