Trainee Meteorology & Data Science (f/m/d)
Workload: 100%
Are you interested in a challenging work environment and curious to get started in the evolving energy industry? ?Do you want to explore and learn how meteorology and climate shape the energy markets?
Become part of the Axpo Trainee community! Collaborate with various divisions and gain exciting and in-depth insights into the world of energy. You work in three different teams and build up your network among the whole group.
The perfect start for your future career as meteorologist! ??The traineeship begins on 1st of October 2024 and is limited to 18 months with the option of a permanent position.
Work on different operational and/or strategic tasks in your assignments- Take on responsibility for ongoing projects from day one
- Support the meteorology desk ??in your first assignment with the daily forecasting tasks by compiling and analysing meteorological data for operational reports, with a particular interest in dynamics that are critical to your stakeholders.
- Develop projects to bring insightful quantifications and visualisations on the weather and climate evolution to drive decision-making in different areas of the company ?.
- Perform data analysis with reanalysis data and numerical weather model data in order to improve medium to extended range forecasting capabilities of the meteorology desk of Axpo Solutions
- Utilize programming languages such as Python analyse meteorological data and build operational forecasting tools.
- Assist in identifying patterns and trends in the data relevant to energy forecasting
- Your second assignment will take place in our Office in Oslo, Norway ?? , and the third one is up to our interests.
- Master’s degree in a Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or related field (no more than 2 years of post-graduation professional experience).
- Good understanding of atmospheric dynamics, knowledge of scientific literature about subseasonal to seasonal (S2S) predictability is a plus
- Strong interest in meteorology and its applications in the energy markets.
- Strong coding skills in either Python, R or Matlab machine learning methods for weather data analysis
- Experience in analyzing meteorological datasets, such as reanalysis data, satellite data or numerical weather prediction model data
- Experience in hydrology / hydrological modelling is a plus
- First work experience as an intern or student employee
- great communication skills and high degree of initiative and flexibility
- fluency in English, German and further languages are a plus
You will become part of the 16th trainee generation, which you will meet regularly for events. Profit from our internal learning platforms, courses, and other opportunities to shape your skills and get to know new people.
The Meteorology team at Axpo is fast moving and innovative, trying to convey probabilistic and statistical views on the future weather developments in Europe and the rest of the World. We collaborate broadly with many groups within the company and carry Axpo’s exposure to weather on multiple facets of our operations.
You will work in the office in Baden, have the opportunity to work flexible from home and benefit from attractive employee conditions.
