Careers & Internships
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. Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@mountwashington.org. Thank you for your interest in working with us!
Weather Observer, Research and Information Technology
Basic Function
A Weather Observer’s principal role is weather observation – the collection of hourly weather
data at the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. Assigned to one of two shifts, the
Observer helps 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. An Observer reports directly to the Director of Weather Operations and
additionally takes direction from the assigned Shift Leader. Responsibilities include helping to
maintain the summit facility, providing hospitality to visitors and members, and the overall
quality of our data gathering and dissemination. A secondary set of responsibilities is assigned
based on open or needed integral roles (Meteorology, Research, Information Technology, and
Education). This position indirectly assists many other departments and positions on and off the
summit within the Observatory.
Full Job Description
AmeriCorps School Programs Educator (two positions available)
Two School Programs Educators will support the development and presentation of educational programs for K-12 students and adult learners, both in and out of the traditional classroom. Programs include school-day, after-school and field-trip-style programs for K-12 learners in addition to regularly supporting interpretative programming on the summit of Mount Washington. Applicants must
apply here for these positions.
Posted March 24, 2023
Internship Program
Please visit our internship page for openings, application instructions, and more information.
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.