Operational Ocean Modeller, National Research Foundation – Cape Town SA

The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is a research platform funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF) since 2002. SAEON is mandated to observe and research ecosystems on land, in coastal regions and the oceans to understand how those systems function and might change over time and space when influenced by socio-economic driving forces including climate change. We deliver our data online and offer tools, services and advice for informed environmental policy-making.

Operational Ocean Modeller (Based in Cape Town) (6-month Contract)

The incumbent will be part of the development team of SOMISANA, which is a joint Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) and SAEON initiative to implement an operational ocean forecast system for South Africa’s Exclusive Economic Zone.