Plymouth State Meteorology

Attention seniors and recent grads. NWS is hiring. Several of our alumni and friends have shared this announcement:

The National Weather Service has launched a major nationwide hiring initiative, and we are looking for the next generation of meteorologists to join our team.

Because your program produces high-caliber candidates, I wanted to personally reach out and ask you to share these opportunities with your current seniors and recent alumni.

What Applicants Need to Know:

Broad Opportunities: We are filling positions at the majority of NWS offices across the country through three pooled vacancy announcement groups open through September 30, 2026.

How to Apply: Interested applicants can apply to different offices through each of the three announcements on USAJOBS.gov:

Possible recruitment incentives - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/867259300

Eastern US - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/867260400

Western US - https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/867260700

Applicants can apply to all three vacancy groups to maximize their chances.

They can select up to five specific locations per announcement.

Apply early, as hiring is continuous and likely to begin several weeks after the announcements are posted.

NEW Skills Assessment: Applicants will be required to take an online assessment through the USA Hires platform, with an estimated completion time of 1-3 hours.

Meteorologist This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) or National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), with vacancies in each listed location. This job announcement is intended to establish a Stan...

Attention students - internship opportunity at the Mass Dept. of Environmental Protection - air quality forecasting. Please see job information in link - priority consideration for those that apply within the first 14 days...so don't procrastinate too long if you are interested.

Air Planning Branch Air Quality Forecasting Intern (Unpaid Internship) Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

Attention students, the NSF SOARS program at NCAR applications are now open. See below

https://soars.ucar.edu/

https://soars.ucar.edu/applications-2026-are-now-open

Homepage | NSF Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science Welcome to the NSF SOARS® website! NSF Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (NSF SOARS) is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge and career pathways program designed to promote and support research, mentoring, and community in the atmospheric and Earth system sciences. The....

Saturday, October 4: PSU meteorology professor Sam Miller helps Jess and Dan Boynton install a Davis weather station at the Sant Bani School in Sanbornton, New Hampshire

Students: please check out the Brooke Owens Fellowship

Applications for the Class of 2024 are Open! — Brooke Owens Fellowship Paid internships & Executive mentorship for exceptional undergraduate women and gender-minority students in aerospace. Apply today to work at the coolest companies this summer.

September, 2025: Ins & Obs students learn how to launch a radiosonde balloon at the Plymouth Municipal Airport

Ins & Obs students visit the Plymouth Municipal Airport (K1P1) for a tour of the AWOS:

Selfies at Biederman's with Chris Gloninger (PSU meteorology alumn and commencement speaker at Saturday's graduation), and Dr. Hoffman, Dr. Miller, and Dr. Aviles.

The chaos at the end of the commencement meant we didn’t get the usual group photo. But here’s a selfie with this year’s graduatesin Meteorology and Climate Studies. And one of Chris Gloninger ‘06 giving his commencement address.

Some photos from today's PSU Commencement...