Karen Clark & Company seeks a highly motivated physical scientist with experience in the field of atmospheric science to join our growing Model Development Team in our Downtown Boston office. In this position, you will work closely with other scientists and engineers to develop our suite of advanced, atmospheric-peril catastrophe models with an emphasis on severe convective storm hazard models.
About KCC
Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is the innovation and technology leader in weather, climate, and catastrophe risk modeling. KCC professionals are globally recognized experts in catastrophe modeling and risk management. From our headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, we provide advanced models, innovative software, and comprehensive consulting services to enhance risk management strategies and climate resiliency. KCC modeling technology currently covers tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, severe convective storms, floods, earthquakes, winter storms, and wildfires in over 80 countries. For more information, please visit www.kcc.us.com
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with scientists and engineers to develop the technical aspects of atmospheric models, including the hazard and impacts from events, by applying state-of-the-art data processing and machine learning techniques
- Collect and analyze large data sets of atmospheric data (e.g., numerical weather prediction, radar, satellite, etc.)
- Compile related literature and datasets required for model development
- Conduct model sensitivity and validation tests
- Provide documentation for technical publications
- Conduct post disaster field surveys after major events
Qualifications
- PhD in geophysical science (atmospheric science preferred), physics, applied mathematics, or related field
- Knowledge and experience in atmospheric processes related to synoptic scale, mesoscale, and convective scale weather systems
- Knowledge and experience working with remote sensing data
- Knowledge and experience in advanced probability and statistical methods as well as machine learning
- Programming experience in a widely used language like Python
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including an eye for professional presentation
- Ability to travel within the US or internationally with little advance notice
- Experience with GIS software (e.g., QGIS, ArcGIS, etc.) is a plus
- Knowledge of C# programming language a plus
- Experience in catastrophe modeling a plus
- Some work experience (≤ 5 years) a plus
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What We Do
Karen Clark & Company develops software that provides innovative tools for catastrophe risk management. Over two decades ago, Nobel Peace Prize Honoree Karen Clark pioneered the catastrophe risk modeling techniques and solutions used today by virtually every insurance and reinsurance company in the world.
Karen Clark & Company is now leading the next generation of catastrophe risk management solutions to address the evolving needs of its clients. RiskInsight®, the first open loss modeling platform, is used by insurance and reinsurance companies in US and non-US markets and supports new catastrophe models for major perils such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and severe convective storms. Additional innovations by Karen Clark & Company include the Characteristic Event (CE) methodology and real-time event tracking.
