| National Institute of Aerospace Program Director Smart Airport and Aviation Partnership National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is actively recruiting for a Program Director to lead a newly created Smart Airport and Aviation Partnership (SAAP) in Atlantic County New Jersey near the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center. The SAAP has been established through a Regional Innovation Strategies Grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to transform the region’s innovation ecosystem by incubating, accelerating, and attracting new businesses into a high-tech cluster. The companies in the cluster will leverage “smart” infrastructure and Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies for airport and aviation applications in collaboration with the FAA and airports in Atlantic City and Cape May County. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the execution of SAAP programs, including accelerating businesses, attracting capital, organizing events, marketing the programs, attracting businesses, and tracking and reporting on key metrics. This position reports directly to the President and Executive Director of NIA. NIA, located near NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton Virginia, is a non-profit research and graduate education institute created to perform aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies for the nation, and help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. NIA ranked #3 in the 2019 Top 50 Best Nonprofits to work for in the U.S.! NIA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited under Federal, State or local laws. | 
