[ES_JOBS_NET] Weather Station Mesonet Director, Utah Climate Center, Logan, Utah

[Jon Meyer]

Dear colleagues,

The Utah Climate Center and Utah State University are seeking qualified applicants for the position of Mesonet Director, a fully benefited position where the successful applicant will manage and oversee the Utah Climate Center’s mesonet and a small team of station technicians.
The Utah Climate Mesonet is a regional weather network that includes 140 automated environmental stations that collect, archive, and disseminate over five million observations annually. Responsibilities include regular station visits, assess station reliability, and the need for instrument replacement/repair. The Director is responsible for data quality, sensor calibration, and maintenance of databases for historical metadata, and will supervise two full-time technicians, and temporary technicians / interns to maintain the network. The Mesonet Director (Researcher SR) will also aim to secure initial and ongoing operation including securing maintenance funding which also includes compiling progress, time and effort and inventory reports for those funding agencies.
About the Region
U.S. News and World Report ranked Utah first<https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah#state-rankings> for its strong economy, fiscal stability, education, and health care. Outstanding outdoor recreational opportunities abound throughout the state, including five national parks, 43 state parks and recreation areas, and 15 alpine ski resorts. The home of USU’s main campus, Logan<https://www.loganutah.org/>, is a city of 54,000-plus people in a picturesque mountain valley 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. The Logan metro area claimed the top spot<https://milkeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Best-Performing%20Cities%20US%202022.pdf> in the Milken Institute’s 2022 ranking for best-performing small cities in the nation.
Minimum Qualifications:

  *   Bachelor's Degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or a related field plus 5 years of experience in the installation, maintenance, and repair of weather stations and associated equipment. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  *   Experience with programming and data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

  *   Experience working with Campbell Scientific data acquisition systems
  *   Interest in evaluating new sensors and approaches to weather measurement.
  *   Strong organizational skills.
  *   Detail-oriented.

Applications will begin being considered December 5th but will remain open until filled.
Applications should be submitted to the following link, and questions emailed to the director of the UCC, Robert Gillies @ robert.gillies[at]usu.edu
 Link to apply: https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8590/job<https://tracking.icims.com/f/a/NlBe0FPB_tY2OnxEbLeV6A~~/AAIB5gA~/RgRpMH4mP0QraHR0cHM6Ly9jYXJlZXJzLXVzdS5pY2ltcy5jb20vam9icy84NTkwL2pvYlcDc3BjQgpnRib5TWcax1VJUhFqb24ubWV5ZXJAdXN1LmVkdVgEAAADtw~~>





Jon Meyer, Ph.D.
Assistant State Climatologist
Utah Climate Center
Utah State University
Department of Plants, Soils & Climate
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