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| Senior Analyst - Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office | Closing date: 2021-07-04
Contact: Adam Gray |
| A unique opportunity to combine your strong analytical skills with a passion for astronomy/navigation. We are seeking a Senior Analyst to support the delivery of Her Majesty's Nautical Office (HMNAO) product portfolio, spanning astronomical and celestial navigation and astronomical data. | | ▸ more | A unique opportunity to combine your strong analytical skills with a passion for astronomy/navigation. We are seeking a Senior Analyst to support the delivery of Her Majesty's Nautical Office (HMNAO) product portfolio, spanning astronomical and celestial navigation and astronomical data.
About UKHO
UKHO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. We work with a wide range of data partners to chart the world's oceans in order to develop and serve world leading software and data solutions to commercial shipping companies, navies and maritime organisations. Our products ensure safe navigation and global trade efficiency and support other marine activities including economic development, environmental protection, resource exploration and utilisation, scientific research and security and defence.
Her Majesty?s Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO) ? sits within UKHO?s Operations Division?s Scientific Analysis Group. HMNAO is a specialist team whose purpose is to provide solutions to astronomical and celestial navigation problems and to provide astronomical data to a wide variety of customers, both military and civil, including the public.
The role
The purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the HMNAO product portfolio schedule. You will be responsible for:
? Analysing astronomical data and producing almanacs and other publications/web content/software in support of customers of HMNAO products and services.
? Supporting Technical Leads, in software development and documentation for HMNAO products and services (e.g. Publication software, NavPac)
? Developing and maintaining close working relationship with the United States Naval Observatory (USNO)
? Participating in the work of the IAU (International Astronomical Union).
What we are looking for
If you have a passion for astronomy/navigation and thrive on working in a small, close-knit technical team, then this could be the role for you.
We are looking for candidates who have the tenacity to analyse large volumes of numerical data and the ability to work with a high level of attention to detail to ensure a consistent and accurate output. You will have a degree/postgraduate qualification level, or equivalent experience, in mathematics (e.g. numerical analysis, vector/matrix manipulation) or physics related discipline and will be computer literate with experience of programming languages (e.g. Fortran, Python etc.).
And in return?
UKHO is a great place in which to explore your career potential and offers a wealth of training and development opportunities. While our projects are career-defining, the work/life balance that we can offer you is equally exceptional. From flexitime, flexible working, an award-winning office environment, wellbeing schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, and access to MOD and Civil service discounts, the opportunities open to you here are hard to beat.
For a full job description, including the competencies you will be assessed on in your application, please visit: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1727061 .
Closing date: 23:55 4 July 2021.
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission?s Recruitment Principles.
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