Avis d’appel à candidature : OTAN recrute un(e) Scientifique – Modélisation océanique en Italie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

  • Supports the program of work in developing and investigating innovative and cutting edge scientific research in the area of ocean modelling to provide sufficient scientific understanding and to develop autonomous capabilities for Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA), to numerically assess present and future oceanographic conditions in marine regions, to support future NATO ASW.
  • Executes CMRE’s research activities in operational oceanography supporting the D-EKOE Programme. Emphasis will be placed on conducting processes studies and ocean predictions to improve scientific understanding of the ocean environment in areas of interest, with emphasis on the High North; on designing, implementing and testing data assimilation algorithms exploiting oceanographic measurements collected by manned and unmanned platforms; on contributing to the research in underwater acoustic propagation for ASW; and on supporting CMRE’s sea trials and NATO exercises.
  • Supports the organization and execution of NATO workshops and conferences in environmental characterization; the establishment of Multi-National Projects as relevant in the fields of REA; the development of proposals for external funding beyond NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT), seeking and winning funding from National Naval R&D funding agencies, National or NATO Multi-National projects, or from European funding mechanisms.
  • Works closely as required with projects outside of the D-EKOE Programme, in particular with the Maritime Unmanned Systems for ASW and ASW Decision Support projects within the Autonomy for ASW Programme, in order to ensure coherence of the centre’s REA and ASW activities.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Flexibility Clause

The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties as directed.

All other related duties should correspond with the required competencies for the job.

Deployment/Travel

The incumbent may be required to perform his/her duties onboard Centre or chartered vessels.  The incumbent may be required to undertake TDY assignments within and outside NATO boundaries.   The duties are mostly performed in an office, but may include work in a laboratory, workshop environment or on-board Centre ships. Slightly undesirable working conditions may apply.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Professional/Experience

  • Scientific expertise in mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent.
  • Solid knowledge of the Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean-NEMO
  • Strong background in various data assimilation schemes.
  • Background in operational oceanography (i.e., nowcast and forecast of ocean conditions for maritime operations, drifting objects in ocean currents).
  • Strong scientific programming using standard software and operating systems such as Linux, MATLAB, Python, C/C++, FORTRAN.
  • Experience conducting scientific project work within a multi-disciplinary environment.
  • Experience participating in the submission and execution of scientific projects, delivering the expected and required outputs to the satisfaction of the customer.

Education/Training

MSc degree in scientific, engineering, or related field and at least 3 years post-MSc experience as Scientist or Engineer with a specific focus on ocean modelling may be accepted

Or

PhD in physics, engineering, applied mathematics or related field with training in ocean modelling.

Language Requirements

A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of the other is desirable.

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 Close on 14 May 2023