Scientific Officer

**Your role**:
ECMWF is seeking to fill the position of **Scientific Officer - Climate Observations** in the ECMWF Programme Department. In this role you will provide technical support for the work on Essential Climate Variables (ECV) datasets. This is an exciting opportunity to advance the work of ECMWF and the Copernicus Climate Change Service, working at the interface between space data (satellite-based observations) and climate change.

Over the past few years C3S has developed an ambitious programme of ECV services, providing guaranteed access to long-term data records of ECV products, with comprehensive documentation and related services. ECV production follows the quality assurance procedures set out by the C3S Evaluation and Quality Control (EQC) function, which also conducts independent evaluations of the data.

You will be active in the ECV programme as well as the EQC programme of C3S, liaising between the two functions and working at the interface of technical officers, data providers and EQC evaluators. An important part of the job will be to coordinate the integration of new ECV datasets in the Climate Data Store (CDS) catalogue, supporting the update and maintenance of existing catalogue entries, including information on quality assurance. You will also play an important interface role with many EU research groups collaborating with C3S, aiming at making ECV datasets useful for many types of users. You will work with data providers and EQC evaluators to ensure appropriate delivery of EQC information. Tasks include the review of technical and scientific reports; identification and implementation of main recommendations issued by the quality assurance reports; acting as general ECV focal point for technical issues; and contributing to communication material on the ECV and EQC programmes with other teams. Due to the dynamic nature of the ECV programme and EQC function, there will be an opportunity for responsibilities to evolve. For instance, acting as Technical Officer for the management of ECV contracts may be an additional role.

**About ECMWF**:
ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. It is an intergovernmental organisation created in 1975 by a group of European nations and is today supported by 35 Member and Co-operating States, mostly in Europe. The Centre’s mission is to serve and support its Member and Co-operating States and the wider community by developing and providing world-leading global numerical weather prediction. ECMWF functions as a 24/7 research and operational centre with a focus on medium and long-range predictions and holds one of the largest meteorological archives in the world. The success of its activities relies primarily on the talent of its scientists, strong partnerships with its Member and Co-operating States and the international community, some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, and the use of innovative technologies such as machine learning across its operations.

Over the years, ECMWF has developed a strong partnership with the European Union, and for the past seven years has been an entrusted entity for the implementation and operation of the Climate and the Atmosphere Monitoring Services of the EU Copernicus Programme, as well as a contributor to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. The collaboration does not stop there and includes other areas of work, including High Performance Computing and the development of digital tools that enable ECMWF to extend its provision of data and products covering weather, climate, air quality, fire and flood prediction and monitoring.

ECMWF is a multi-site organisation, with its headquarters in Reading, UK, a brand-new data centre in Bologna, Italy, and a large presence in Bonn, Germany.

**About Copernicus**:
**Your responsibilities**:

- Assist on the integration of new ECV products based on satellite data in the Climate Data Store catalogue,
- Support the update of current catalogue entries with the constant arrival of ICDRs and/or new product versions, up-to-date product description, documentation and metadata information following the Climate Data Store guidelines,
- Act as urgent technical support for critical issues reported by users and EQC or breaks in the operational chains,
- Implement user-oriented material, including updating the C3S website
- Liaise between ECV data providers and EQC evaluators on the production of quality assurance reports
- Review quality assurance reports for a broad range of ECVs (atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial) for satellite datasets (and to a lesser extent in situ and reanalyses)
- Follow up on technical recommendations from the EQC evaluators and work with the CDS team and ECV providers to implement changes accordingly
- Provide technical support to the ECV and EQC managers
- Contribute to other C3S activities as required

**What we’re looking for**:

- Flexible with a can-do attitude to handle the diverse requirements of this ro