"Grade 1 Annual Salary 250 Million Won, Presidential Level" Shockingly Set... Space Aviation Agency Begins Talent Acquisition

Grade 1 Headquarters Chief's Salary Equals That of the President

The Ministry of Science and ICT's Space Aviation Agency Establishment Promotion Team has begun recruiting personnel for the Space Aviation Agency. The level 1 Mission Headquarters Chief is set to receive a salary of 250 million KRW, which is even higher than that of the President. However, it is expected that the agency will not launch with the initially planned 300 personnel.

On the 14th, the Space Aviation Agency Establishment Promotion Team held a recruitment briefing session in Sacheon, Gyeongnam, along with a career competitive recruitment announcement to hire experts in the space aviation field as fixed-term public officials.

On the afternoon of the 14th, the 'Space Aviation Agency Recruitment Briefing' is being held in the main auditorium on the 2nd floor of Sacheon City Hall, Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Yonhap News]

The announced number of positions to be hired on the day was 50 researchers at grades 5, 6, and 7 across 31 positions who will start working immediately upon the agency's opening. The roles include space aviation policy, space transportation, space science exploration, lawyers responsible for laws and systems, international cooperation, and media relations.

The Promotion Team will conduct a demand survey by next month 15th for foreigners (including dual nationals) and executive-level public officials and will recruit them on an ongoing basis. The target positions include one level 1 Space Aviation Mission Headquarters Chief, four division heads (level 2) in space transportation, satellites, space science exploration, and aviation innovation, among 18 positions in total.

The salary for fixed-term public officials at the Space Aviation Agency is set at or above the level of private companies according to special legislation, the Promotion Team stated. The level 1 Mission Headquarters Chief's salary is about 250 million KRW annually, equivalent to the President's level.

Division heads receive an annual salary of 140 million KRW, equivalent to vice minister level, and senior researchers at grade 5 have a base salary ranging from 80 million to 110 million KRW annually. If deemed necessary, considering job difficulty and previous workplace salary levels, higher pay can be granted.

The Space Aviation Agency plans to open at the end of May with approximately 110 to 120 personnel, including 50 fixed-term public officials announced in this recruitment and 55 public officials transferring from the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Ministry of Industry. Although additional personnel will be hired after the opening to secure most of the required staff by the end of the year, the total number is expected to be somewhat lower than the 300 personnel proposed by the Ministry of Science and ICT last year, the Promotion Team added.

Meanwhile, recruitment briefing sessions will be held in Seoul on the 19th and in Daejeon on the 22nd, following the session in Sacheon.

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