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Search Committee Review Criteria for
Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (AD/MPS), NSF

We are seeking demonstrated evidence of:

Strategic Vision

• Working knowledge of the major current intellectual challenges and opportunities in the mathematical and physical sciences.


• Ability to think strategically and formulate integrated plans for education and research activities in the mathematical and physical science disciplines, at their interfaces, and across the boundaries with other disciplines.
  

Leadership, Direction, and Representation

• Ability to serve effectively as a member of NSF's senior management team, helping to develop consensus both within the MPS directorate and across the agency on agency policy and plans.
  


• Ability to plan, prioritize, and coordinate interagency and international research and education programs and to forge government-industry-university partnerships.
  


• Ability to manage an organization consisting of approximately 150 scientific and support staff personnel.
  


• Ability to communicate NSF policy and strategic plans to the external community, including the public, the Congress, industry, and colleagues in other disciplines.
  

Credibility within Research and Education Community

• Deep sense of scholarship, significant contributions to the mathematical and physical sciences.
  


• Broad understanding of universities and other institutions where research and education in the mathematical and physical sciences is conducted.
  


• Familiarity with the existing U.S. and international infrastructure that supports research and education in the mathematical and physical sciences.
  


• High level of professional recognition in the mathematical and physical sciences community as evidenced by positions held, publications, inventions, and/or professional awards.
  

Commitment

• Commitment to the discovery, learning, research infrastructure and stewardship goals of the NSF Strategic Plan and to the strategies for achieving these goals through developing intellectual capital, integrating research and education, and promoting partnerships, and an ability to conceptualize the role of the mathematical and physical sciences in achieving those goals.
  


• Commitment to the appointment and development of a highly qualified staff that reflects the diversity of our nation and to the equitable representation of underrepresented groups and institutions on advisory committees, in workshops, and proposal review panels.
  


• Commitment to equitable representation of underrepresented groups in the national mathematical and physical sciences enterprise.