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Contract Climate Scientist - Storm Modelling

Location: London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid / Remote )

Contract Type: Outside IR35

Initial Duration: 3-4 Months

Start Date: ASAP

NEW CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY - APPLY NOW

• Short-term consultancy opportunity with a high-impact climate intelligence company
• Hands-on modelling and research on severe weather events and their implications
• Join a multidisciplinary science and technology team working on next-gen climate tools
• Outside IR35 - flexible hybrid/on-site setup
  
  
  

• Improve and calibrate internal models simulating intense storm systems
• Translate atmospheric data and climate projections into practical hazard risk indicators
• Work with earth system scientists, risk analysts, and geospatial experts on data integration
• Run model evaluations and contribute to quality assurance of simulation outputs
• Support explanation of model assumptions and findings to wider business and client teams
• Use programming tools (primarily Python) in remote/cloud environments for analysis
• Stay current with peer-reviewed research and bring scientific rigour to project outputs
  
  
  

• At least 3 years' experience applying scientific research on extreme weather systems, either in industry or academia
• Experience building or improving models for tropical cyclones, storm surge, or related hazards
• Proficiency using Python for analysis in cloud-based or remote workflows
• Skilled communicator able to explain technical results to non-specialists
• Comfortable working at the interface of science and product development
• PhD (or equivalent research experience) in climate science, atmospheric modelling, or a related field (preferred)
  
  
  

• Catastrophe model frameworks for wind or flood perils
• Bayesian statistics, probabilistic modelling, or extreme value theory
• Prior work on translating scientific climate data into decision-useful formats
  
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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