The ARM Climate Research Facility is seeking an ARM Instrument Lead Mentor for the Soil Water and Temperature Systems (SWATS), which provides hourly soil temperature, soil-water potential and volumetric water content measurements at the Southern Great Plains site. The descriptions of the technique and variables measured are given in the SWATS Instrument Handbook.

The ARM Climate Research Facility currently operates more than 300 instrument systems that provide ground-based observations of the atmospheric column. To keep ARM at the forefront of climate observations, the ARM infrastructure depends heavily on instrument scientists and engineers, also known as Instrument Mentors. Instrument Mentors must have an excellent understanding of in situ and remote–sensing instrumentation theory and operation and have comprehensive knowledge of critical scale–dependent atmospheric processes. They also must possess the technical and analytical skills to develop new data retrievals that provide innovative approaches for creating research-quality data sets.

The Instrument Lead will be responsible for the following:

• Develop the technical specifications for instruments and spare components procured for the ARM Facility
• Develop procedures for instrument operations (e.g., daily rounds, maintenance, and calibration)
  Assess instrument status and data quality
• Manage instrument repairs
• Work with the Data Quality (DQ) Office and users to identify and resolve obvious data quality problems
• Utilize ARM-wide administrative and business procedures and practices.

All interested candidates should email Doug Sisterson and include a resume, brief description of experience with the SWATS instrument, and an estimated amount of effort that would be required to perform Lead Mentor duties. Applications due by September 5, 2014.