AssistantDirector,TexasA&MSpaceInstitute

**Job Title** Assistant Director, Texas A&M Space Institute **Agency** Texas A&M Engineering **Department** Space Institute **Proposed Minimum Salary** Commensurate **Job Location** Houston, Texas **Job Type** Staff **Job Description** _Why work for Texas A &M Engineering?_ Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society. As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges. We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service. The Assistant Director, under direction, provides leadership for daily operations and administrative processes, facilitates tenant needs, and provides programmatic support for the Texas A&M University Space Institute in Houston. This position serves as the primary on-site representative of the Institute and ensures strong al