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Stillingstittel: Research Scientist

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
Jobbnorge ID: 162002

The Meteorological Institute is hiring a research scientist / scientific programmer in the Norwegian Ice Service, within the Forecasting Department in Tromsø for 3 years. The Ice Service is responsible for sea ice and iceberg mapping in the European Arctic with a focus on Svalbard, and collaborates actively with national and international partners to implement research results into services that are relevant to society.

 

The position is part of the European Horizon 2020 ExtremeEarth ("From Copernicus Big Data to Extreme Earth Analytics)" project to develop Artificial Intelligence and Cloud-based Computing techniques for Copernicus with an application to sea ice mapping. As such the intention is to advance the use of Big Data, Earth Analytics and Deep Learning in this field. Activities will include:

- Evaluating the user requirements for processing satellite data relevant for sea ice mapping, particularly Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) from Sentinel-1,

- Developing a concept and design of a processing chain to utilise existing systems including the Norwegian National Ground Segment for Copernicus, Polar-TEP, and the in-house computing systems at the Meteorological Institute, and

- Evaluation of the results and implementation into a final operational system.

It is expected to work closely with project partners at the University of Tromsø and ongoing efforts within the CIRFA SFI (Centre for Research-based Innovation).

 

The workplace will be Tromsø. These activities require both good technical and scientific qualifications.

 

Required qualifications: 

• high-level education degree in Earth science, applied mathematics, or similar
• experience with use of Artificial Intelligence techniques for analysis of satellite or other remote sensing data, particularly SAR
• experience and documented knowledge in applied mathematics/scientific programmation in a Linux environment
• excellent and demonstrated Python programming skills
• proficient in English
• good team-working skills

 

Additional desired qualifications: 

• experience with cloud-based computing systems
• experience with version control
• experience using supervised and unsupervised classification algorithms
• understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar principles
• fluent in Norwegian, or elementary skills and a willingness to learn Norwegian

Conditions: 

• salary as research scientist, from NOK 449.400 - 695 500 pr. year, depending on qualification. Higher salary can be negotiated in case the selected applicant has excellent qualifications
• membership in the governmental pension scheme (2% deducted from gross salary)
• the first 6 months are a mutual trial period

 

If any case an applicant does not wish to be registered on the public application list, the applicant will need to give a reasonable argued justification. Information about the applicant can still be published. If the wish to not be registered on the public application list is denied, the applicant will be informed prior to the disclosure.

More information on the position can be obtained by contacting the Head of the Ice Service Nick Hughes (nick.hughes (at) met.no, +47 45 24 30 18), or researcher Penelope Wagner (penelopew (at) met.no, +47 98 36 35 54).

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