£41,344 - £45,479 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.
We will give full consideration to requests for flexible and part-time working, such as reduced hours, compressed hours or job sharing. We also offer hybrid working and recognise the many benefits this brings. The nature of the role will determine if flexible and hybrid working options are possible.
Interview date – w/c 19th May 2025
Fixed-term appointment - 2 Years
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for an exceptional Ocean Modeller to join our Polar Oceans team. BAS delivers and enables world-leading interdisciplinary research in the polar regions. We employ experts from many different professions to carry out our science as well as keep the lights on, feed the research and support teams, and keep everyone safe!
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 and know how, 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. British Antarctic Survey is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (www.ukri.org).
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, pro-rata
- Excellent civil service pension (with 26% or more employer contribution, depending on your pay band)
- 24 hours/365 days access to employee assistance programme (EAP – including support with physical, mental, social, health and financial issues)
- 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 our Polar Oceans team and will conduct research as part of a collaborative project with partners at the Institute of Marine Research (Tromsø, Norway) and NORCE (Bergen, Norway).
You’ll help us to deliver exciting and impactful interdisciplinary science for one of the most remote regions of the planet. Your research will help further our understanding of the impact of climate drivers on ocean dynamics in the South Orkney Islands region and the implications for Antarctic krill distribution variability in this marine mammal and krill fishing hotspot.
Within the role, there will be an opportunity to develop your scientific career in collaboration with scientists across BAS and beyond. We offer support and guidance in applying for funding, including a tailored mentorship scheme for fellowship applications. Training is available on model development and analysis techniques where required, and more broadly on skills for career development such as grant writing and scientific leadership.
Some of your main responsibilities will include:
- Development of a very high-resolution ocean-sea ice model of the northwest South Orkney Plateau and verification of the model by comparison with existing in-situ data.
- Conducting a series of process tests and multi-year simulations with the validated model to explore the drivers of oceanographic variability within the canyons of the northwest South Orkney Plateau.
Please download job description for more details.
For the role of Ocean Modeller, we are looking for somebody who has:
- First degree in physical science/mathematics plus relevant PhD or equivalent experience
- Experience running ocean models or geophysical fluid dynamics models
- Programming experience
Please download job description for more details.
If we’ve just described you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now at bas.ac.uk/vacancies.
What experiences can we offer you?
At BAS we believe everyone plays a vital role, is unique and valued, therefore, we embrace diversity as well as equality of opportunity and are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming working environment where everyone’s unique perspectives are valued.
Different perspectives and collaborative working help us achieve our best work and come together to form a high performing team which makes positive changes in the business. That’s the power of every individual. Our cultural values are built on mutual respect, inclusion, commitment and excellence.
If you are looking for an opportunity to work with world class and amazing people in one of the most unique places in the world, then British Antarctic Survey could be for you.
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