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Job Title:Associate Program Director
Agency:National Science Foundation
Job Announcement Number:BCS-2015-0010
SALARY RANGE: |
$89,924.00 to $141,662.00 / Per Year |
OPEN PERIOD: |
Monday, January 12, 2015 to Monday, February 9, 2015 |
SERIES & GRADE: |
AD-0101-03 |
POSITION INFORMATION: |
Full-time. – This position will be filled as a one- or two-year VSEE, IPA, or as a Fed Temp Appointment. |
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:04 |
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DUTY LOCATIONS: |
Few vacancies in the following location(s): Arlington, VA View Map Arlington, VA View Map |
WHO MAY APPLY: |
Applications accepted from US Citizens. Recent changes in Federal Appropriations Law require Non-Citizens to meet certain eligibility criteria to be considered. Therefore, Non-Citizens must certify eligibility by signing and attaching this Citizenship Affidavit to their application. Non-citizens who do not provide the affidavit at the time of application will be considered for IPA only. |
SECURITY CLEARANCE: |
Public Trust – Background Investigation |
SUPERVISORY STATUS: |
No |
JOB SUMMARY:
Become a part of our mission to maintain and strengthen the vitality of the US science and engineering enterprise. For over 60 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has remained the premier Federal agency supporting basic research at the frontiers of discovery across all fields, as well as science and engineering education at all levels.
NSF Program Directors bear the primary responsibility for carrying out the agency’s overall mission to support innovative and merit-reviewed activities in basic research and education that contribute to the nation’s technical strength, security, and welfare. Fulfilling this responsibility requires not only knowledge in the appropriate disciplines, but also a commitment to high standards, a considerable breadth of interest and receptivity to new ideas, a strong sense of fairness, good judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity.
The Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences supports research to develop and advance scientific knowledge on human cognition, language, social behavior and culture as well as the interactions between human and natural systems. BCS programs consider proposals that fall squarely within disciplines, but they also encourage and support interdisciplinary projects. These are evaluated either through joint review among programs in BCS, joint review with programs in other Divisions, or by NSF-wide multi-disciplinary panels. All programs in BCS consider proposals for research projects, conferences, and workshops.
More information about BCS programs can be found here.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
DUTIES:
Major duties include:
- Promote a healthy balance of support for all the needs of the research and education enterprise either through program, division, directorate, Foundation, or interagency activities.
- Contribute to transparency and accountability in the grant review process and help to maintain the integrity of the scientific enterprise.
- Contribute to an effective, timely merit review process, with attention to increasing the size and quality of the reviewer pools and insuring participation by women, minorities and disabled scientists.
- Provide scientific evaluation and advice for programs in NSF, including international and cross-directorate programs.
- Assist in the development of short-and long-range plans, including objectives for research programs and program evaluations. Assist in planning budgets and allocating resources in and among major competitive programs.
- Represent the Division and Foundation within the scientific community, with other NSF Divisions, other agencies and organizations, and the public, accurately reflecting NSF policy and positions.
- Contribute to special projects and temporary functional teams from across the Foundation to solve problems, improve staff communication, and affect coordination.
- Contribute ideas and effort to improving the quality of policies and NSF’s performance of the overall mission.
- Establish contacts and maintain active involvement in scientific areas of expertise through participation in professional activities. Maintain familiarity with salient current research developments. Pursue individual research as workload and travel funds permit.
- Expand administrative capabilities through training courses or assumption of new management responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in an appropriate field plus after award of the Ph.D., four or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position.
You must meet eligibility requirements before 11:59PM Eastern time on the closing date of the job announcement. You must answer all job-related questions in the NSF eRecruit questionnaire.
All online applicants must provide a valid email address. If your email address is inaccurate or your mailbox is full or blocked, you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and research relevant to the duties of the position.
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BENEFITS:
You can review our benefits at: https://jobs.mgsapps.monster.com/nsf/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=4&jnum=28901
OTHER INFORMATION:
HOW TO APPLY:
If you are unable to apply electronically, please use the Contact Information below for special instructions on how to submit your application materials. Hearing impaired individuals may call TDD (703) 292-5090 for assistance.
IMPORTANT NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH ON YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Applicant Survey Form. This will help NSF to ensure that our recruiting efforts are attracting a diverse candidate pool; it will be used for statistical purposes only.
You can fax or upload your letter of recommendation(s) or the individual(s) can email the letter of recommendation(s) to [email protected]; please ask him/her to put your name and the job announcement number in the subject line.Transcripts are not required; however, please indicate the year that each degree was obtained on your application materials.
All faxing/uploading must be completed before 11:59 PM Eastern time on the vacancy closing date. If you are faxing your information, please use extreme care in dialing the fax number to assure we receive your information. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt of your faxed/uploaded document(s).
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Phone: 703-292-2415
Fax: 703-292-9279
TDD: 703-292-5090
Email: [email protected]
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