As an Exploration Portfolio Scientist, you will lead and support planetary exploration and surface science operations requirements development and planning. This includes lunar and Mars surface data development/visualization, review/integration of lunar surface geology tool and other hardware requirements, and applications of lunar simulants. You will provide strategic and tactical planning and technical oversight of these various focus areas relevant to both Artemis and Moon2Mars activities.

Duties

Work with scientists and engineers within the Exploration Science Office, and other NASA organizations to develop Artemis and Moon2Mars surface science mission operations requirements and plans. Provide technical oversight and guidance as a cross-discipline expert for Artemis and Moon2Mars projects and participate as needed in facility, field training, and test campaigns leading to planetary spaceflight operations. Leverage discipline knowledge to enhance and advance group interactions within Directorate, Center, and Agency-level Artemis and Moon2Mars organizational environments. Support lunar and Mars science mission planning and operations through focused meetings, working groups, and teams assuming leadership roles as appropriate. In collaboration with the Artemis Science Integrator and Exploration Science Office Branch Chief develop budgets, monitor expenditures, and report results to stakeholders; and identify and participate in internal and external funding opportunities. Provide service to the Division, Directorate, Center, or Agency to support outreach, mentoring, reviews, panels/boards, and administrative functions as needed.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• This position may require a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Applying research and applied planetary science to the areas of lunar and Martian physical and operational environments, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, successful proposals, named roles (i.e., project scientist, project manager) in relevant mission operations requirements development, and/or lunar or Mars spaceflight science hardware development; Implementing strategic and/or tactical direction from management and senior leaders to realize new methods, criteria, and policies relevant to disciplinary areas and mission requirements; Leading and/or overseeing the technical management aspects of project development, developing budgets, and reporting results to management, interfacing with stakeholders, and the public. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs
b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science
c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus.

If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above.

Degrees in engineering technology are not considered qualifying for this position.

Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org.

Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/.

Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: 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, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]