LINGUIST List 17.1082

Mon Apr 10 2006

Jobs: Open Specialty: Program Director, NSF

Editor for this issue: Ann Sawyer <sawyerlinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Joan Maling, Open Specialty: Program Director, National Science Foundation, VA, USA
Message 1: Open Specialty: Program Director, National Science Foundation, VA, USA
Date: 10-Apr-2006
From: Joan Maling <jmalingnsf.gov>
Subject: Open Specialty: Program Director, National Science Foundation, VA, USA


University or Organization: National Science Foundation Department: Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Job Rank: Program Director Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description: National Science Foundation Rotational Vacancy *ANNOUNCEMENT NO: E200600084-Rotator*

OPEN: 04/07/2006 CLOSE: 04/24/2006

POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED ON A ONE OR TWO YEAR VISITING SCIENTIST APPOINTMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT (IPA) ASSIGNMENT BASIS, OR FEDERAL TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT.

The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for a position as Program Director for the Linguistic program within the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), Arlington, VA. The desired starting date is summer 2006. BCS supports research to develop and advance scientific knowledge focusing on human cognition, language, social behavior and culture, as well as research on the interactions between human societies and the physical environment. More information about BCS and their programs can be found on their website at http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=BCS The Linguistics Program supports scientific research on human language. This includes the syntactic, semantic, phonetic, and phonological properties of individual languages and of language in general; the cognitive processes involved in the use of language; the development of linguistic capacities in children; social and cultural factors in language use, variation, and change; the acoustics of speech and the physiological and psychological processes involved in the production and perception of language; and the neurological bases of language. This position will be filled on a one or two year Visiting Scientist Appointment, under the terms of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) or as a Federal Temporary Appointment. Temporary and Visiting Scientist appointments will be made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act with a current salary range of $91,407 to $142,449 depending on qualifications and experience. For Visiting Scientist appointments, individuals are in a non-pay leave status from the home institution and are appointed to NSF's payroll as a Federal employee. NSF withholds FICA and provides reimbursement for fringe benefits. For Federal temporary appointments of more than one year, the usual civil service benefits (retirement, health and life insurance) are applicable. For IPA assignments, the individual remains an employee on the payroll of his or her home institution and the institution continues to administer pay and benefits. NSF reimburses the institution for NSF's negotiated share of the costs. 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 Visiting Scientist appointments or IPA assignments, visit our website at http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The program Director is responsible for 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. Coordinates the selection of 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 Required:Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in language sciences or a closely related field. In addition, six years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the program is required. Applicants should be familiar with a broad spectrum of the language sciences research community.

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED:In addition to the qualifications outlined above, further qualifications desired include: * Knowledge and understanding of scientific principles and theories that underlie the study of human language as an object of investigation. * Research, analytical and technical writing skills, which evidence the ability to perform extensive inquiries into a wide variety of significant issues and to make recommendations and decisions based on findings. * Ability to organize, implement and manage large, multi-disciplinary, broadly based, proposal driven grant programs allocating resources to meet a broad spectrum of program goals. * Ability to meet and deal with members of the scientific community, other funding agencies, and peers to effectively present and advocate program policies and plans. * Ability to work with individuals within the Cluster; both technical and support staff.

HOW TO APPLY:Applications may be transmitted electronically to rotatornsf.gov Phone: (703) 292-8740 Website: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=BCS