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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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<b>About the Region</b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">U.S. News and World Report </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah#state-rankings" target="_blank" id="OWA602b3836-1eff-c37e-de07-e8bf19ccd62f" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">ranked
Utah first</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 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, </span>
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://www.loganutah.org/" target="_blank" id="OWA03bbd60b-c989-7ae2-6490-40b222f6cec4" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Logan</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, is a
city of 54,000-plus people in a picturesque mountain valley 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. The Logan metro area
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://milkeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Best-Performing%20Cities%20US%202022.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA26028748-3a0b-3fc4-24ea-57b217cf9944" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">claimed
the top spot</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in the Milken Institute’s 2022 ranking for best-performing small cities in the nation. </span></div>
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<b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>
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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.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Experience with programming and data analysis.</li></ul>
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<b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div>
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Experience working with Campbell Scientific data acquisition systems</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Interest in evaluating new sensors and approaches to weather measurement.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Strong organizational skills.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Detail-oriented.</li></ul>
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Applications will begin being considered December 5th but will remain open until filled. </div>
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Applications should be submitted to the following link, and questions emailed to the director of the UCC, Robert Gillies @ robert.gillies[at]usu.edu</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Link to apply: </span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://tracking.icims.com/f/a/NlBe0FPB_tY2OnxEbLeV6A~~/AAIB5gA~/RgRpMH4mP0QraHR0cHM6Ly9jYXJlZXJzLXVzdS5pY2ltcy5jb20vam9icy84NTkwL2pvYlcDc3BjQgpnRib5TWcax1VJUhFqb24ubWV5ZXJAdXN1LmVkdVgEAAADtw~~" target="_blank" id="OWAdc4c5e99-6a52-49ee-f2ab-e7dd04b07f3c" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://tracking.icims.com/f/a/NlBe0FPB_tY2OnxEbLeV6A~~/AAIB5gA~/RgRpMH4mP0QraHR0cHM6Ly9jYXJlZXJzLXVzdS5pY2ltcy5jb20vam9icy84NTkwL2pvYlcDc3BjQgpnRib5TWcax1VJUhFqb24ubWV5ZXJAdXN1LmVkdVgEAAADtw~~" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8590/job</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></div>
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Jon Meyer, Ph.D. </div>
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Assistant State Climatologist</div>
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Utah Climate Center</div>
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Utah State University</div>
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Department of Plants, Soils & Climate</div>
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