Master's degree in meteorology, atmospheric sciences, climate science, or a closely related field.
Specialized training on the development of weather and climate models, knowledge of numerical weather prediction.
Practical experience testing and running models on high-performance computers is an added advantage.
Professional Work Experience
At least two (2) years of relevant experience in climate forecasting, climate modelling or operational climate services.
Demonstrated hands-on experience in installing, configuring and running numerical weather prediction and/or regional climate models such as WRF and RegCM in Linux/HPC environments.
Experience in processing and analysing large gridded climate datasets such as model outputs, reanalyses and satellite products in NetCDF and GRIB formats.
Practical experience in the production of sub-seasonal and/or seasonal forecasts, including downscaling, calibration and forecast verification.
Experience in preparing technical reports, climate bulletins or scientific publications.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement and in delivering training to technical audiences.
Experience working in the IGAD region, for example RCCs and NMHSs, is highly desirable.
Sound knowledge of climate system dynamics, climate variability and the drivers of East African climate such as ENSO, IOD and MJO.
Good understanding of statistical and dynamical climate modelling approaches as well as ensemble prediction systems, probabilistic forecasting and forecast verification methods.
Proficiency in Python, shell scripting, R or other scientific programming languages, and in climate data tools such as CDO, NCO and xarray.
Ability to work with NetCDF, GRIB and related climate-data formats.
Familiarity with climate-data tools and libraries such as xarray, pandas, NumPy, CDO, NCO and/or similar tools.
Ability to write efficient, well-documented code and automate operational workflows; familiarity with version control such as Git is an advantage.
Essential Skills and Competencies
Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
Good organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to work under deadlines.
Good written and oral communication skills.
Language Requirements
Excellent command of English, both written and spoken, is required.
Working knowledge of French is considered an added advantage.
Application deadline22 Oct 2026
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