Physical Climate Risk Researcher
vor 6 Monaten
**Research**:
Use your eye for actionable insights to help clients identify and manage emerging risks and opportunities.
**Climate Investing**:
Bringing clarity to climate investing
Do you want to make a positive impact with your career?
Halting climate change will require a monumental restructuring of the global economy. By joining MSCI’s Climate teams, you could help provide clients from across the capital ecosystem with integrated data, analytical tools, indexes and insights to form a clear view of the climate transition.
Position overview
Your key responsibilities
- Prototype and develop new physical climate risk products for the finance industry in a collaborative environment and actively seek client feedback
- Consider the estimation of direct, indirect and supply chain impacts on different spatial scales and contribute to the calibration, validation, and back-testing of new risk models
- Closely collaborate with our engineers to design and build data flows, pipelines, visualizations and platforms
- Anticipate and actively address problems/opportunities and quickly adapt to new challenges
- Implement new models according to best data and software engineering practice
- Work closely and effectively with team and stakeholders and promote best-practice team communication
Specific knowledge and skills
- Hands-on experience with impact modelling in relation to natural hazards
- Advanced data processing and software engineering skills, preferably in Python
- Strong logical thinking with a solid background in mathematics and statistics
- Experience with project and quality management
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a multi-cultural and geographically distributed research and development team
- Self-motivated, pro-active, and demonstrating an exceptional drive towards delivery
Desired experience
- 5+ years of experience in industry or academia in either natural risk modelling, catastrophe risk modelling, climate change impact research or a related field
Desired qualifications
- MSc or PhD in mathematics, physics, geosciences, environmental or civil engineering or related fields
About MSCI
At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose - to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.
MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.To all recruitment agencies
MSCI does not accept unsolicited CVs/Resumes. Please do not forward CVs/Resumes to any MSCI employee, location, or website. MSCI is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs/Resumes.
Note on recruitment scams
- Quotes from Cyril Pecoraro, Helen Droz, SK Kim
I think that everyone who is interested in the impacts of climate change in our society should join. With more companies and people realizing how serious this is, demand for products and insights will never cease to grow.
**Cyril Pecoraro**
**|** Research
It’s exciting to combine my interest in data science with my passion for preventing climate change, working at a place where I truly believe I can make an impact.
**Helen Droz**
**|** Research
Research Associate in Shanghai, SK expresses how MSCI’s open culture has given her visibility to collaborate across borders and with board members.
**SK Kim**
**|** Research
**Benefits**:
- MSCI is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to you and, where applicable, your family. You are entitled to an extensive range of core benefits along with a range of additional benefits.Core benefits:
- Compulsory Accident Insurance
- Base Pension Scheme including life assurance, disability benefits and surviving partner/orphan pension
Additional benefits:
- Supplementary Pension Scheme including life assurance, disability benefits and surviving other/orphan pension
- Voluntary Health Insurance
- Supplementary Accident Insurance
- STD Indemnité Insurance
**Development opportunities**:
- Guided by your manager, our learning and development opportunities empower you to perform at your best, make and impact and shape your career.**Zurich**:
Hardstrasse 201,
2nd Floor, Primetower
8005
Switzerland
Our Zurich office is in the Zurich-West district, just a minute away from the train station and 5 minutes from the city center by train. This location hosts our Climate Risk Center for ESG and Clim
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