The Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (RMI) is a federal scientific institute that provides weather and climate services and carries out research in the fields of meteorology and climate. As part of its mission, it provides the public, the authorities and businesses with climate information for the whole of Belgium, based on validated observations from several measurement networks. The Meteorological and Climatological Information Service is responsible for these specific activities. At the same time, the Belgian Climate Centre plays a role in coordinating and transferring knowledge about climate-related Belgian scientific research. The common objective of these two services is to provide high-quality historical climate data that will enable us to assess the changes that have taken place in the past and monitor their evolution in near-real time.

These two services are looking to recruit an enthusiastic scientist whose key task will be to produce homogenized climatological series of temperature and precipitation over the whole of Belgium since measurements began at the RMI.

Missions

- Extending the existing homogenised series at monthly scale on the basis of various homogenization tools in collaboration with the members of the Meteorological and Climatological Information service.

- Studying the possibility of developing homogeneous daily series and/or representative regional series for Belgium.

- Coordinating the transfer of data to (and facilitating the exchange of information between) the Belgian Climate Centre, the Meteorological and Climatological Information Service and the various departments involved.

- Supporting the administrative tasks related to the position.

Your profile

- A Master's degree in sciences or applied sciences (mathematics, physics, geography, civil engineering, bioengineering, environmental sciences, etc.) either obtained in the Benelux or with proof of equivalence of the degree obtained from the Flemish (NARIC) or French-speaking (CFWB) authorities,

- A good knowledge of English, in addition to one of the Belgian national languages,

- Basic programming skills in R or Python and database management (SQL),

- A strong interest in environmental sciences, and in particular meteorology and climatology,

- Ability to work as part of a team.

We offer

- The opportunity to contribute to the development of climate research and action in Belgium within motivated and innovative teams,

- A full-time fixed-term contract at the SW1 level of the state scientific career for a period of 12 months, which may be renewed depending on needs and performance,

- Reimbursement of home-to-work travel by public transport and bicycle, meal vouchers and the possibility of partial teleworking,

- A fulfilling working environment in a team that is passionate about climate and meteorology.

Contact

If you are interested in this position, please send your motivation letter and curriculum vitae electronically to Dr Stéphane Vannitsem (Stephane.Vannitsem@meteo.be) by 15 July 2024 with the job title in the subject line of the email.

Further information can be obtained from Dr Stéphane Vannitsem, Head of the Meteorological and Climatological Information Service (Stephane.Vannitsem@meteo.be).

For information on working conditions, please contact the Human Resources Department (humanres@meteo.be).