Dear all,
(Apologies for cross-posting.)
NEMO ocean modeler for a permanent full-time position at NOW Systems (Madrid or Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
NOW Systems is looking for new talent on ocean modelling. We look for a
NEMO ocean modeler for a permanent full-time position to contribute to
the evolution of the Copernicus Marine IBI model system.
About the Company:
Nologin Oceanic Weather Systems -NOW Systems- is the environmental
branch of Nologin Consulting, a Spanish IT company established in the
year 2000 that actively works with companies around the world, helping
them on the digital transformation with a complete value proposition,
including development and deployment of innovative structural solutions.
Nologin's objective is to strengthen its NOW division, specialized in
oceanographic services, to make the most of the opportunities related to
the exciting Ocean Decade ahead, promoting conservation, protection and
sustainable uses of the oceans and their resources.
By having its own entity, as a group company, NOW System will have the
advantage of dedicating itself exclusively and essentially to the marine
world, while we maintain our affiliation with the Nologin group, which
provides us solid support in terms of technology and resources. In this
way, NOW Systems has a privileged position to offer comprehensive
solutions and digital twin approaches, backed by the experience and IT
support necessary to address present and future challenges in the marine
environment.
NOW Systems is, as Nologin has been for the last years, an Ocean Service
Provider helping to implement technical solutions that support more
efficient and sustained activities (and decision-making) for the Blue
Economy and delivering scientifically based operational services for an
enhanced knowledge of past, present, and future state of the blue and
green ocean.
Nologin, through NOW Systems, is a Copernicus Marine Service provider,
co-leading (with Mercator Océan International) the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland
Monitoring and Forecasting Centre (IBI-MFC), and delivering its
operational product and services based on ocean circulation, waves, and
biogeochemistry model applications. Furthermore, NOW Systems is
contributing to other topics related to the Copernicus Marine Service in
the context of other specific contracts (i.e., contributor to the
in-situ observational Thematic Assembly Centre, developer of the
Copernicus Marine Product Quality Dashboard, provider of Copernicus
Marine e-training material, and developer of coastal Pilot service
demonstrators).
About the job:
The candidate will initially work in the context of an R&D
(Copernicus Marine) Project, focused on the development of a
pre-operational monitoring and forecasting system covering the European
Atlantic Northwest Shelf region. The Candidate will conduct some
research needed to evolve the IBI model system for improving its
solution in the North Sea, including studies to upgrade the IBI open
boundary condition in the Baltic area. He/she will conduct IBI model
sensitivity tests, aimed at testing changes in the IBI eastern Baltic
open boundary condition (substituting the global GLO-MFC solution,
currently imposed as IBI boundary condition, by a regional one from the
Baltic MFC system). The candidate will be responsible of tasks related
to ocean modelling, updating the IBI NEMO boundary condition (together
with bathymetry changes) and validation of NEMO model runs.
The candidate will have a strong links with the Copernicus Marine
regional IBI-Monitoring Forecasting Centre, and specially with its
operational Team, headed by NOW-Systems, and will imply collaboration
with other IBI-MFC partners (such as MOI, or CESGA -Centro de
SuperComputación de Galicia-).
The candidate will be in charge of:
• Improving IBI model solution at the NorthWest Shelf (NWS) – Baltic
(BAL) interface, contributing to the enhancement of the seamless
transition between Copernicus Marine model products.
• Performing IBI NEMO model sensitivity studies to test changes in IBI
eastern Baltic OBC, substituting the GLO-MFC solution (currently imposed
as IBI OBC) by a regional BAL-MFC one, and updating the IBI local
bathymetry along the boundary and a nearby buffer zone. To this aim, the
candidate will design and execute sensitivity test runs (both
baroclinic and barotropic ones) with an IBI NEMO application, analogous
to the one used by the IBI-MFC in operations (note: model tests will be
based on free runs, not being applied any data assimilation in them).
• Assessing impacts on the IBI solution, with special focus on areas
such as the Kattegat/Skagerrak subbasins and the Eastern North Sea
(German Bight & Norwegian Coast), performing multi-model assessments
and diagnostics using several in-situ and satellite observational data
sources. To this aim, the use of different NOW System validation tools
will be required, and the selected candidate will collaborate with the
NOW System Product Quality Team.
• Collaborating (exchanging data and expertise) with other on-going
related R&D projects or coastal downstream services nested into the
IBI model solutions.
• Producing technical reports on the model developments and experiments
carried out, valorising the scientific results obtained (by
participating in the drafting of scientific papers, and by presenting
results in scientific and technical workshops).
Qualifications, experience, and assets to have:
The ideal candidate has:
• a relevant degree (PhD positively valued) in
physics/oceanography/meteorology or other closely related discipline
(such as environmental or coastal engineering and marine science)
• experience in ocean modelling (ideally with NEMO model, or with other ocean models such as ROMS, CROCO, etc.)
• experience in assessing ocean model outputs using in-situ or Earth Observation data sources.
• good programming skills (specially with languages such as Fortran, Python and Linux shell scripting).
• gained experience in running (NEMO) ocean models on HPC environments (to be highly valued).
He/she is a rigorous, creative team worker wishing to contribute with
ideas to an ambitious international framework of research projects
related to the pan-European operational oceanographic Copernicus Marine
services.
He/she has good English language skills. His/her fluency in Spanish is also valued.
Finally, he/she has a strong interest in performing R&D activities,
closely linked to the evolution of operational forecast services. He/she
will have the opportunity to work in a highly multidisciplinary
environment, in close collaboration not only with other Nologin (NOW)
staff from the IBI-MFC Team, and other coastal services, but also with
other ocean modelers and data assimilation researchers linked to the
Copernicus Marine Service.
The selected candidate will work with smart-working practices, having
good flexibility for schedule and tele-working conditions. Connection
with the NOW System’s premises (in Madrid or Santiago de Compostela)
will be required, so it is needed that the candidate will be based close
to one of these locations.
The successful candidate will be recruited by NOW Systems, following its
recruitment principles. Remuneration commensurate with qualifications
and experience.
Interested candidates are invited to apply on-line, sending cover letter and C.V. through the following application form:
https://nologin.factorialhr.es/job_post ... ller-36924.
Closing date is September 30th, 2023.