Senior Carbon Scientist - Hybrid, Flexible Hours & Impact

Anthesis Esp; Cape Town; Presencial; ZAR 900 000 - 1 100 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work model (up to 2-3 days from

Monthly medical allowance

Professional development opportunities

Work with international team (SA & NL)

Resumo da oferta

Anthesis Group in South Africa seeks a Senior Carbon Scientist to lead soil carbon modelling and verification activities for carbon farming programmes. You will develop and validate Roth-C based quantification, support VM0042 version transitions, and work with data platforms, auditors and project teams across SA and the Netherlands.

The role blends scientific excellence with practical application, requiring clear communication to farmers, buyers and auditors.

Qualificações

• Master’s degree in quantitative environmental discipline (PhD welcome)
• At least four years of post-qualification experience in soil carbon or GHG quantification
• Hands-on experience with process-based soil carbon models (Roth-C, DNDC, DayCent)
• Working knowledge of VCS programmes and related methodologies
• Strong applied statistics and fluency in R or Python
• Ability to translate technical material for non-technical audiences
• Right to live and work in South Africa

Responsabilidades

• Lead the research component for Roth-C soil carbon modelling across VM0042 projects.
• Draft model validation reports and respond to reviewer/auditor comments.
• Ensure model validation against measured soil data per VM0042 requirements.
• Contribute to soil sampling design and field protocols.
• Track Verra revisions and plan transitions for projects.
• Update project descriptions, monitoring plans and templates for new versions.
• Prepare requests to Verra and coordinate responses.
• Build quantitative baselines and assess additionality for projects.
• Define data requirements for MRV platforms and build reproducible pipelines.
• Coordinate evidence packs for validation/verification bodies.
• Support feasibility and expansion into new geographies and farming systems

Conhecimentos

Roth-C model

Statistics

R

Python

Science communication

Formação académica

Master's degree

PhD (welcome)

Ferramentas

R

Python

QGIS

Google Earth Engine

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Anthesis Group in South Africa seeks a Senior Carbon Scientist to lead soil carbon modelling and verification activities for carbon farming programmes. You will develop and validate Roth-C based quantification, support VM0042 version transitions, and work with data platforms, auditors and project teams across SA and the Netherlands.

The role blends scientific excellence with practical application, requiring clear communication to farmers, buyers and auditors.