Research Software Engineer - Forecast-in-a-Box Developer

Job reference: VN26-29

Salary and Grade: Grade A2 EUR 91,754 ( Bonn/Germany) / GBP 76,384 (Reading/UK) NET annual basic salary + other benefits

Deadline for applications: 17/03/2026

Department: Forecasts and Services

Location: Bonn, Germany or Reading, UK

Contract type: STF-PS

Publication date: 18/02/2026

Contract Duration: 2 years up to 31 May 2028, with possibility of extensions

Your role

We are seeking a Research Software Engineer (A2) to contribute to the application of the Forecast-in-a-Box concept within the framework of the Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative of the European Commission.

Destination Earth is developing Digital Twins of the Earth system, combining high-resolution numerical and machine learning (ML) models. In this context, the Forecast-in-a-Box encapsulates a portable, reproducible and scalable environment that suppo...