Industrial Placement 2025 - Ancillaries for Parametrization Development

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for a number of Industrial Placements, which will commence from July 2025 until July 2026.
We’re looking for an exceptional Data Scientist: Ancillaries for Parametrization Development Industrial Placement to help us make a difference to our planet.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year in Industry placement, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us. You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placements all over the Met Office and understand what career opportunities we can offer you after you graduate.
As our Data Scientist: Ancillaries for Parametrization Development Industrial Placement, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone., + You will collaborate on data mining the latest sources of observational data to add new science into existing parametrization schemes and ancillary datasets.
+ You will develop a traceable quality-assured process for the generation of ancillary information: from the original observations, through various post-processing steps, all the way to files used for operational weather forecasting and climate applications for use by our customers., How we can help
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.
If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
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1. Experts by nature – you must be studying for an undergraduate degree with a strong background in a STEM subject e.g., data sciences, applied mathematics, physical sciences or computing.
2. Keep evolving – you can demonstrate you have an understanding of modern data science techniques.
3. Experts by nature – you have experience of reading in and manipulating large data sets in a Linux environment.
4. Experts by nature – you have experience of scientific programming, ideally with Python.
5. You embrace our culture of "better together" - you have excellent verbal and written communication reflecting an ability to listen, engage and clearly communicate with a varied audience, and to facilitate good teamwork.
6. You can demonstrate you “keep evolving” – you have excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.

Alongside your salary of £25,606, Met Office contributes £7,418 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.
Whilst this is a temporary position until July 2026, there is potential for it to develop into an opportunity to join our Graduate Development scheme once you have completed your University studies.
Your package includes:
+ Your salary will be £25,606
+ Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days
+ Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands