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| Posted by: | Kellina Craig-Henderson |
| Title/Position: | Program Director |
| School/Organization: | National Science Foundation |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | January 7th, 2011 |
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Job Title: Program Director (Computational Behavioral Science)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Job Announcement Number: E20110032-Rotator
SALARY RANGE: $105,211.00 - $163,957.00 /year
OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 to Monday, March 07, 2011
SERIES & GRADE: AD-0180-04/04
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time This position will be filled on a one or two year Visiting Scientist Appointment, an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment, or as a Federal Temporary Appointment.
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Arlington, VA
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from US Citizens and Non-Citizens as allowed by appropriations and statute.
JOB SUMMARY:
Become a part of our mission to maintain and strengthen the vitality of the US science and engineering enterprise, for over 50 years, 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.
The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for a Program Director position with expertise in Computational Behavioral Sciences, in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), Arlington, VA.
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 research on the interactions between human societies and the physical environment. 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. Some programs also consider proposals for doctoral dissertation improvement grants, the acquisition of specialized research and computing equipment, group international travel, and large-scale data collection.
More information about BCS programs can be found at their website:
http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=BCS
Duties
Additional Duty Location Info:
1 vacancy - Arlington, VA
This program officer will assist in directing a program in the psychological, cognitive, and/or language sciences and will have significant responsibility for representing BCS in cross-cutting, cross-directorate and inter-agency activities, for instance the Collaborative Research in Cognitive Neuroscience solicitation, to the degree they are relevant to computational behavioral sciences. Specific programmatic responsibilities will be assigned as appropriate to the individual's expertise but, regardless of program will include the following:
Allocate program resources to maintain a balance of support to meet the field's needs;
Take action on all proposals in a timely manner;
Maintain an effective merit review system and post-award action process;
Assess trends and opportunities in the field with assistance of advisory panel;
Pursue affirmative action and EEO goals in selection of reviewers, panelists and grantees;
Work cooperatively within the Cluster, across the Division, Directorate, Foundation, with other agencies to accomplish the mission of NSF;
Serve as a primary resource for the division and directorate in matters related to computational behavioral science. Such matters may include but are not limited to:
--aiding in and coordinating review of proposals within BCS that involve computational approaches to behavioral science.
--serving as liaison to and participating in cross-directorate or inter-agency activities which involve and will benefit from inclusion of a behavioral science perspective.
Represent the program to the scientific community and the public;
Establish contacts and maintain active involvement in the program field through participation in meetings and conferences and by undertaking other relevant activities;
Pursue a personal scholarly research agenda, with results presented at professional meetings and published in academic journals, as workload permits;
Participate in interagency meetings, coordinating groups, special task groups, staff meetings and site visits.
Qualifications and Evaluations
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience with training and expertise in the application of computational approaches to an area of the behavioral sciences, e.g. cognitive neuroscience, developmental or learning sciences, linguistics, or an area of perception, action or cognition. In addition, six or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the program are required.
This position will be filled on a one or two year Visiting Scientist Appointment, a Federal Temporary appointment or an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment. Federal Temporary and Visiting Scientist appointments will be made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act with a current salary range of $105,211 to $163,957 including locality pay for the area.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
You will be evaluated on the extent and quality of your experience, expertise, education, and research activities relevant to the duties of the position.
Benefits and Other Info
BENEFITS:
Under the provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, assignees remain on the payroll of his/her home institution and the home institution will continue to administer pay and benefits. NSF will reimburse the home institution for NSF's negotiated share of the cost of the assignment. Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment include employees of State and local government agencies, institutions of higher education, Indian tribal governments, federally funded research and development centers and qualified nonprofit organizations. For more information regarding an IPA assignment, visit our website at:
http://www.nsf.gov//about/career_opps
For Visiting Scientist appointments, individuals are in a non-pay leave status from their home institutions and are appointed to NSF's payroll as Federal employees. NSF withholds Social Security and provides reimbursement to the home institution for fringe benefits. For information regarding Visiting Scientist appointments, visit our website at:
http://www.nsf.gov//about/career_opps
For more information regarding Federal Temporary Appointments, visit OPM's website at:
http://www.usajobs.gov/ei/benefits.asp
How To Apply
HOW TO APPLY:
You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of the announcement.
You may submit a resume, list of publications including patents and names and points of contact of three references. Please include the vacancy announcement number and your country of citizenship. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please indicate whether or not you are a permanent U.S. resident, and whether or not you are actively seeking U.S. citizenship.
We also ask that you complete and submit the Application Survey Form found at:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/forms/fm1232.doc
This will help NSF to ensure that our recruiting efforts are attracting a diverse candidate pool; it will be used for statistical purposes only.
DUE TO A RECENT CHANGE IN FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS LAW, ONLY U.S. CITIZENS AND NON-U.S. CITIZENS WHO ARE PERMANENT U.S. RESIDENTS ACTIVELY SEEKING U.S. CITIZENSHIP ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT. IF TENTATIVELY OFFERED EMPLOYMENT, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF YOUR STATUS.
NSF is an environmentally conscious federal agency dedicated to paper reduction. Please help support our effort by submitting all application materials via email. This will facilitate timely receipt and help save our environment. Applications and other materials should be transmitted electronically no later than midnight of the closing date to rotator@nsf.gov. Please include the vacancy announcement number and your country of citizenship in the subject line of the email to be considered for this position. 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.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Meredith Berwick
Phone: 703 292-8267
Fax: 703-292-9185
TDD: 703-292-5090
Email: rotator@nsf.gov Agency Information:
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 315
Arlington, VA 22230
United States
Fax: 703-292-9185
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Applicants will receive notice once applications are sent to the selecting official.
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