Delta Air Lines Meteorology Fall Co-Op

Thank you for inquiring about the opportunity to become a part of our Meteorology Co-Op team.

Job Summary: The Meteorology Cooperative Learning program is designed to help students prepare for professional careers in the field of Meteorology or a related profession. It will provide practical, real-world experiences that challenge the student both personally and professionally. The student can expect to gain valuable industry experience, work on substantive projects, and develop professional skills through training and mentoring with experienced professionals.

STUDENT SHALL:
The student will be responsible for working on a variety of interesting and challenging projects that contribute to the departments’ continued improvement and success. This includes gathering and analyzing meteorological data for various reports and/or requests, creating training material and developing various tools/websites to improve our processes and procedures. The Co-op can also expect to gain hands-on experience learning with Delta’s team of Meteorologists that provide a wide range of weather forecast products not only for Delta Air Lines, but also to Delta’s Connection Partners and our Joint Venture Partners. This position will require some travel. The successful candidate will be a motivated, self-starting, critical thinker with a passion for meteorology. The students time will be split with approximately 85% of the time spent on project work and 15% observing meteorologists while they perform operational duties.

The candidate must be enrolled in an atmospheric science, meteorology or similar degree and completed a Dynamic Meteorology course. Candidates should have a strong command of meteorological observational data, numerical weather prediction, data analytics and basic coding (html, javscript, vba or similar). The candidate must be able to effectively communicate information (verbal and written) and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. The candidate must possess Delta’s core values of honesty, integrity, respect, perseverance, and servant leadership. The candidate must convey a professional image to all levels of associates.