Job Listings

The National Weather Service has launched a major nationwide hiring initiative, filling positions at the majority of NWS offices across the country through three pooled vacancy announcement groups open from May 1 through September 30, 2026.

Interested applicants can apply to different offices through each of the three announcements on USAJOBS.gov:   Possible recruitment incentives. Eastern US, Western US.

Applicants can apply to all three vacancy groups to maximize their chances.  They can select up to ten locations for the “Eastern” and “Western” announcements. They can select an unlimited number of offices on the announcement with Possible Recruitment Incentives.

Apply early, as hiring is continuous and likely to begin several weeks after the announcements are posted. Applicants will be required to take an online assessment through the USA Hires platform, with an estimated completion time of 1-3 hours.

If you have questions about what it’s like to work at the National Weather Service or need advice on the federal process, Michael Jurewicz (Michael.Jurewicz@noaa.gov) at the local State College NWS office is happy to be a resource.  In addition, this could be another helpful resource for those applying for NWS jobs, particularly for the first time.
 

Job Description

KVII ABC 7 in Amarillo, Texas is looking for our next Chief Meteorologist — a trusted, steady, and engaging weather leader who can own the forecast across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.

This is not a quiet weather market. If you want to forecast it, we probably get it: tornadoes, giant hail, flash flooding, hurricane-force winds, blizzards, snowstorms, wildfires, dust storms, extreme heat, Arctic cold.

Our DMA covers the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, plus four counties in eastern New Mexico

We need a Chief Meteorologist who understands that weather here is not background information. It is public safety, viewer trust, and community service.

What You'll Do

As Chief Meteorologist, you will lead KVII’s weather coverage on-air and across all digital platforms. You will be responsible for producing and presenting clear, accurate, urgent, and viewer-focused forecasts that help our audience make decisions before, during, and after major weather events.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead daily weather coverage for KVII ABC 7 and our digital platforms.
• Forecast, produce, and present clear, concise, and compelling weathercasts.
• Own severe weather coverage when storms threaten our area.
• Issue timely warnings, alerts, explainers, and safety information.
• Report live during severe weather, winter weather, fire-weather events, flooding, and other high-impact situations.
• Use radar, models, graphics, maps, and storytelling to make complex weather understandable.
• Work closely with producers, anchors, reporters, photographers, and digital staff on weather-driven coverage.
• Write and publish weather stories, forecasts, alerts, and explainers for digital and social platforms.
• Be highly active on social media before, during, and after weather events.
• Make public appearances and represent the station in the community.
• Mentor and help develop the weather team.
• Build viewer trust through accuracy, urgency, consistency, and calm leadership. 

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, a skilled forecaster, and a natural leader who understands severe weather coverage in a high-impact market.

You should bring:

• Proven on-air weather experience.
• Strong forecasting, writing, and live presentation skills.
• A deep understanding of severe weather, radar interpretation, warning communication, and public-safety messaging.
• Digital and social media fluency.
• The ability to communicate urgency without hype.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to work with newsroom leaders during breaking weather.
• A team-first mindset.
• Willingness to come in off duty when severe weather threatens the area.
• Experience with Baron Lynx or similar weather graphics/radar systems is a plus
• AMS or NWA seal preferred, but not required. 

About the Position

We are seeking an aerosol scientist at the Assistant Research Scientist level to advance atmospheric aerosol research using ground-based and satellite measurement techniques. Develop and refine retrieval algorithms for aerosol properties, conduct research on aerosol distribution and behavior, and analyze multi-source environmental data to enhance understanding of aerosol impacts.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities include designing robust data processing algorithms, instrumentation installation, calibration, collaborating with global aerosol community, presenting at meetings and conferences, publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to grant proposals, and innovating methods for aerosol measurement and analysis.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder only due to restrictions at Government facilities
• Ph.D. in atmospheric science, earth sciences, physics, or a closely related discipline, awarded within the past 3-5 years
• Proven expertise in aerosol science, including experience of using ground and satellite aerosol data
• Experience in handling aerosol instrumentation, familiar with calibration techniques is highly desirable
• Strong programming proficiency and analytical skills, with the ability to design robust algorithms for new data sets
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, represent at meetings and conferences, publish research findings, and contribute to grant proposals

Experience with aerosols remote sensing, ground-based instrumentation, machine learning algorithms and computer programming is highly desirable.

To Apply: Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter to anegri@umd.edu explaining how your qualifications meet the posted requirements.

About the Position

A postdoctoral researcher to advance air quality studies by integrating satellite, ground-based, and model outputs. The successful candidate will employ advanced machine learning techniques, including foundation models, to analyze multi-source environmental data and develop innovative solutions for air quality monitoring and prediction, with a particular focus on wildfires and smoke analysis impacting U.S. air quality.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsibilities include designing robust algorithms, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, publishing research findings, working on wildfires and smoke analysis for U.S. air quality, and contributing to grant proposals.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder only due to restrictions at Government facilities
• Ph.D. in environmental science, atmospheric science, computer science, or a closely related discipline, awarded within the past two years
• Proven expertise in machine learning, including the application of foundation models and advanced algorithms to environmental data
• Experience in integrating and analyzing multi-source data from satellite, ground-based, and model outputs
• Strong programming proficiency and analytical skills, with the ability to design robust algorithms for air quality monitoring and prediction
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, publish research findings, and contribute to grant proposals, especially in the context of wildfires and smoke analysis affecting U.S. air quality

To Apply: Interested candidates should send a CV and a cover letter to anegri@umd.edu explaining how your qualifications meet the posted requirements.