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. |