Scientist (Climate Change)

Overview

Scientist (Climate Change) role within the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) focusing on climate change impacts on defence and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the programme of work in the investigation of Climate Change (CC) impacts on the Alliance’s defence in all military domains.
• Execute research activity in support of the Climate Change and Security (CCS) Programme.
• Leverage climate data to assess impacts of future climate on military functional areas.
• Elaborate studies about NATO defence in future physical operating environments.
• Revise internal reports and contribute authoring scientific articles.
• Support the organization and execution of NATO workshops and conferences.
• Lead and/or support the organization of Table-Top exercises (TTX) and wargames focused on CCS scenarios.

Required Experience

Proven expertise in climate science and related disciplines, data science or engineering; Research record as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and technical reports; Proven experience in defence analysis, including knowledge of modern military capabilities and problems; Proven ability to work with standard software and operating systems (e.g. Linux, Windows, MS Office, Python, C/C++, MATLAB, R, SQL).

Qualifications

MSc degree in climate sciences, atmospheric sciences, marine environmental sciences, physics, engineering, data science, defence studies, or related field, and at least 5 years post-MSc experience as Scientist or Analyst with a specific focus on the application and/or analysis of climate data and projections. Or PhD in climate sciences, atmospheric sciences, marine environmental sciences, physics, engineering, data science, defence studies, or related field, and at least 2 years post-PhD related experience as Scientist or Analyst with a specific focus on the on the application and/or analysis of climate data and projections.

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