[Coral-List] Job Opportunity - Director, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

[James Hendee - NOAA Federal]

Job Announcement:

The Director of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory 
(AOML) position is within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research. The laboratory conducts oceanographic investigations centering 
on the transport, thermal and chemical composition, structure and 
dynamical processes of ocean and coastal water masses; global climate 
change; fluxes of energy, gases, and materials through the air-sea 
interface, integrated coastal ecosystem management, and research in 
tropical meteorology.

The Director of AOML is responsible for planning, directing, and 
evaluating the operation of the Laboratory; coordinating the planning of 
research across NOAA and with the research community more broadly; 
providing general guidance to scientific program managers; appraising 
the progress of missions; ensuring the transition of research into 
operational NOAA capability and information services; administering 
resources in accordance with priorities; and authorizing and conducting 
negotiations with other agencies for compatible scientific 
investigations. The Director coordinates activities with the bargaining 
union that is active at AOML.

The Director is responsible for providing expert scientific and 
technical direction, conceptual development, implementation, and 
management of an integrated program that is responsive to identified 
National and agency needs for the study of environmental processes that 
have impact on the conduct of NOAA's mission.

The Director is responsible for all operational aspects of AOML 
including financial management, budget development and justification, 
personnel management, and contract administration. Based upon the 
expressed requirements and justification of program leaders and the 
objectives established by the Assistant Administrator/Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, the Director, AOML, allocates and controls funds. The 
Director also plays a vital role in securing both in-house and 
other-agency support, as appropriate, for AOML programs. The Director 
reviews, analyzes, and evaluates new and existing plans, programs, and 
proposals for research initiatives as submitted by project leaders 
within AOML.

In addition to technical program management, the incumbent may perform 
personal research. The incumbent is recognized nationally and 
internationally as an authority and leader in his/her area of scientific 
expertise.

To apply and learn more, please visit this link:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/516066000