- Contract Type Full Time – flexible and part-time working considered
- Duration Fixed-term – to March or November 2027 in the first instance, depending on role
- Salary £39,375 – £43,313 – the band minimum is the normal starting pay for those new to a role. In exceptional circumstances, when relevant skills and experience can be identified, a higher starting salary may be considered.
- Benefits We offer generous benefits
- Teams Polar Oceans team and Ice Dynamics team
- Location BAS Cambridge
- Closing Date 17th November 2024
- Interview Dates 26th-28th November 2024
Description
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for three ice and ocean modellers to join our Polar Oceans and Ice Dynamics teams.
You’ll join an interdisciplinary team of glaciologists and oceanographers working closely together to improve our understanding of the evolving ice and ocean dynamics in West Antarctica, and to assess what the future might hold for this region in a warming world. You’ll help us to deliver exciting and impactful scientific research on one of the biggest questions facing society: how much and how fast will the West Antarctic Ice Sheet contribute to global sea-level rise?
For the Ice Sheet Modeller role, we are looking for someone to combine physics-based ice-sheet models with advanced experimental or modelling techniques to better constrain forecasts of ice loss from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. This could include process-based modelling of ice dynamics and/or machine learning and emulation. The postholder would be welcome to join our existing collaboration between the Ice Dynamics team and the BAS AI lab.
If this role appeal to you we’d love to hear from you, whatever your background. This role is available immediately, but our top priority is to recruit the best candidates and we would consider any start date. Informal enquiries about the post are very welcome and should be addressed to Paul Holland (pahol@bas.ac.uk) and/or Rosie Williams (chll1@bas.ac.uk).
Please see the job description related to each role for more details. Apply now at bas.ac.uk/vacancies.
Benefits
In our ice/ocean collaborative team we support the individual needs of our colleagues within a wider culture that is friendly, respectful, open and honest. We want the postholders to have freedom to pursue this science in the direction they think best, though we will of course offer full training in the technical aspects and guidance on the research questions.
As a valued member of our team, you’ll be eligible for the following benefits:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days
- Excellent civil service pension (with 26% or more employer contribution)
- Flexible and family friendly working opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure, and lifestyle categories and much more.
You’ll be joining a world-leading interdisciplinary research organisation that is committed to recruiting talented people like you and giving you the support you need to thrive. Within these roles, there will be opportunities to develop your scientific career in collaboration with scientists across BAS and beyond. We offer significant support and guidance in applying for funding, including a tailored mentorship scheme for fellowship applications. Training is available on in-house models and techniques where required, and more broadly on skills for career development such as grant writing and scientific leadership.
Working at BAS is rewarding. Our skilled science, operational and support staff based in Cambridge, Antarctica and the Arctic work together to deliver research that uses the Polar Regions to advance our understanding of Earth as a sustainable planet. Through our extensive logistic capability, BAS facilitates access for the British and international science community to the UK polar research operation. Numerous national and international collaborations, combined with an excellent infrastructure, help sustain a world leading position for the UK in Antarctic affairs. BAS is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (www.ukri.org).
If you require the job information in an alternative format (i.e. email, audio or video), or would like any further information or support, please do not hesitate to get in touch at jobs@bas.ac.uk or alternatively you can call us on 01223 221508.
More information about this opportunity can be found here.