Scientific Collaborator in Climate Scenarios

C2SM
The Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM) at ETH Zurich and the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss together with further academic partners jointly develop climate scenarios for Switzerland.

The latest generation of Swiss climate scenarios “Climate CH2025” was published in late 2025. Scientific, technical, and quasi-operational extensions, together with ongoing maintenance, are currently being implemented as follow-up activities and will ultimately form the basis for the next generation of climate scenarios. Particular focus of this position will likely be on technical support in the distribution, maintenance and development of climate scenario products as well as on extremes and their governing processes. The position is based at MeteoSwiss.

Advancement of scientific methods to translate climate model projections into readily usable scenario products, e.g. in the field of extremes
Technical operationalization in the MeteoSwiss environment and support of developed methods
Analysis of results and their communication for different user groups
Support users with optimal usage and interpretation of scenario products
MSc in natural science or computational science and preferably a PhD in meteorology, climatology, environmental science, or a closely related field
Excellent programming skills in R and/or Python and a profound knowledge of state-of-the-art statistical methods for climate data analysis
Working experience with climate (model) data, in particular with large climate model ensembles, and experience in the analyses of climate extremes are considered as advantages
Open-minded, team-oriented, and goal-driven individual who enjoys maintaining close contacts with both the scientific community and with practitioners and end users of climate products
Good command of both German and English is required
The position is embedded in the team Climate Evolution of MeteoSwiss and involves close contact with collaborators at ETH Zurich and with practitioners
An engaging position in an innovative research field with a strong focus on applied aspects and user interaction
Start date as soon as possible
The position is limited to a period of 2 years
Main working place is at MeteoSwiss headquarters (Zurich Airport, easily accessible by public transport). Part-time home office possible.
We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:

Curriculum Vitae, max. 2 pages
Motivation letter, max. 2 pages
Transcript of records
Further information about MeteoSwiss and C2SM can be found on our websites www.meteoswiss.ch and www.c2sm.ethz.ch. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Regula Muelchi, regula.muelchi@meteoswiss.ch (no applications).

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

We would like to point out that the pre-selection is carried out by the responsible recruiters and not by artificial intelligence.

For recruitment services the GTC of ETH Zurich apply.