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The Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) leads and executes NASA's science vision and strategy to advance knowledge, discover the unknown, and aid humanity. This executive position is recognized internationally and nationally as well as across academia and industry for science exploration and discovery.
Announcement has been extended to Monday, November 28, 2022.
09/19/2022 to 11/28/2022
$203,701 - $261,400 per year
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Frequent travel will be required, including international travel.
Yes—NASA may consider reimbursement of relocation expenses based on Agency discretion and/or organizational needs; relocation expense reimbursement is not guaranteed.
Permanent
Full-time
Senior Executive
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Yes
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HQ-22-ES-11650603
678239500
This position reports to the NASA Associate Administrator. The Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate:
- Leads overall research and scientific discovery on international and national levels on behalf of the United States and NASA.
- Partners with governmental, congressional, international, national, academia, and industry stakeholders to drive and enable scientific research and discovery. Leads and actively engages with stakeholders to deepen scientific understanding of our planet, other planets and solar system bodies, the interplanetary environment, the Sun and its effects on the solar system, and the universe beyond.
- Sets the strategic direction that further advances NASA's missions and enables scientific research and discovery. Leads, directs, manages, and evaluates a portfolio of research and science programs that enable research and scientific discovery across multiple scientific disciplines, including Earth Science, Planetary Science, Biological/Physical Sciences, Heliophysics, and Astrophysics.
- Formulates, directs, and manages a budget and portfolio of approximately $8 billion and directs a blended workforce of 400+ civil servants and support service contractors and supports tens of thousands of community members nationally.
- Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to Safety, Inclusion, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence.
- Through partnerships with government, for profit and not-for-profit partners, actively and aggressively translates science discoveries in Earth Science, and across the Science Mission Directorate towards protecting and improving life on Earth and in space as well as other benefits to humanity.
- Leads the overall planning, direction, and effective management of NASA programs concerned with the scientific exploration of the Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond, including charting the best route of discovery and reaping the benefits of Earth and space exploration for society.
- Manages and sponsors innovative research programs, flight missions, advanced technology development, and related activities required to: expand our understanding of the Earth and the Sun, and the Sun's effect on the solar system environments; explore the solar system with robots to study its origins and evolution including the origins of life within it, bringing the lessons of our study of Earth to the exploration of the solar system and vice versa; and explore the universe from the search for planets and life in other solar systems to the origin, evolution, and destiny of the universe itself.
- Plans, directs, executes, and evaluates programs, projects and research activities required to respond to national needs in scientific exploration endeavors. Formulates and implements Science Mission strategies as part of an implementation of the NASA Strategic Plan.
- Serves as a key member in providing recommendations and decisions on Agency councils, Program Reviews, Flight Readiness Reviews, etc.
This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in science, physical science, life sciences, engineering, mathematics, computer science, or other field of science. A Ph.D. is preferred.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, click here.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and required documents to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your application will be evaluated based on your narrative statements addressing the ECQs and MTQ. Your application may then be referred to and evaluated by an Executive Resources Panel (ERP) and will be placed in one of the following categories: Not Qualified, Qualified, or Highly-qualified. Candidates may receive an interview and/or be asked to provide a list of references. The ERP will make a recommendation to the appropriate approving authority.
You must provide a complete application package. If you do not provide all required information, you will not be considered for this position. Only provide the following:
1. Resume showing relevant work experience (start/end dates stated in month/year, description of duties), applicable education at a minimum, and your contact information. For current or previous Federal employees, it should also include the Pay Plan, Series and Grade for each work experience entry. Limit your resume to 10 pages. If more than 10 pages are submitted, only the first 10 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
2. Executive Core Qualifications narrative responses, if applicable. Limit your response to 10 pages. If more than 10 pages are submitted, only the first 10 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
3. Mandatory Technical Qualifications narrative responses. Limit your response to 1 page per MTQ. If more than 1 page per MTQ is submitted, only the first pages for each MTQ will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
You may be asked to provide additional documentation to support your eligibility and the information provided in your application package. For example, we may request transcripts, SF-50s, SES Candidate Development Program certificate, etc. Therefore, we encourage you to have these documents prepared and ready when requested by the agency. If you fail to provide the required documents within the stated time period, we may withdraw a job offer and/or remove you from further consideration.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
Although you may or may not be contacted during the selection process, we will always advise you about the outcome of the announcement. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Lauren Demirjian at lauren.m.demirjian@nasa.gov.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/678239500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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