Senior Computational Scientist - Climate Modeling (Hybrid)

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package with perfom

Health benefits

Retirement savings

Generous paid time off

Hybrid role with remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Scientist for the Climate Science division in Upington, Northern Cape. This hybrid role combines remote work flexibility with essential on-site collaboration to develop and analyze large-scale climate models.

The ideal candidate has a PhD and proven HPC experience to advance climate projections and mitigation research. You will collaborate with researchers to publish results and contribute to grant proposals while mentoring junior scientists and

Qualifications

• PhD in Atmospheric Science, Climate Science, Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field.
• At least 5 years post-PhD/research experience in climate modeling or computational environmental science.
• Proven expertise in running and interpreting outputs from climate models.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, Fortran, or C/C++.
• Experience with HPC environments and job schedulers (Slurm, PBS).

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and run complex climate models, including Earth System Models (ESMs) and regional climate models.
• Analyze and interpret vast datasets from climate model simulations and observational data.
• Perform sensitivity analyses and uncertainty quantification for model outputs.
• Develop and implement advanced statistical and machine learning techniques for data analysis and model evaluation.
• Utilize high-performance computing (HPC) resources efficiently for large-scale simulations.
• Collaborate with climate scientists and researchers to integrate outputs into broader research projects.
• Contribute to the writing of peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, and grant proposals.
• Present research findings at scientific conferences and to relevant stakeholders.
• Mentor junior scientists and assist in training new users of climate modeling software.

Skills

Python

R

Fortran

C/C++

Data analysis

Machine learning

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Atmospheric/Climate/Environmental Science

Tools

Slurm

PBS

ParaView

NCL

Matplotlib

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Scientist for the Climate Science division in Upington, Northern Cape. This hybrid role combines remote work flexibility with essential on-site collaboration to develop and analyze large-scale climate models.

The ideal candidate has a PhD and proven HPC experience to advance climate projections and mitigation research. You will collaborate with researchers to publish results and contribute to grant proposals while mentoring junior scientists and