ESSL has a vacancy for a researcher/developer, full-time (32-40 hours per week).
The primary task of the successful applicant will be the development of probabilistic models for convective hazard occurrence including the generation of “event sets” based on stochastically generated realizations of storm tracks. This task will combine pre-existing methods developed at ESSL with novel data sets with the ultimate goal of better estimating high-end risks posed by convective storms across Europe in collaboration with third parties. As part of the larger ESSL team working on climate and forecasting topics, the ideal candidate would also be interested and involved in these topic areas, which include the study of severe storm climatology in the context of climate change, or contributing to the development of forecasting and nowcasting tools and their visualization.
The ESSL team is a highly motivated and gradually growing team that performs and supports research on severe convective storms, their prediction and their impacts, and provides training courses to researchers and forecasters. Highlights of the ESSL include the European Severe Weather Database, the ESSL Testbed and its suite of AR-CHaMo convective hazard models.
We offer a starting annual salary in line with the category “Postdoc” of the Austrian Science Fund https://www.fwf.ac.at/en/funding/steps-to-your-fwf-project/further-information/personnel-costs (note that gross salaries are about 80% of the total employer’s costs listed there). In case of exceptional qualifications, a higher salary may be negotiated. The job is based in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, but a large amount of teleworking can be accomodated. Employment in Austria comes with a standard health insurance and a basic pension.
We expect that applicants will have a Master’s degree in Meteorology, Physics, or a similar field, programming experience, and good English skills. Other favorable points would include previously published scientific publications, affinity with severe weather, experience with machine learning methods, running atmospheric models and/or prior work with large meteorological data sets, and a track-record of independent research or software development work.
The duration of the job is for two years. In case of good performance and a continuing growth of ESSL in the areas of the applicant’s expertise and interest, ESSL will likely want to make the employment permanent. ESSL is interested in employing a diverse team and has a diversity and gender equality plan: https://www.essl.org/cms/essl-diversity-policy-and-gender-equality-plan
We invite qualified and interested persons to submit their a CV and cover letter to Dr Francesco Battaglioli (francesco.battaglioli@essl.org) by 14 March 2025.
