The National Science Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate for an Interdisciplinary (Program Director) position for the Antarctic Glaciology Program within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Office of Polar Programs (OPP) in Alexandria, VA. For more information on GEO please click here. For more information on OPP please click here.

Duties

The Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) funds cutting-edge research that: Improves understanding of interactions among the Antarctic region and global systems; Expands fundamental knowledge of Antarctic systems, biota, and processes; and Utilizes the unique characteristics of the Antarctic region as a science observing platform. The ANT Antarctic Glaciology Program (AG) supports field, laboratory, remote sensing and modeling projects that aim to increase understanding of the history and dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheets, sea ice and ice shelves. The U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) supports scientific research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean with field support for researchers provided by OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Section (AIL). 1. Principal Duties and Responsibilities The AG Program Director is responsible for managing the Antarctic cryosphere proposal-driven research portfolio, communicating with the scientific community and funding partners, and interacting with process. In addition, the AG Program Director coordinates with Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) for field-based projects, other programs in the Antarctic and Arctic sections of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) and across NSF, and other funding agencies and international partners to achieve program goals. NSF Program Directors bear the primary responsibility for carrying out the agency's overall mission to support innovative and merit-reviewed activities in basic research and education that contribute to the nation's technical strength, security, and welfare. To fulfill this responsibility requires not only knowledge in the appropriate disciplines, but also a commitment to high standards, a considerable breadth of interest and receptivity to new ideas, a strong sense of fairness, good judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity. They are also responsible for service to NSF-wide activities and initiatives that together accomplish NSF's strategic goals to: (1) Empower STEM talent to fully participate in science and engineering; (2) Create new knowledge about our universe, the world and ourselves; (3) Benefit society by translating knowledge into solutions; and (4) Excel at NSF operations and management. Specific duties will include: A. Management Manage the merit review process for the AG Program in accordance with NSF policies and develops recommendations for awards based on reviewer advice, knowledge of the research proposed, and appropriate regard for program balance. Provide leadership on the science priorities and specifications for the glaciology program. Serve as a conduit between the science community and NSF. Oversee NSF-funded Antarctic science projects and facilities within the AG portfolio. Manage AG program resources. Convene external oversight and management reviews as necessary. B. Planning Lead and facilitate research community activities to develop long-range scientific plans for glaciology in the Antarctic with awareness for the total scope and nature of polar research activities, the resources available or required, and the national and international interests to be served. Be an agent for change when improvement, innovation, or redirection of activities is warranted. Develop educational and other initiatives to promote diversity in the AG Program. Work with other Section and Office managers to plan and implement Antarctic field projects and ensure efficient utilization of resources by projects deployed to Antarctica. C. Coordination Represent the AG Program on national and international scientific committees having a related scientific purview. Serve as the focal point for the coordination of program plans related to AG with other NSF programs, other Federal agencies, and with other nations' Antarctic programs. Serve on NSF committees and working groups, as required. D. Deployment Essential to duties of this position is deployment as NSF Science Representative to Antarctica for periods of several weeks each year. This requires that the program director be cleared medically for remote deployment. As part of annual Antarctic deployment, review field programs and evaluate existing support modes and practices to streamline science support requirements and improve science support infrastructure for research across all research areas supported by the Antarctic Program.

Requirements

Qualifications

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in an appropriate field plus after award of the Ph.D., six or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position, or a Masters degree in an appropriate field plus after the award of the masters., eight or more years of successful research, research administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position, Appropriate fields include glaciology or a closely related discipline. A commitment to high scientific standards, considerable breadth of scientific interest and receptivity to new ideas. Also necessary are a strong sense of fairness, good judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity and ethics, decisiveness, and an ability to effectively lead individuals and teams across a variety of institutional cultures within Federal and state government agencies, legislative bodies, and private sector organizations. Applicants are not required to have had prior Antarctic or polar experience to be considered for this position. However, applicants must demonstrate a robust glaciological or closely related research program or demonstrate experience managing a similar portfolio for another federal agency.

Education

Please refer to the Qualifications section.

If your degree was obtained from a foreign institution, please also submit the certification from the Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals, or certification equivalency.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS 2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 US
• Name: Staffing and Classification Branch
• Email: [email protected]