Division of Ocean Sciences - Fall 2002 Newsletter
NSF 03-014
(Replaces NSF 02-055)

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Vacancies in the Division of Ocean Sciences


We are presently seeking applicants for several positions within the Division. Vacancy announcements with further details about the positions listed below may be accessed on the NSF web site at <https://www.nsf.gov/oirm/hrm/jobs/>. Each of the positions entails the following duties and responsibilities:

Assists in the implementation, review, funding, post-award management, and evaluation of the program and contributes to the intellectual integration with other programs supported by the Division. Designs and implements the proposal review and evaluation process for relevant proposals. Selects well qualified individuals to provide objective reviews on proposals either as individuals or as members of a panel. Conducts final review of proposals and evaluations, and recommends acceptance or declination. Manages and monitors on-going grants, contracts, interagency and cooperative agreements to ensure fulfillment of commitments to NSF. Evaluates progress of awards through review and evaluation of reports and publications submitted by awardees and/or meetings at NSF and during site visits. Contributes to the responsibility for establishing goals and objectives, initiating new program thrusts and phasing out old projects. Recommends new or revised policies and plans in scientific, fiscal, and administrative matters to improve the activities and management of the Program.

Qualifications vary as follows:

Assistant or Associate Program Director, Oceanographer

AD-2 or AD-3 respectively; Biological Oceanography Program (Rotator)

For the Assistant Program Director level, applicants must have a Ph.D. or Master’s or have equivalent experience in biological oceanography, marine ecology, or related disciplinary fields, plus two or more years of research experience beyond the Ph.D. For the Associate Program Director level, applicant must have a Ph.D. or have equivalent experience in biological oceanography, marine ecology, or related disciplinary fields, plus four or more years of research experience beyond the Ph.D. Familiarity with a broad spectrum of the ocean science research community and demonstrated administrative ability are desired. Applicants who are multifaceted and have multidisciplinary experience and capabilities are also desired.

Associate Program Director, Oceanographer

AD-3; Chemical Oceanography Program (Rotator)

Applicant must have a Ph.D. or have equivalent experience in chemical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geochemistry, or related disciplinary fields, plus four or more years of research experience beyond the Ph.D. Familiarity with a broad spectrum of the ocean science research community and demonstrated administrative ability are desired. Applicants who are multifaceted and have multidisciplinary experience and capabilities are also desired.

Associate Program Director or Program Director, Oceanographer

AD-3 or AD-4, respectively; Marine Geology and Geophysics Program (Rotator)

We have specific interest in persons in the following disciplines: paleo-oceanography, marine geology and geophysics. For the Program Director level, applicants must have a PhD or equivalent experience in geoscience research plus six or more years of successful research, research administration, education and/or managerial experience pertinent to the above disciplines. For the Associate Program Director level, applicants must have a PhD or equivalent experience in one of the above disciplines plus four or more years of successful research, research administration, education, and/or managerial experience. In addition, a broad understanding of the current status of the relevant U.S. academic scientific community and its inter-relationship with NSF, other federal agencies, and international planning efforts is desirable.