Summary The Director of the Science Directorate (SD) at Langley Research Center is a significant contributor to NASA's strategic objective to understand the sun, Earth, solar system, and universe. SD is a research, science, and technology product unit for Earth and space science and science measurement technology development to meet NASA's commitments in science and technology development work supporting NASA Science Mission Directorate. Responsibilities The Director, Science Directorate: Supports the Langley Center Director as a member of the Center Leadership Council and, as such, works closely with other Center organizations to ensure that all Center plans and work are consistent and well-integrated within the overall Center strategy and operating plan. Responsible for maintaining a leadership role, increasing expertise, and improving alignment with the NASA Science Mission Directorate in atmospheric composition, climate variability and change, water, and energy cycle, and data management. The Director also extends SD expertise to planetary atmospheres to improve support of the Science Mission Directorate. Ensures effective execution of all projects within the Langley science Earth, planetary and Heliophysics portfolio, including basic research, applied science, airborne science campaigns, scientific instrument development, and flight project development. Maintains and evolves the Langley science portfolio through the formulation, proposing, and advocacy of innovative research. Ensures Langley science participation in the development of national science policy and priorities, science mission concepts, and science measurement technology roadmaps; defining SD long range goals and measures; strengthening existing partnerships and establishing new partnerships with other NASA Centers, other agencies, international groups, industry, and academia critical for success; managing funded program and project elements; ensuring funding for development of strategically selected capabilities (people and facilities) needed to support current programs and build future capabilities, programs, and elements that are aligned with NASA mission needs; maintaining and building market intelligence, technical intelligence, and competitive intelligence; and developing, maintaining, and promoting the use of a lessons-learned knowledge capture system. Collaborates and negotiates with core resource units to secure resources to meet SD commitments and develop future capabilities across the Center. Creates and fosters a safe work environment. Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and 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. At NASA Langley Research Center, we are dreamers, stargazers, and explorers. We aspire to know more, dig deeper, climb higher and along the way we keep asking questions. We dare to ask, "What if?" A simple start to endless possibilities and opportunities. Our inquisitive nature propels us on our mission to reach new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind. We invite you to explore all that NASA Langley Research Center has to offer-our amazing people, unique capabilities, and legacy of success. Come and see how Our Wonder Changes the World. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. Your application package must be in your own words. 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. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period), or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: MTQ 1- Demonstrated experience in managing the programmatic and technical execution of a diverse portfolio of complex projects ranging from basic research to scientific space flight hardware development projects within the framework of financial, schedule, performance, and policy constraints. MTQ 2- Demonstrated ability in leading, directing, and managing a research organization, including the development and implementation of a vision for an organization's science objectives. Education 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 engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science. 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 credential evaluation service 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. Additional Information Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.