Taunton, Somerset
£28,210 - £32,210 + pension benefits

The UK Hydrographic Office is the organisation behind the highly successful and trusted Admiralty brand, providing comprehensive world coverage of navigational charts, digital products and services to the mariner and international shipping.

Analysing astronomical data and producing almanacs, other printed materials and web sites; your insight will be valued across the nautical world. By checking data quality, you will develop an in-depth understanding of timescales, reference frames, phenomena and refraction. Translating theoretic concepts into practical applications and algorithms, takes a special kind of talent. So, you must have the logic to understand the maths and astronomy, together with the writing skills essential to communicating and applying your findings. You must also have the programming skills vital to maintaining and enhancing the bespoke software you will use to create almanacs.

This is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post and is therefore open to UK, British Commonwealth and European Economic Area nationals. Candidates should normally have been resident in the UK for at least the last five years.

Please visit www.ukho.gov.uk for a Nautical Almanac Office Analyst

Information sheet and an application pack. Alternatively you can contact the Recruitment Team at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Way, Taunton, TA1 2DN tel. 01823 723353, e-mail: recruitment@ukho.gov.uk

The closing date for all applications is 4 February 2009.