June/July/Aug Bulletin Pt4 - Positions Open, Publications
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POSITIONS OPEN FOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR,
ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR
The positions listed in this section do not necessarily represent
all current vacancies at NSF. To hear a listing of posted NSF
vacancies, call the Vacancy Hotline (see below). Many
divisions/offices accept applications for rotational positions
year-round without formal advertisement. To apply, send a resume to
the appropriate division with a cover letter explaining your
interest. Positions are excepted from the competitive Civil
Service; the type of appointment is indicated in the job
announcement. The per annum salary levels, which include a locality
pay adjustment, are as follows:
Program Director Level IV--$62,473 to $97,366;
Associate Program Director Level III--$52,867 to $83,284;
Assistant Program Director Level II--$37,094 to $68,729.
To apply for one of the following positions, you should submit a
resume or other application form of your choice and a letter or
letters of recommendation. Your application must specify the job
title and grade of the position you are applying for and should
include the following information: your country of citizenship;
your education, including your major and the type(s) and year(s) of
your degree(s); and your experience related to this job, including
job titles, duties, accomplishments, employers' names and phone
numbers, number of hours worked per week, starting and ending
dates, and salaries. If you have held various positions with the
same employer, describe each separately. Send your application to
Division of Human Resource Management, Room 315, NSF, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. For additional information and/or
to obtain the closing date for an announcement, call 306-1182, ext.
3048. Hearing-impaired individuals should call TDD, 306-0189. NSF
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Hotline Service
NSF has a Vacancy Hotline listing all current vacancies. The
Hotline number locally is 306-0080; outside the Washington, DC,
metropolitan area, call 1-800-628-1487. Hearing-impaired
individuals should call TDD, 306-0189.
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STAFF CHANGES
William J. Kelly to Program Director, Instrumentation and
Laboratory Improvement Program, Division of Undergraduate
Education, 306-1670.
Robert G. Voigt to Coordinator for High Performance Computing and
Communications, Directorate for Computer and Information Science
and Engineering, 306-1900.
DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING (ENG)
Position and Location: A nationwide search for applicants is under
way to fill Program Director positions in the following Divisions:
Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES); Chemical and
Transport Systems (CTS) (openings are in the Chemical Reaction
Processes and Interfacial, Transport, and Separation Processes
Programs); Civil and Mechanical Systems (CMS) (openings are in the
Geomechanical, Geotechnical, and Geo-Environmental Systems and
Mechanics and Materials Programs); Design, Manufacture, and
Industrial Innovation (DMII) (openings are in the Manufacturing
Machines and Equipment and Small Business Innovation Research
Programs); Engineering Education and Centers (EEC); and Electrical
and Communications Systems (ECS) (openings are in the Solid State
and Microstructures Program). Consideration of applications will be
under way this spring and will continue until a selection has been
made.
Type of Employment: Permanent or one- or two-year
rotational/temporary basis under the terms of the Visiting
Scientist Program. Alternatively, the position may be filled under
the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). IPA applicants must be
permanent, career employees of their current employer for at least
90 days before entering into a mobility assignment agreement with
a federal agency.
Duties and Responsibilities: Provide stewardship of integrated
research and education in a particular discipline, a set of
disciplines, and/or across disciplines, within the context of
agency vision, mission, and goals, and within the framework of
guiding legislation and agency policies and resources.
Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience in a
relevant disciplinary area; a successful research and education
career in academe, industry, or government; substantial management
expertise; and six or more years of research experience beyond the
Ph.D. are required.
For More Information: Submit applications and nominations to the
attention of the appropriate contact person listed below. The
mailing address is NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
--Dr. Gilbert Devey, BES, Room 565, 306-1320;
--Dr. Mihail Roco, CTS, Room 525, 306-1371;
--Dr. Ken Chong, CMS, Room 545, 306-1360;
--Dr. Darryl Gorman, DMII, Room 550, 306-1330;
--Ms. Sue Kemnitzer, EEC, Room 585, 306-1380; and
--Dr. Deborah Crawford, ECS, Room 675, 306-1339.
DIRECTORATE FOR MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (MPS)
Position and Location: Program Director positions in the Division
of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), beginning on or around August 15,
1996. Openings are in the following programs: Statistics and
Probability; Modern Analysis; Classical Analysis; and Geometric
Analysis.
