Observational Oceanographer

Job description

British Antarctic Survey BAS 26/53: Contract type - Open ended appointment Location – Cambridge, with fieldwork to polar regions as required. Salary – Band E S2 - £52,907 - £58,198 Closing date - 07 June 2026 Interview date - 22/23 June 2026 Background/Overview: Purpose: We are seeking an observational physical oceanographer, with a strong interest in, and experience of, the design, procurement, deployment, data processing and scientific exploitation of oceanographic instrumentation. In addition to undertaking fieldwork as required in Antarctica and Greenland, the oceanographer will analyse these data and write research papers in high-profile journals, contributing to our understanding of high-latitude ocean circulation, and its links with climate variability and change. Duties: Prepare for and undertake field campaigns to support numerous Polar Oceans projects. At present, this includes the Orkney Passage mooring array, which monitors the outflow of Antarctic Bottom Water from the Weddell Sea; and the Rothera mooring, which detects long term changes in Circumpolar Deep Water on the Antarctic continental shelves. Lead elements of ship-based field campaigns in projects (recent examp...