Provides technical support for the observatory by operating the telescope, collecting scientific data, ensuring weather and safety conditions permit operation of telescope and maintaining operational logs.
Classification requires night shift work with several nights on, then several nights off.
During nights worked incumbent resides at a remote location at an elevation of up to 11,000 feet. Incumbents are required to travel to a remote site. Maintains operational logs which include weather, safety and equipment malfunction information. This description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not intended to determine specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.