Meteorological Developer

Job Description Summary

Organization’s Summary Statement:

The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOSC) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) is seeking applications for a Meteorological Developer. This position is a 12-month appointment, renewable upon continued funding, that will create data visualization applications and programs that synthesize impactful weather information, analytics, and insight to support regional government and industry decisions. The applicant will work with the Mesonet Director and team members to engage stakeholders, funding partners, and the scientific community.

This position will be located in College Park, Maryland.

• Manage the development and operations for the Maryland Mesonet production suite, including website and databases.
• Develop, test, and implement data processing code to ingest, store, and disseminate mesonet data to data partners and web applications.
• Build intuitive webpages, platforms, and dashboards to visualize and present complex meteorological data effectively.
• Work closely with Maryland Mesonet team members to develop software to ensure the quality of mesonet data via automated and manual QA/QC processes.
• Administer and maintain SQL-based database solutions to store and redundantly archive mesonet data.
• Identify and troubleshoot software bugs and performance bottlenecks.
• Work with the University of Maryland-College Park IT team to ensure security of Maryland Mesonet web resources.

• Bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Computer Science, Information Sciences, or related physical or computational scientific field of study.
• Minimum 2 (two) years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: software development, front-end development, or data visualization. This can include academic research, internships, goal-defined projects, or other project-based learning.
• Program development experience for use in operational Linux server environments. Including shell/bash scripting, SQL, and a scientific programming language such as Python.
• Web development experience using JavaScript (e.g. React, jQuery, etc.), HTML5, CSS, and PHP.
• Familiarity with collaborative development environments (eg. version control, bug tracking, documentation, testing/validation, life cycles).
• Ability to analyze and solve problems independently and with peers in the community.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and organize work based on external needs.

• Experience with Linux systems in an uptime-predicated production environment.
• Database administration experience in SQL-based database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MS SQL Server).
• Knowledge of standard weather data formats. (e.g., GRIB, NETCDF, HDF, etc.)
• Experience in working with academia, government agencies, and/or other Mesonet programs in handling large datasets for research.

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to lift and carry small/medium parcels, packages, computer hardware, and other items, as well as walk short distances.

$80,000 - $120,000

For more information on Regular Faculty benefits, select this link.

The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.