NSF Program Director Position Available

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> NSF Program Director Position Available
> Antarctic Earth Sciences
> Office of Polar Programs
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> Application deadline: Open until filled
>
> For more information, please contact:
> Eric S. Saltzman
> Section Head, Antarctic Sciences Section
> Email: ESAL...@nsf.gov
>
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> The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (NSF/OPP)
> seeks candidates for Program Director of the Antarctic Earth Sciences
> (AES) Program. This position will replace Dr. Thomas Wilch, who will
> leave the foundation in summer 2017 after managing the AES program for
> two years. The position will be filled with a rotator under the
> Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) or a Temporary Federal Employee
> and will be located in Arlington, Virginia.
>
> The AES Program encompasses research in all aspects of geology,
> geophysics, and geochemistry to understand the Antarctic continent and
> the adjacent ocean basin.
>
> Areas of ongoing research include:
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> - Studies of tectonics and physical/chemical processes that shape
> Antarctica;
> - Paleoenvironmental/paleobiological research to understand
> Antarctica's
> role in global climate, ocean circulation, and the evolution of life;
> and
> - Use of sediment records and geophysics to reconstruct the history of
> Antarctic ice sheets and determine the geological controls on their
> formation and stability.
>
> Applicants must possess a PhD or have equivalent experience in
> geology,
> geophysics, or a related discipline, plus a minimum of six years of
> research, research administration, and/or managerial experience
> pertinent to the position.
>
> Application deadline: Open until filled.
>
> For more information on NSF's OPP, go to:
> https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=PLR.
>
> For more information on the IPA, go to:
> https://www.nsf.gov/careers/rotator/ipa.jsp.
>
> If you are interested in the position, please contact:
> Eric S. Saltzman
> Section Head, Antarctic Sciences Section
> Email: ESAL...@nsf.gov
>
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