Climate Monitoring Scientist

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Job Reference metoffice/TP/32105/1457

Apply for this job Contract Details: Permanent Working Hours: 37 Location (City/Town): Exeter Closing Date: 04/11/2026 Profession: Science Region / Division: UK Region Careers website category: Science

Job Introduction

We’re looking for 3 exceptional Climate Monitoring Scientists to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our Climate Monitoring Scientist, 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, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share.  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. 

World changing work 

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. 

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise 

The Climate Monitoring and Attribution group (CMA) at the Met Office Hadley Centre is an internationally recognised group that specialises in working with observations to monitor and understand our climate. 

We work closely with experts both within and outside of the Met Office, and with international agencies and initiatives, such as the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the European Space Agency and EUMETSAT, the European meteorological satellite agency, and we provide climate information to customers and end users, including the UK government and the public

We are recruiting into three different positions in CMA:

• Global Surface Temperature Climate Monitoring Scientist: This position sits within the ‘Observing Climate: Marine and Cross-Domain Analysis’ team. In this role, you will develop global observational data sets and use them to monitor and report on the Earth’s climate across land, ocean and ice, with a focus on temperature change at the Earth’s surface. You will use your data analysis skills to combine current and historical instrumental data to quantify observed changes, assess uncertainty in those changes, and put current observed climate into historical context. You will develop data sets that have a wide range of applications in climate science and that are relevant to informing international climate policy and agreements.
• Satellite Climate Observations Scientist: This position sits within the ‘Observing Climate: Land and Atmosphere’ team. The role is primarily focused on using satellite data for UK and global climate monitoring. This includes development of novel satellite-based climate indicators to characterise and track impactful climatic events, such as extreme heat, drought, vegetation stress and wildfires, and combining satellite and station data to produce new ‘blended’ datasets for key variables. This role provides the opportunity to contribute new satellite-based metrics to our Met Office Climate Dashboard, which is used internationally as a trusted source of global climate monitoring information. 
• UK Climate Scientist: This position sits within The National Climate Information Centre (NCIC) team. We are looking for a scientist with strong data management and communication skills to work closely with the existing team developing the flagship climate data sets HadUK-Grid and HadCET and supplying UK climate information to a variety of users. We communicate our analysis through regular reports and media output, most notably the high-profile annual S