Climate science BSc
| Highest | $4,400 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 3 year bachelor's degree |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $4,400max |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $4,300 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $4,300 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $4,250 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $4,250 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $4,250 |
What does the day look like?
Your day is mostly at a desk: you analyse atmosphere, ocean and land data, run and evaluate numerical models, clean observation errors, and write reports and papers. The tools are named: Python with xarray, R, Fortran for legacy model code, Climate Data Operators, Git, Linux batch scheduling on high-performance computing clusters, and the Met Office Unified Model and NOAA Unified Forecast System. Observations come from automatic weather stations, radiosondes, ocean buoys, radar and satellite imagery.
Field trips are a small share. Most of the week is code, data, reading and meetings. The United Kingdom profile gives 37 to 42 per week. Shift, night and on-call cover belongs mainly to operational forecasting. Research posts are normally daytime, while the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that forecasters work extended hours during severe weather.
Where does this lead?
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