The Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) is one of ETH’s extradepartmental centers and a joint venture between ETH Zurich, MeteoSwiss, Empa, WSL, and Eawag. One central focus of C2SM consists in providing climate model data of various sources to their users, among them those who focus on climate impacts research.

In this internship you will develop and apply software to support the development of the upcoming Swiss climate scenarios CH2025. The Swiss climate scenarios products are derived from regional climate model data, mainly from the EURO-CORDEX initiative. This data needs to be processed and quality-checked. Your work consists of writing code and applying the software to process and check this data to make it easier to use along the workflow. This includes checking the data for technical consistency and physical plausibility. For instance, the variable surface wind speed needs to be evaluated and compared between two different spatial resolutions.

The internship will be supervised by the staff of C2SM. The main workplace will be at ETH Zurich (working from home office will partly be possible).

• You are the right person for this position if you are enthusiastic about weather and climate and have a knack for coding, as well as processing large amounts of data
• You should possess a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Sciences or Environmental Sciences or in a related field
• You have very good programming skills and relevant experience in Python
• Furthermore, you are service-oriented and have good organisational, prioritisation, and communication skills and are able to work effectively and independently within a collaborative environment

ETH Zurich is a family-friendly employer with excellent working conditions. You can look forward to an exciting working environment, cultural diversity and attractive offers and benefits.

In line with our values, ETH Zurich encourages an inclusive culture. We promote equality of opportunity, value diversity and nurture a working and learning environment in which the rights and dignity of all our staff and students are respected. Visit our Equal Opportunities and Diversity website to find out how we ensure a fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:

• a letter of interest
• a CV
• the names and contact information of 1-2 references

The position is available from August 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and for a period of six months.

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

Further information about C2SM can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed by email to Ruth Lorenz [ruth.lorenz@c2sm.ethz.ch] (no applications).

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