text: The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is hiring a physical oceanography modeller to join the team of its Marine Forecasting Centre.
  The Marine Forecasting Centre (MFC) develops, operates, improves and maintains a full range of mathematical models to simulate sea conditions. These models are used to produce, twice a day, 5-day forecasts for various physical parameters of the North Sea, such as sea surface elevation, marine currents, waves, temperature and salinity. In the event of acute maritime pollution, special models can be used to provide response teams with important information about drift and the physico-chemical behaviour of pollutants released into the sea.
  These forecasts, which are published on websites or sent via special channels, are used to support public and private sector activities in Belgium and abroad, in fields such as civil protection, maritime safety, maritime environmental protection and scientific research. Because of this, the marine forecasting centre is a key partner of the Belgian and European maritime sector.
  •	Scientific university degree, preferably in civil engineering or a Master’s degree in physical sciences.
  •	Accepting of a certain amount of flexibility in working hours in order to ensure continuity of service.
  •	Speaking at least one of the national languages; speaking the other is desirable and, if applicable, the desire to improve is necessary.
  •	Prior experience of using and/or developing hydrodynamic or wave models such as COHERENS, WAM or SWAN.
  •	A full-time employment contract (38 hours/week, ‘office hours’) for one year with the possibility of extension in a contract open-ended.
  •	Salary is set at SW1 grade, according to the official scales for scientific officers of the Federal State, published in the Belgian Official Journal (http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi/welcome.pl) Royal Decree of 2.6.2010 (published 10.6.2010) with a salary increase coefficient of 1.6406 (July 2016).
  •	Public transport between the place of residence and place of work is free of charge or there is the possibility of compensation based on kilometres travelled by bicycle.
  •	The place of work is located in 1200 Brussels, with around 5–10 days travelling abroad per year (workshops, conferences, etc.) and the possibility of 5 days per year at sea.