This Winnipeg-based position will be responsible for developing and implementing a climate model downscaling pipeline for climate risk quantification on priority policy areas, beginning with extreme heat and human health. The position will use the latest climate science to develop and apply downscaled projections for Manitoba and build the capacity of Data Science Program staff to use the latest climate science in an informed and critical way.
As a senior staff member in this specialized team, the position will be responsible for establishing the foundations of a climate risk quantification initiative in the Government of Manitoba. This line of work will have major implications for policy and operations across the public sector in our province, and the position will ensure the foundational science of this initiative is implemented to a high technical standard.