 Gooch is England's all-time leading Test match run scorer |
David Graveney is currently chairman of selectors but the role is set to be rebranded as national selector and will become a full-time post.
Graveney has said he will apply for the job, while 54-year-old Gooch told BBC Sport the role was "attractive" but he needed clarification on certain issues.
"I am considering the position," said Gooch, a former England selector.
"The job is an attractive one in as much as if you're keen on helping English cricket and have been involved in the game, as I have down the last three decades, it's the sort of job that would interest you.
"But there are a number of unknowns that I would need to get clarified before I, maybe, would put my hat in the ring."
Gooch had a prestigious playing career with Essex and England and became Essex coach in 2001 before stepping down in 2005.
He is now the squad's batting coach and also works as BBC Five Live's expert summariser on England matches.
The national selector position was created on the advice of the Schofield report, which looked into the state of English cricket following last year's Ashes whitewash and the subsequent failure in the World Cup.
It is proposed the national selector would travel with the England team, therefore ending the policy of captain and coach selecting the final XI on tour.
England team managing director Hugh Morris revealed the closing date for applications was 17 December and a shortlist of candidates would be interviewed early in the New Year.
Morris explained that candidates would have to have played first-class cricket but that Test match experience was "desirable rather than essential".
The national selector would not be expected to travel with the England team for an entire tour, but Morris believes it is important that the selector be with the team during warm-up matches and for the first Test.
Asked why Graveney had not been given the job, Morris, the former Glamorgan batsman, said: "The rationale for that is that the role is slightly different.
"It has gone from part-time to full-time and there are some additional responsibilities and, as happens a lot in business, when a role does change it is open to recruitment.
"We are looking for the best person - it is as simple as that. It is a highly important job and we want the very best person. We are eagerly anticipating a very strong list of people applying."
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