Type of Employment: One- or two-year rotational/temporary basis
under the terms of the Visiting Scientist Program.
Duties and Responsibilities: Proposal evaluation, project
development, and scientific planning.
Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent experience in a related field
and six or more years of research experience beyond the Ph.D. are
required. A broad, general knowledge of the desired field plus
specific research accomplishments are desirable.
For More Information: Submit applications to the attention of Ms.
Nina Beard. For additional information, call Ms. Beard at 306-1185,
ext. 3026.
June/July/August 1996 Publications
Before ordering printed copies of publications, please try
accessing them electronically on NSF's Science and Technology
Information System (STIS), the World Wide Web (www.nsf.gov/), or
Gopher. Much of NSF's printed material is available electronically,
including program announcements, the Guide to Programs, the Grant
Proposal Guide and Proposal Forms Kit, the Bulletin, the NSF phone
book, and press releases and tipsheets. Abstracts of awards for the
years 1989 through the present are also available. Information on
electronic access can be found in the flyer Getting NSF Information
and Publications (NSF 95-64). To get an electronic copy of the
flyer through Internet, send an e-mail message to sti...@nsf.gov.
If you don't have electronic access, use the instructions below to
order a printed copy.
Single copies (printed) of publications listed in this
Bulletin are available from the NSF Forms and Publications Unit,
Room P15, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
Requests for publications can also be made by FAX, (703) 644-
4278, or electronically via e-mail. When using the Internet,
address e-mail requests to pu...@nsf.gov, or order via voice-mail,
(703) 306-1130. Requests must include the NSF publication number,
the title, the number of copies needed, your name, and a complete
mailing address.
Publications should be received within three weeks after
placement of your order.
NSF 93-49. Antarctic Program Announcement and Proposal
Preparation Guide (revised 3/93).
NSF 93-126. EHR Activities for Women and Girls in Science,
Engineering, and Mathematics.
NSF 93-130. Research Planning Grants and Career Advancement
Awards for Women Scientists and Engineers.
NSF 94-44. EHR Activities in Science, Engineering, and
Mathematics for Persons with Disabilities.
NSF 94-62. Antarctic Research Proposal Guide (Annex).
NSF 94-79. Research in Undergraduate Institutions.
NSF 94-88. Visiting Professorships for Women Program: Lowering
the Hurdles for Women in Science and Engineering
(Program Evaluation Summary).
NSF 94-147. Research Planning Grants and Career Advancement
Awards for Minority Scientists and Engineers.
NSF 94-163. FastLane (An Experimental Program Utilizing
Advanced Information Technology).
NSF 95-1. NSF Annual Report, FY 1993 (printed as an
insert in the April 1995 issue of Frontiers).
NSF 95-27. Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) (contains the Proposal
Forms Kit, NSF 95-28).
NSF 95-28. Proposal Forms Kit (companion publication to NSF
95-27, Grant Proposal Guide).
NSF 95-64. Getting NSF Information and Publications (revised
STIS flyer).
NSF 95-79. About the National Science Foundation (brochure).
NSF 95-138. NSF Guide to Programs, FY 1996.
NSF 95-145. Local Systemic Change Through Teacher Enhancement
in Mathematics, Grades 7-12 (Program Solicitation
and Guidelines).
NSF 95-149. DUE News (Division of Undergraduate Education
Newsletter).
NSF 95-150. Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education
(Program Announcement and Guidelines).
NSF 95-160. 1996 Summer Institute in Japan for U.S. Graduate
Students in Science and Engineering.
NSF 95-339. Immigrants Are 23 Percent of U.S. Residents with
S&E Doctorates (Data Brief). (Only available from
the SRS Division, Room 965; call 306-1780.)
NSF 95-340. More Than 10.3 Million U.S. Residents Have Science
or Engineering Degrees (Data Brief). (Only
available from the SRS Division, Room 965; call
306-1780.)
NSF 96-10. Division of Undergraduate Education (Program
Announcement and Guidelines).
NSF 96-14. Division of International Programs (Program
Announcement).
NSF 96-74. Institution-Wide Reform of
Undergraduate Education in Science,
Mathematics, Engineering, and
Technology (Program Announcement and
Guidelines).