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SalaryThe Jacobs JETS II contract seeks to fill a Science Coordinator position in the NASA Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division, as part of the Jacobs Science and Exploration Department (SED). If selected, you will join our team with teammate company, GeoControl Systems, Inc.. This position will be hybrid at Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX and requires occasional in person support onsite at JSC and travel for international meetings, workshops, and conferences.
We are actively searching for qualified candidates for this potential opening; however, we do not have assurance at this time when the position will be finalized and opened. Because we have strong reason to believe the position will be approved soon, we are proceeding with identifying qualified candidates and conducting interviews.
The Science Coordinator will:
- Provide lunar mission science, logistics, and business services to a range of NASA's human exploration organizations.
- Provide administration services for workshops and conferences at Johnson Space Center, other NASA centers and at meetings with international space agency partners.
- Administrative services may include leading meetings, coordinating agendas, note taking, action tracking, and similar tasks.
- Provide in-person and virtual coordination services for various NASA customers.
- In-person support at Johnson Space Center and international travel for meetings, workshops and conferences will be required.
- Provide review, preparation, and development of scientific, engineering, and technical documents
- Prepare schedules, logistics, and track actions for reporting
- Maintain SharePoint action and event tracker and related calendars for Artemis program activities
- Integrate science community documents into flight systems and human and robotic planetary exploration requirements.
Requirements
This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in a related area and normally possess 3 years of work experience.
- Experience coordinating meetings, schedules, logistics and services across multiple organizations or groups.
- Ability to develop innovative work ideas and work without specific tasking.
- Proficient computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office suite, file/image editing with Adobe products).
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a team and lead tasks when necessary.
- Highly organized with attention to detail.
- BS degree from an accredited college or university in an associated technical discipline.
- Bachelor's in business, marketing, communications, or a related field.
Preferred
- Knowledge of planetary science concepts and NASA's human spaceflight missions.
- Mission science integration and operations.
- Scientific or technical writing, publication submissions, and proposal development.
- Proficiency with web-based collaborative platforms (e.g. wiki, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams).
Benefits
GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.
