Dear Colleague Letter: Detail Opportunity: Acting Section Head for Disciplinary Programs, Division of Earth Sciences (EAR), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) (Closes: 04/19/19)
April 10, 2019
Dear Colleagues:
The Directorate for Geosciences is offering a detail opportunity to serve as the Acting Section Head, Disciplinary Programs Section, Division of Earth Sciences (EAR). This detail is open to all qualified NSF employees and IPAs currently working at NSF and will not exceed 240 days in 120-day increments. For purposes of pay and benefits, the selectee will continue to encumber the position from which detailed. The individual selected will be required to file an "Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report" (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 at the beginning and completion of the detail assignment.
Duties
The Acting Section Head serves as a member of the Division's leadership team, which is composed of the division director, two section heads, program support manager and operations specialist and will oversee the following programs: Geobiology and Low Temperature Geochemistry, Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics, Geophysics, Hydrologic Sciences, Petrology and Geochemistry, Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology, and Tectonics.
Qualifications
Professional/Technical Requirements: Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience, or a combination of education and equivalent experience in at least one of the Geosciences disciplines.
Evaluation
Your application will be evaluated on the extent and quality of your experience relevant to the duties of the position. We strongly encourage you to specifically address the Quality Ranking Factors below:
- Leading Change
- Leading People
- Results Driven
- Business Acumen
- Building Coalition
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit a resume or CV and it is encouraged to include a narrative statement addressing his/her background in terms of the qualification requirements and the quality ranking factors above. Applications must be received by 11:59 P.M. Eastern time on April 19, 2019. Applications may be submitted electronically to execsrch@nsf.gov or delivered to: Division of Human Resource Management, Executive Services Branch, Room 15114.
Contact Information
Hugh Sullivan (703) 292-4376 or hsulliva@nsf.gov.
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