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SalaryAustralia is committed to supporting weather, ocean and climate science in the Pacific, as climate variability represents a major risk for most of these Pacific Island countries. The Bureau has been supporting the Pacific for over 30 years to build resilience for climate, oceans and extreme events.
We are seeking an experienced climate scientist with experience in delivering climate and ocean science to join the Pacific Climate Services team as a Pacific ACCESS-S specialist.
Your role will be to support multiple Pacific aid projects including the the DFAT and New Zealand MFAT Climate and Ocean Support Program in the Pacific (COSPPac) and the UNEP Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific Ocean programme (UNEP CIS-Pac5).
In this role you will participate in the development, application, and delivery of Pacific outlooks on weekly through to seasonal timescales using the Bureau’s climate modelling system known as ACCESS-S. The task will include developing products and assessing their skill, understanding model deficiencies, identifying areas for improvement, transferring new products to operations and interaction with both Bureau Services and external stakeholders. Other primary duties include designing and delivering training material for Pacific stakeholders with the aim of advancing climate and ocean monitoring and prediction science knowledge. The appointed scientist will require an advanced understanding of the mechanisms of climate and ocean variability, which can impact weekly to seasonal predictions in the Pacific.
In addition to delivering operational tasks, you will be required to interact with Pacific stakeholders, including building partnerships and relationships with implementation partners, Pacific National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and NMHS primary stakeholders. Travel to and short stay (~3-10 days) in Pacific Island countries is an essential part of this role. The successful candidate will be required carry out their duties remotely with limited supervision.
