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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Salary: $119,554.00 - $179,700.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time Not to Exceed (NTE) 2 years with the option to extend an additional 2 ...
Phone: 301-713-6322

JOB SUMMARY:

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The Director, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) provides programmatic direction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the field of ocean exploration, research, and advanced technology development and provides advice to the NOAA Assistant Administrator for Research and the Under Secretary. 

The Office provides coordination for planning and programming with all of NOAA’s Strategic Planning Goal Teams and multiple Programs.  The OER office combines the historic agency missions of undersea exploration and advanced undersea research and technology development.  NOAA leads other federal agencies through this national program to discover and research novel aspects of the oceans, Great Lakes, and unexplored or little known regions of the sea.  The Office serves the strategic scientific and technical needs of the agency by directly conducting and directing exploration, research and field operations with dedicated operational assets.  The Office also funds and supports peer-reviewed research projects through national competitions and through extramural cooperative institutes.   
 
The Office leads agency efforts in targeted education and outreach to translate, communicate, and disseminate the products and discoveries from exploration, research, and advanced technology in order to increase public awareness and literacy in ocean science.  The Office provides public data streams from exploration and discovery missions and translates these into information products and services available to the public.  

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• *U.S. citizen
• A Secret Clearance is required
• Occasional travel may be required