Menu
Departments
Back to main menu
Professions
Back to main menu
Life in the Civil Service
Back to main menu

The Civil Service

What do Civil Servants say?

Benefits
When you work for the Civil Service, we offer a wide range of benefits with you, your family, and your future in mind. Find out more about our excellent employee benefits.
Entry Routes
Back to main menu

Early Careers

Experienced Hires

Supported Schemes

The Civil Service Guide to Job Sharing
The Civil Service is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes all forms of flexible working, including job sharing.
Application Guidance
Back to main menu

Applying for a Job

Supporting your Application

Reasonable Adjustments
To help you during the recruitment process, we will take into account any adjustments that could help you. Read more about reasonable adjustments here.
Try our career matcher
Apply for jobs
6-Earth-Science

6. Earth Sciences

Earth sciences, encompassing geology, meteorology and environmental science, are the complex systems that shape our planet. This section describes the diverse skill sets needed in government, such as climate change science, geospatial science and eco systems science, as well as flooding and water expertise to help address our pressing environmental challenges.

601 – Atmospheric sciences

602 – Climate change science

603 – Geochemistry

604 – Geoinformatics

605 – Geology

606 – Geophysics

607 – Hydrology

608 – Oceanography

609 – Physical geography and environmental geoscience

610 – Other earth sciences

Previous sub-skill
Back to skill list
Next sub-skill

601 – Atmospheric sciences

This sub-group covers atmospheric sciences.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

602 – Climate change science

This sub-group covers climate change science.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

603 – Geochemistry

This sub-group covers geochemistry.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)

604 – Geoinformatics

This sub-group covers geoinformatics.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

605 – Geology

This sub-group covers geology. It includes palaeontology, encompassing palaeozoology, palaeobotany and palynology, other than that associated with palaeoecological studies.

Departments

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Case study – Liam Gallant, Fibres and minerals scientist.

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

606 – Geophysics

This sub-group covers geophysics.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

607 – Hydrology

This sub-group covers hydrology.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)

608 – Oceanography

This sub-group covers oceanography.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
No departments available.

609 – Physical geography and environmental geoscience

This sub-group covers physical geography and environmental geoscience

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

610 – Other earth sciences

This sub-group covers earth sciences not elsewhere classified.

Departments

Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)