Anyway for any of the rest of you who might apply good luck!
The National Weather Service (NWS) will implement revised 1340
standards for new hires into Meteorologist positions effective on
March 1, 1998. The NWS has just resumed issuing vacancy
announcements for new GS-5 and GS-7 meteorologist positions for
outside hires.
The revised 1340 standards are listed below. In the past ten
years we
have coordinated this revision of the 1340 standards with the
university community and within the federal government. The
universites were informed 3 years ago we would shortly be
implementing
these new standards, but a hiring freeze due to budget shortfalls
delayed this action.
Any questions concerning the implementation of these new
standards
should be sent to the Scientific Services Divisions within each
NWS
Regional Headquarters or to the Science and Training Core of the
Office of Meteorology.
Louis W. Uccellini
Director, NWS Office of
Meteorology
February 2, 1998
GS-1340 METEOROLOGY SERIES
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction
with the
"Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and
Scientific
Positions."
Basic Requirements:
A. Degree: meteorology. atmospheric science, or other
natural
science major that included:
(1) At least 24 semester (36 quarter) hours of credit in
meteorology/atmospheric science including a minimum of:
a. Six semester hours of atmospheric dynamics and
thermodynamics; *
b. Six semester hours of analysis and prediction of weather
systems (synoptic/mesoscale);
c. Three semester hours of physical meteorology; and,
d. Two semester hours of remote sensing of the atmosphere
and/or instrumentation.
(2) Six semester hours of physics, with at least one course
that
includes laboratory sessions. *
(3) Three semester hours of ordinary differential equations.
*
(4) At least nine semester hours of course work appropriate
for a
physical science major in any combination of three or more of the
following: physical hydrology, statistics, chemistry, physical
oceanography, physical climatology, radiative transfer, aeronomy,
advanced thermodynamics, advanced electricity and magnetism,
light and
optics, computer science.
* There is a prerequisite or corequisite of calculus for course
work
in atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, physics, and
differential
equations. The content of the calculus courses must be
appropriate
for a physical science major.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience --
Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or
additional education.
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