Research Professional Weather Network

Position Details

Posting Number: S13857P

Working Title: Research Professional Weather Network

Department: CAES-Weather Network

Chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, the University of Georgia is the birthplace of public higher education in America and the state’s flagship university. UGA is ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The main campus is in Athens, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff.

Enrollment exceeds 41,000 students, including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including the School of Medicine.

Posting Type: External

Retirement Plan: TRS

Employment Type: Employee

Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Additional Schedule Information: Monday – Friday; 8am – 5pm.

Advertised Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Posting Date: 10/31/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Proposed Starting Date: 11/17/2025

Location of Vacancy: Griffin Area

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Classification

Title:

Research Paraprofessional/Professional

FLSA: Non-Exempt

FTE: 1.00

Minimum Qualifications: Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in the installation, maintenance, and repair of weather stations and associated equipment
• Experience with programming and data analysis
• Passionate about the production (collection, processing, dissemination, and archival) of high-quality weather data
• Strong interest in and knowledge of meteorological instrumentation and equipment for automated environmental monitoring
• Interest in testing and experimenting with new weather sensors
• Strong organizational skills
• Detail-oriented

The University of Georgia (UGA) Weather Network is seeking applicants for the position of Weather Network Technician for the UGA Mesonet, a research-grade weather and climate monitoring network that supports agriculture and public safety across the State of Georgia. The Weather Network consists of 90 automated environmental stations that collect, archive, and disseminate over one million observations annually. The Technician will be the second of two full-time technicians responsible for maintaining the network, visiting stations regularly to assess reliability, maintain grounds around stations, rotate or replace instruments as needed to maintain data quality, calibrate equipment in the laboratory, and record maintenance and calibration activities in databases for historical metadata.

The network is housed in the Associate Dean of Extension’s office and is based on the Griffin Campus.

• Install, maintain, and repair weather stations and associated equipment.
• Collect and analyze weather data as requested by the director of the network.
• Maintain accurate records of metadata for weather network maintenance.
• Calibrate weather instruments on a regular schedule.
• Provide technical support to other weather network technicians.
• Maintain supplemental…