Research Associate incl. Project Management

Zürich-Flughafen (and home office) | 80-100% |

Your contribution

• Take over project management on behalf of MeteoSchweiz and redesign and improve the meteorological products and services for the army
• Advance cooperation with the army in meteorological
• questions
• Advise and support the army in the collection of requirements and the selection of weather products
• Develop IT solutions for weather that effectively support the army in its work
• Translate complex meteorological issues into products
• Use your knowledge of weather and climate for the benefit of the population

What makes you unique

• Degree (Master or Doctorate) in environmental or natural sciences or computer science with in-depth knowledge of meteorology
• Good technical knowledge in software development (Python), cloud infrastructures or IT operations
• Enthusiasm and, if possible, experience in managing customer projects
• Enthusiasm for working with and on weather data
• Advantageously experience in business analysis as well as in the collection and structuring of technical requirements
• Active knowledge of two official languages and good English skills

In a nutshell

As a weather specialist and software developer, you will create new services and products for the army within a team. You will take over the overall management of the development project and transform the requirements of the army into useful products.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

MeteoSchweiz Good to know

The Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSchweiz) is the national weather service of Switzerland. We record and forecast weather and climate in Switzerland and thus make a sustainable contribution to the well-being of the population and to the benefit of the economy, science and the environment.

The offices of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (EDI) are systematically committed to good working conditions and the health of their employees and are awarded the Friendly Work Space label.

Additional information

We do not consider personnel service providers for this vacancy.

Questions about the position

Johannes Landmann
Deputy Team Leader

Questions about the application

Sharon Burgess
HR Business Partner