Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for an exceptional

UKCI Projections Scientist

to help us make a difference to our planet.


As our UKCI Projections 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. We can support part-time working to a minimum of 33 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.

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

You will contribute to design and production of new probabilistic climate projections, under the UK Climate Information (UKCI) programme. You will update and extend a statistical framework that allows climate model projections to be combined with observations, accounting for climate model performance, physical drivers of regional climate change and natural climate variability. Your research will support a well-adapted future for the UK, by providing a range of future projections that help users avoid overconfident decision-making.

Your key duties:

Work with colleagues in the Climate Processes and Projections team, to develop probabilistic projections of regional climate change by combining information from climate simulations with observational metrics of model performance. Develop statistical downscaling methods that link projections from global climate models to high-resolution regional simulations. Contribute to a package of UK Climate Information (UKCI), providing policymakers, planners and impacts scientists with new projections of national climate. Communicate project outputs in peer-reviewed publications, reports and other media Present to national and international science conferences, user meetings and public audiences.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their 'Best Workplaces in Tech' 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list.


As our UKCI Projections Scientist, your total reward package will be up to 47,606 annually, which includes:

33,794 base pay An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97% Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

Evidence of postgraduate research experience in physical and/or mathematical science (we're experts by nature). Evidence of ability to understand and apply statistical methods to postprocess complex experimental data, analyse their output and gain new scientific insight (we're experts by nature). Evidence of strong programming skills and a demonstrated ability to use them to solve technical problems and/or answer scientific questions (we're experts by nature). Evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex scientific and technical information to a range of audiences via a variety of media (we live and breathe it). Evidence of ability to work effectively as a member of a team to deliver successful outcomes (we're better together).

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.


Closing date 31/10/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 24/11/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.

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, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.