NSF's Ecosystem Science cluster is currently recruiting one or more
permanent program officers. Permanent positions are rarely
available in the program and have a significant and lasting
influence on our field. The job listing is on the federal USAjobs
site and closes February 9. We are really hoping to get good
applications by then. The posting is located at:
<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/390305500>https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/390305500
Here is an abbreviated version:
Program Director at the National Science Foundation
The <http://www.nsf.gov/about/>National Science Foundation (NSF) is
seeking candidates for Program Director in the Ecosystem Science
Cluster (ES) within the
<http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=DEB>Division of Environmental
Biology (DEB), Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) in
Arlington, VA. The ES supports investigations of ecosystem structure
and function across a diversity of spatial and temporal (including
paleo) scales to advance understanding of: 1) material and energy
fluxes and transformations within and among ecosystems; 2) roles and
relationships of ecosystem components in whole-system structure and
function; 3) ecosystem dynamics, resilience, and trajectories of
ecosystem change through time; and 4) linkages among ecosystems in
space, time, and across spatial and temporal scales. The ES cluster
supports research on natural, managed, and disturbed ecosystems,
including those in terrestrial, freshwater, wetland, coastal
(including salt marsh and mangrove), and human-dominated
environments. Proposals may focus on areas such as: biogeochemical
cycling and elemental budgets; primary and secondary productivity;
roles of species in ecosystem functioning; stoichiometric
relationships; climate-ecosystem feedbacks; impacts of climate and
global environmental change on ecosystems; energy and radiatively
active gas fluxes; ecosystem services; and landscape dynamics. The
responsibilities of the Program Director include long-range planning
and budget development for the areas of science represented by the
program or program cluster, the administration of the peer review
process and proposal recommendations, the preparation of press
releases, feature articles and material describing advances in the
research supported, and coordination and liaison with other programs
in NSF, other Federal agencies and organizations. Candidates must
have a Ph.D. in biology or a related field with an emphasis in
ecosystem science, plus after award of the Ph.D., six or more years
of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial
experience in this scientific area. Candidates must successfully
complete a background security investigation before they can be
appointed to the position. The National Science Foundation is
located in Arlington, VA one block from the Ballston Metro Station,
a few blocks from Routes 66 and 50, and about three miles from
downtown Washington. There are many shops and restaurants within
easy walking distance. Employees receive the
<https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits#icc>Federal
benefits package. For more information and to submit an application,
visit:
<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/390305500>https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/390305500.
The application process closes on February 9, 2015.
Dr. Matthew D. Kane
Program Director
Division of Environmental Biology
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone: 703.292.7186
Email: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
URL:
<http://www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_bio.jsp?lan=mkane&org=NSF&from_org>http://www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_bio.jsp?lan=mkane&org=NSF&from_org=
