FM Lead Research Scientist - Atmospheric Hazards

Embark on a Cutting-Edge Journey in Climate Risk Research with FM!

Are you ready to dive into the thrilling world of climate science and make a tangible impact on global resilience? Join our world-class research team, where exciting technical challenges await as we tackle the pressing issues of weather and climate risks.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join FM Science and Technology APAC as Lead Research Scientist of Atmospheric Hazards reporting to the APAC Research Group Manager Climate Risk & Resilience.

Overview

Exciting and interesting technical challenges await when you join a world-class research team dedicated to reducing the impact of weather and climate risks. FM is a market leader in commercial and industrial property insurance and loss prevention, providing more than one-third of FORTUNE 1000 companies with engineering/science-based risk management and property insurance solutions. FM helps clients maintain continuity in their business operations by drawing upon state-of-the-art engineering and research.

Climate risk is an identified area with increasing challenges in the next decades. To provide the best-in-class actionable science-based loss preparedness and prevention solutions to businesses, FM is making vast investments into climate research over the coming years, including the new Science and Technology Center EMEA in Luxembourg, from which the global Climate Risk and Resilience Research is being headquartered from and the expansion of the Science and Technology Center APAC in Singapore.

Team

You will be part of the growing Science and Technology Center APAC in Singapore and work with the global team of scientists that are located across the U.S., Singapore and Luxembourg. The team develops hazard models and knowledge around flood, wind, severe convective storms, wildfire, etc., to assess current and future impact on our insured and prospect assets.

Opportunity

Join our dynamic team at the Science and Technology Center APAC in Singapore, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of climate risk and resilience. As a key member of our research team, you will be responsible for identifying, planning, and conducting groundbreaking research on extreme weather catastrophes impacting the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

This position is initially focused on the climate risk agenda for the Australian region as well as modelling tropical cyclones and/ or weather and climate systems impacting the APAC region. In addition, it offers the opportunity to support regional research initiatives and contribute to the team’s global Climate Risk & Resilience activities.

Responsibilities:

You will evaluate, develop, and implement novel techniques and models that will lead to impactful improvements in risk analytics and loss prevention for various climate perils. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to expand research experience beyond academia and bring expertise and innovative leadership.

Qualified candidates must have:

• Project and Research Management: Proven ability to manage projects and conduct research effectively.
• Educational Background: MSc in meteorology or an adjacent field, with practical experience in the development and application of atmospheric reanalysis data and models to extreme event calculations.
• Experience: PhD and/or more than 5 years industry experience in insurance or disaster risk reduction with deep understanding of catastrophe risk modeling principles including model setup, calibration, and validation.
• Climate Science Knowledge: Broad physical and process understanding of the fundamentals of climate change and its uncertainties with demonstrated expertise on evaluating the impact on natural hazards for at least two key perils: extreme precipitation, tropical cyclones, and severe weather.
• Data Handling: Proficient in collecting, processing, and analyzing large datasets.
• Model Development: Hands-on experience using, developing, and evaluating statistical and numerical models.
• Advanced Statistical Analysis: Strong analytical skills and proficiency in statistical methods, including extreme value analysis and probabilistic modeling.
• Programming Skills: Experienced writing shell scripts and using APIs for process automation, excellence in at least two programming languages including Python, R, Matlab, Fortran.
• Communication Skills: Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills; demonstrated effectiveness communicating highly technical and scientific insights to non-technical audiences.
• Teamwork: Ability to self-start and thrive within a high-performance team environment.

Desired Skills and Competency Areas:

• Education: PhD and a solid research record
• Collaborative development and High-Performance Computing: Proficiency in utilizing Linux/ Unix clusters for high performance computing, along with experience in DevOps practices and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• GIS Software: Competence in using GIS software and processing tools, including ArcGIS, QGIS, and GDAL.
• Numerical & Climate Models: Strong knowledge of numerical and climate models used for weather and climate prediction. Experience using global and/or regional climate models, or analyzing output from global climate model ensembles, and combining large atmospheric datasets in various formats (including NetCDF, HDF, and GRIB).
• Australia Climate: Expertise in analyzing and modeling climate extremes in Australia, particularly tropical cyclones (TCs). Established connections within the Australian climate research community is a plus.
• APAC Climate Drivers: Deep understanding of climate drivers in the APAC region and their impact on regional climate extremes.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
• A dynamic, inclusive work environment that fosters innovation.
• The chance to work on impactful projects shaping the future of climate risk resilience.