Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D

We’re looking for an exceptional Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D to help us make a difference to our planet.

Our Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D can work either in our HQ at Exeter or at home (in the UK) with ad-hoc attendance in Exeter required at least once a month. We welcome applicants who wish to work full-time or part-time (more than 60% of full time equivalent).

Why join us?

We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be. We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce.

As our Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D, your starting salary will be £24146.00 and you will have opportunities to progress to £26641.00 over time. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima.

Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £34,000 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.

We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, to help people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

Together:

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD

The Nowcasting R&D team is part of the Space Applications and Nowcasting Strategic Area at the Met Office. Our aim is to improve our forecasts and warnings for a few hours ahead to help people stay safe and thrive when the weather is least predictable. To do this, we use statistical methods and meteorological insight to build and improve on our nowcasting systems. Our Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D will be part of a wider multi-skilled team of scientists, technologists and meteorologists who work on nowcasting research and development.

As our Foundation Scientist - Nowcasting R&D, the key duties are:

• To support the research and development of nowcasting systems.
• To contribute to the presentation and publication/documentation of the Nowcasting team’s work.
• To develop the skills required to fulfil the Scientist Role.

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and a Cover Letter/Supporting Statement which evidences how you meet each of the essential criteria - we recommend candidates use the CARL (Context, Action, Result and Learning) method for presenting evidence of skills.

Closing date 25/06/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 10/07/2023. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.

If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. Please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.

How we can help:

If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via askHR@metoffice.gov.uk. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity.

You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident (Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.