Research Engineer position specializing in statistics of extreme weather and ocean events, based in Shom Toulouse, France

[Héloïse SEDIRI]

Dear Colleagues,

Shom (French National Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) is seeking applications for a Research Engineer position specializing in statistics of extreme weather and ocean events, based in Toulouse, France.

Mission:

The successful candidate will join the marine submersion team (approximately 6 people) within the "Physical Oceanography Research" department. The primary focus will be on characterizing extreme sea levels and associated chronologies for use in coastal marine submersion numerical simulation tools. Key responsibilities :

• Develop expertise in state-of-the-art tools for extreme value analysis,
• Propose and implement methodologies for characterizing extrema of various geophysical quantities (extreme levels, etc.). water level and surge, significant wave heights, currents, temperature, salinity, etc.),
• Contribute to the development of the next generation of "extreme levels" products,
• Project future extreme water levels (50-year scale) in the context of climate change.

Qualifications:

You have a minimum level of studies of 5 years (Engineer, Master 2, or PhD) in statistics and scientific computing, and preliminary experience in at least two of the following areas :

• Statistical methods for characterizing rare events,
• Code development and statistical applications,
• Scientific computing for data processing,
• Physical oceanography.

Required skills:

• Proficiency in computing tools and programming languages   (e.g. R, Matlab, python, fortran...),
• Strong teamwork skills in a multidisciplinary context,
• Expertise in time series and/or geospatial data processing,
• Knowledge of numerical modeling for physical process simulation,
• Understanding of oceanography and geophysics,
• Autonomy, rigor, organizational skills, and initiative,
• Professional English skills for international communication.

 
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae to recru...@shom.fr by March 27, 2025, with the reference 'STATS_METEO_OCEANO'.

For further information, please contact Franck Dumas (franck...@shom.fr), Rémy Baraille (remy.b...@shom.fr) and Héloïse Michaud (Heloise...@shom.fr). Official advertisement (in French) can be found here: ADVERTISEMENT

Yours sincerely,

Héloïse Michaud