Careers, Internships, and Opportunities
Employment opportunities exist at our weather station and Extreme Mount Washington museum on the summit of Mount Washington, and in our administrative offices in downtown North Conway, NH.
Summit positions require an eight-day shift on the mountain followed by six days off, while most valley positions follow a more typical Monday through Friday work week. Part-time and seasonal work is available, and we also offer a highly competitive internship program at our summit weather station.
Current openings, if any, are listed below.
Thank you for your interest in working with us!
Weather Observer and Meteorologist (Night Shift)
This position plays a key role in maintaining the Observatory’s 24/7 presence atop Mount Washington and in ensuring the quality of its long-term meteorological record. The Night Observer works a 5 PM to 5 AM shift with a primary focus on hourly observation, forecasting, and nightly/weekly/monthly quality checks. This position requires strong attention to detail, exceptional time management, and aptitude to work as a team member.
Assigned to one of two shifts, Observers operate the remote weather station by rotating an eight (8) day on six (6) day off schedule, changing shifts on Wednesdays. Working holidays and weekends over scheduled shifts is required. The Night Observer reports directly to the Summit Weather Operations Manager and Director of Weather Operations and additionally takes direction from the assigned Shift Leader. Additional responsibilities include helping to maintain the summit facility, providing hospitality to visitors and members, and the overall quality of our data gathering and dissemination. This position indirectly assists many other departments and positions on and off the summit within the Observatory.
Application Deadline of Friday June 27th, 2025
Expected Employment Start: ASAP
Please send below content to jobs@mountwashington.org
What is needed to apply:
- Cover Letter
- Resume/CV
- Three References
- An original example of a 48-hour higher summits forecast (written and verbally recorded) produced by applicant
- Resources for forecast:
- National Weather Service – Gray, Maine Forecast
- MOS Text Bulletins – KMWN (MWOBS) Model Output Statistics
- National Blend of Models: Text Products – KMWN (MWOBS)
- Forecast Models | Tropical Tidbits – Weather Models (GFS, ECMWF, NAM)
- Higher Summits Forecast – Mount Washington Observatory – Higher summits forecast example with recording at bottom of page.
- Accepted forecast formats:
- .pdf or .docx for forecast
- .mp3 for recorded forecast
- Resources for forecast:
Internship Program
Made possible by generous funding from Eversource
Mount Washington Observatory provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Mount Washington Observatory complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
