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The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology, geochemistry and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals.

Scientist for development of climate model diagnostics (f / m / d)

Background

The Climate Dynamics section of the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, is looking for a skilled and motivated Scientist with expertise in  Python programming  and a solid background in  oceanic, atmospheric or climate dynamics . This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge climate modeling efforts by developing advanced diagnostics for high-resolution climate simulations. You will work on projects  EERIE  and  Destination Earth . You will play a crucial part in the development and application of a data analysis framework tailored for novel kilometer-scale climate simulations.

Your Tasks

• Developing and implementing  new diagnostics and evaluation metrics  for high-resolution ocean and climate models
• Analyzing large volumes of geophysical model data to improve understanding of oceanic and atmospheric processes
• Ensuring scalability and portability of analytics workflows for petabyte-scale datasets on EU Tier-1 HPC systems
• Collaborating with climate modelers, computer scientists, and software engineers across Europe to enhance Digital Twins of the climate system

Your Profile

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

Further Information

For any questions you may have, you are very welcome to get in touch with  Prof Dr Thomas Jung  ( [email protected] ; +49 15146722091) or  Dr Nikolay Koldunov  ( [email protected] ).

This is a full-time position, limited to 21 months. It is also suitable for part-time employment. The salary will be paid in accordance with the Collective Agreement for the Public Service of the Federation (Tarifvertrag des öffentlichen Dienstes, TVöD Bund), up to salary level  13 . The place of employment will be  Bremerhaven .

The AWI is characterized by

AWI values diversity and actively promotes gender parity, as well as an open, inclusive environment that provides equal opportunities. We are convinced that diverse teams and a variety of perspectives enrich our work and our daily collaboration. In a continuous process of learning and reflection, we aim to ensure that all our employees can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from qualified people regardless of binary and non-binary genders, race and nationality, ethnic and social background, religion, age, physical abilities, neurodivergence, sexual orientation, and other identities.

Applicants with disabilities will be given preference when equal qualifications are present.

AWI fosters work-family compatibility in various ways and has received several awards as a result of this commitment. And as a new international member of our team, you can be sure that we will help you settle in.  Our  Family Office  and  International Office  will be glad to support you , even before you start at AWI.

We look forward to your application!

Please submit your application by  April 22 nd, 2025  exclusively online.

Reference number :  25 / 31 / D / Kli-b