**Job Description**

Job Title UND students only Co Pilots for North Dakota Cloud Modification Project Location Bismarck, ND **Intern Co-Pilots for** **North Dakota Cloud Modification Project (NDCMP) with the Atmospheric Resource Board (UND students only)** **Location:** Bowman, Williston, Watford City and Stanley, North Dakota The Pilot Internship Program (PIP) includes the following areas of involvement and responsibility during the NDCMP: Duties of a regular crew member, both on the ground and in the air; Record keeping of all seeding events, times and materials expended; Maintenance of seeding equipment and materials; General aircraft maintenance; Conduct of seeding missions according to project guidelines; Visual surveillance of the weather; Representing the project to the public; and other duties as required to meet project objectives. Operations are conducted around the clock, seven days per week, as weather conditions dictate. **Intern Co-Pilots** **will be required to rotate to another base for cloud top seeding experience**. A pre-project ground school and orientation will be conducted in Bismarck on May 25-27, 2022; all project personnel are required to attend. The field phase of the project begins at noon on June 1, 2022 and continues as weather dictates, 24-hours a day, seven days a week, through the projects conclusion on August 31, 2022. Allowance will be made for interns needing to return to school during the latter half of August. **Minimum Qualifications**

University of North Dakota Aviation student with multi-engine commercial instrument rating completed by April 30, 2022.

**Preferred Qualifications**

Completion of AtSc 252 Applied Weather Modification class is preferred. Motivation, flight hours and related work experience are also considered.

* State of ND employees should access the announcement and application by signing into their ND PeopleSoft account at: , clicking on my Career, and selecting Careers in the drop down menu.

* Applicants who are not employees of the State of North Dakota can access the announcement and application by visiting:

* Application materials must reach this office by 11:59 pm on the closing date.

* In addition to the online application, applicants **may** upload the following documents:

Resume;

Cover letter (addressed to Human Resources Division);

Copy of college transcripts; and

The name, address, and phone number of three (3) professional references (no letters of reference please).

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* Application materials will be scored based on a 100 point job related personnel system.

* Applications should include information which directly addresses how the applicant meets the minimum qualifications and summary of work. It is very important to be thorough and detailed on all application materials.

* Applicants who experience difficulties during the application process should contact recruiter@nd.gov or 701.328.3290.

* North Dakota Department of Water Resources does not provide sponsorships.

For questions regarding this positions duties or requirements, please contact John Brintnell 701.328.2751 or jbrintnell@nd.gov .