National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
Fixed term appointment (3 years)
Full time (37 hours per week)
£36,860 – £40,436
Who are we?
We are the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) – the UK’s centre of excellence for oceanographic sciences. We are a national research organisation, delivering integrated marine science and technology from the coast to the deep ocean.
We are made up of a dynamic and vibrant community whose focus is on improving the world in which we live. Our work is balanced by our strong sense of purpose, values and behaviours and an unwavering commitment to a ‘one NOC’ approach.
We have a rich history dating back to 1949, and our future has never looked more exciting as we aim to be the world’s most innovative oceanographic institution.
About the role
We seek a talented and enthusiastic scientist to join the vibrant Marine Systems Modelling group at NOC in Southampton, UK.
The successful candidate will join a world-leading interdisciplinary research team focusing on societal impacts of climate change on the marine environment and economies and societies dependent upon it. The mission of the team is to model what matters most for today’s scientific and policy questions: from the coast to the open ocean, from the ocean’s surface to the deep sea, from physics to plankton to fish to people. The successful candidate will work with developing global-scale climate change impact and risk indicators relevant to living marine resources, marine food security and the blue economy.
This is a fixed term appointment, initially available for 3 years. The NOC is a strategic research organisation that takes a long-term view when recruiting. While this is a fixed term appointment we regularly extend or convert to permanent appointments subject to funding and operational requirements.
About you
The successful candidate will have research experience, and ideally a publication record, in the area of analysing and/or developing global economic and/or environmental data sets and models, environmental/marine economics or econometrics. Advanced data processing and visualization skills (e.g. Matlab, Python, R, or STATA) are essential for this role, with an emphasis on global geographical data sets. We especially welcome candidates with experience and interest in the following areas:
- valuing natural resources such as global marine fisheries; evaluating ecosystem services, and quantifying ocean wealth
- methods to incorporating nature into financial decision-making
- using/developing models that link economies, societies, and nature such as integrated assessment models, general or partial equilibrium models
This is a research-focused role, and the key outputs are expected to be lead author scientific publications. Thus, the ideal candidate must evidence advanced research writing skills (academic papers and/or commissioned reports).
They will have a strong 1st degree in an economic or mathematics discipline and have completed a PhD in a numerate environmental economics. A PhD-equivalent experience can be considered as two lead author academic papers or commissioned research-based reports. They will have excellent communication, oral, written and presentational skills.
Why the NOC?
We offer a generous set of benefits including 28 days annual leave, plus 3.5 local closure days and 8 public bank holidays, and a contributory Group Personal Pension Plan.
We are committed to flexible working, trusting our staff to get the job done. And we offer an inclusive and supportive environment where our people can meet their full potential.
Location
This position will be based in Southampton. The centre is well connected by public transport and has ample cycle parking in addition to free onsite car-parking.
Our commitment as an employer
The NOC is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. There is a guaranteed interview scheme for suitable candidates with a disability and we welcome applications from ethnic minorities currently under-represented. The NOC is an Investors in People organisation, and has signed up to the Athena SWAN charter principles to take action to address gender equality.
How to apply:Â
Please click ‘Apply for this job’ and submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the NOC recruitment team at careers@noc.ac.uk / 07955 851648.
Before submitting your application please ensure you have reviewed the attached job description and assessment criteria.
Closing date:Â 12 June 2022. Please note this vacancy may close earlier depending on the number of applicants.
Assessing applications
All applications to the NOC are reviewed by a real-life person, not a computer programme. Attached to our adverts you will find a ‘Candidate Assessment’ document which clearly sets out the criteria against which applications are assessed. Once assessed the strongest candidates will be invited to interview.
If you have been selected for interview we will be in touch to arrange a time and date. If you haven’t been selected for interview we will let you know, although we may not be able to give detailed feedback to every applicant.
Further information, can be found here.