Environmental Data Scientist

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Are you an Environmental Scientist wanting to join an inclusive organisation who carries our impactful scientific research? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a research team within the Emissions, Sources, Sinks and Solutions group at our Edinburgh site!

You will contribute to a range of projects including the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory, exploring land-based and agricultural climate mitigation scenarios and strategies for the UK to achieve Net Zero. The focus of this role will be developing and applying cutting-edge methods to improve and advance our capabilities in generating high resolution, high quality environmental data in support of climate change reporting, monitoring and policy goals. 

Main repsonsilbities

• Develop scenario models to explore current and emerging policies for climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Processing and analysis of observational data at a range of spatial scales
• Identify and implement efficiency savings for existing dataset compilation and submission processes
• Preparing and reporting results in written and oral form for a range of audiences, e.g. presentations, contract reports, journal papers
• Developing project proposals in collaboration with colleagues and external partners
• Contributing to the annual deliverables for the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry sector of the UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory including data collection, updating and running models, QA/QC and collating and presenting final datasets

Selection Criteria

Knowledge & Qualifications

• A PhD, or equivalent experience in an environmental / natural science discipline
• Publication record in the form of e.g. scientific journal papers, contract reports, model code / packages

Experience/Proven abilities related to the position

• Fluent in computer coding for modelling and data analysis (preferably R)
• Experience of storing, manipulating and analysing large datasets
• Ability to work to specific customer requirements and deadlines
• Experience of implementing and conducting Quality Assurance / Quality Control of models and datasets
• Experience of leading (or significant contributions to) publications / reports and provision of high quality data

Skills 

• Confident communication and interpersonal skills (written and oral) with an ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences 
• Able to work effectively as part of a team, taking the lead as and when
• appropriate 
• Resolves everyday problems unaided but seeks advice when appropriate
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision, balancing workload and communicating with line management when appropriate
• Confidence to identify, suggest and implement efficiencies and savings
• Ability to develop effective internal and external collaborations

Core Behaviours & Values

• You will demonstrate a commitment to promote and adhere to UKCEH values of Excellence, Integrity and Teamwork.

Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel within the UK and EU for occasional meetings

Desirable skills 

• Experience of MS Access and / or Oracle database design and management
• Experience of high performance computing
• Experience with modern version control methods and software
• Knowledge of VBA and XML
• Knowledge and understanding of ecosystem and / or agricultural processes which control the fluxes of carbon and greenhouse gases between the land and the atmosphere

What we offer

To find out the benefits of working with UKCEH, please follow the link  below for a summary. https://www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/files/UKCEH-Terms-and-Conditions-Summary.pdf   

How to Apply

To apply for this position click the Apply link. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, therefore we encourage you to apply early for this fantastic opportunity to join us.