The tasks of the Consultant will generally include:

• extracting relevant information from the ATOVS/AVHRR EPS processing chains and
  Cal /Val Facility (CVF) to perform regular production and quality monitoring reports.
  The main regular reporting intervals are daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly;
  
• monitoring a subset of the MSG MPEF products, namely Clear Sky Radiances,
  Tropospheric Humidity, and Layer Precipitable Water;
  
• performing off-line analysis of product quality;
  
• implementing new products into the operational product processing chains;
  
• working on improvement of existing product quality;
  
• maintaining contact with users to obtain their feedback on product service quality;
  
• elaborating, tracking and publishing service level quality indicators;
  
• reporting anomalies in product services, contribute to their diagnosis and track their
  resolution;
  
• supporting validation of new and improved products, and the compilation of the
  relevant product validation reports.
  

In addition to having a University degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, the
Consultant shall have a minimum of 3 years experience of the operational use and quality
control of satellite or meteorological data. Specifically, the Consultant shall have experience
in:

• Quality control of satellite data and products,
  
• Utilisation of satellite or meteorological products,
  
• Configuration control of software and data,
  
• Production monitoring and reporting
  
• Operational product processing environments
  

The following areas of expertise would be an advantage:

• Use of image processing software such as IDL or ENVI in a UNIX workstation
  /server environment;
  
• Calibration and validation of satellite products;
  
• Quality control of NOAA polar satellite data, meteorological observations and
  Numerical Weather Prediction data;
  
• Knowledge of MSG and EPS missions and instruments.
  

The Consultant shall be able to conduct all activities in an orderly and structured manner,
shall be able to work calmly and correctly under stress and must be able to work with the
minimum of supervision.

The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. The working language for the
position is English and therefore consultants must be able to work effectively in this language
and have knowledge of the other.

• Great opportunities for training and personal development
• Challenges in advanced technical environments
• International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere
• Highly competitive salary

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