Oceanography Expert

VisionSpace Technologies

Darmstadt, Germany

Description

Oceanography Expert

Requirements

As a minimum, the consultant shall have a university degree (or equivalent) in Oceanography, remote sensing sciences or equivalent, with the experience and skills specified hereafter. Experience and Skills (Mandatory):

•    Experience in the collection, formulation and documentation of user and technical requirements for space based applications in Oceanography and/or Marine Meteorology;

•    Knowledge of the operational applications in Oceanography and/or Marine Meteorology, their benefits, their current set-ups and state of the art and related future expectations.

Experience in one or more of the following will be considered as an advantage:

•    Knowledge of requirements management processes and standards;

•    Knowledge of requirements management tools, e.g. DOORS.

Personal skills and Working Language:

The consultant shall have excellent personal communication skills (oral and writing) to interact e.g. with the Marine data science/user/producer Community and with EUMETSAT teams responsible for the tasks.

The consultant shall be a team worker.

The working language for this position is English and therefore the consultant must be able to work effectively in this language.

All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals.

More information and applications

If you fulfill the requirements for this position, please send us your CV through the following page: http://visionspace.com/careers/submit-resume The reference number for this position is: VST/EUMT/JUN/03

Close date: 08/07/2013

We only consider applications from candidates and not enterprises, that match all the following points:

1.    Electronic applications only. Please don't send paper copies by mail.

2.    Cover Letter, ideally covering the following:

•    Short intro and summary about yourself, background and experience;

•    State why you would like to work for VisionSpace;

•    Describe the rationale for your application, why are you applying and why you think you are a good candidate for this position;

•    State your eligibility to work in the country of the work location;

•    State your current status and availability;

3.    CV, preferably in Europass format, containing at least:

•    Valid contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address);

•    Exact birth date;

•    Gender;

•    Career summary (education and training, work experience);

•    Dates in career summary as accurate as possible, at least on month level;

•    Career summaries in reverse chronological order;

•    Skills (languages, IT, social skills etc.);

•    Hobbies;

4.    Optional:

•    Supporting docs, e.g. marks, diploma, publications, letters of references, description of activities and projects

•    Short profile: 1/2 - 1 page description of your background, experience and skills