Rotational Vacancy Announcement
Cultural Anthropologist (Program Director)
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
National Science Foundation
Announcement Number: E20040101-Rotator
Application Deadline: Friday, 12 November 2004
For further information and instructions on applying, please see the
announcement at:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/e20040101/e20040101.txt
This position will be filled on a one or two year Visiting Scientist
Appointment, Federal Temporary Appointment or Intergovernmental
Personnel Act (IPA) assignment basis.
The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified candidates for a
temporary position to be filled in the Cultural Anthropology Program
within the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS),
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE),
Arlington, VA. The selected candidate will fill the position as a
Cultural Anthropologist (Program Director), AD-0190-4, 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. For further
information on the Cultural Anthropology program see:
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/
The Cultural Anthropology Program supports basic scientific research on
the causes and consequences of human social and cultural variation. The
program supports significant research in all substantive, methodological
and theoretical sub fields within the discipline.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The individual selected for this position will serve as Program Director
and will be responsible for managing the review of proposals submitted
to NSF, recommending and documenting actions on the proposals reviewed,
dealing with administrative matters relating to active NSF grants,
maintaining regular contact with the research community, and providing
advice and consultation. Program Directors also engage in and may share
management responsibility for NSF-wide initiatives and interagency
collaborations. Additional responsibilities include long-range planning
and budget development for the areas of science represented by the
program or program cluster, the administration of the merit 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. Other duties and
responsibilities include the following:
- Knowledge and understanding of research directions and literatures in
the fields of science and engineering ethics and policy studies of
science, engineering, and technology.
- Research, analytical, and writing skills which evidence the ability to
make sound scholarly judgments, master a wide variety of theoretical and
methodological approaches to research and explain in writing
recommendations and decisions based on findings.
- Ability to organize, implement and manage a proposal-driven grant
program allocating resources to meet a broad spectrum of program goals.
- Ability to cooperate and work effectively with peers in other
scientific disciplines on joint ventures and to present and advocate
program plans and policies to individuals in the Foundation, other
government agencies and academic institutions.
- Knowledge and understanding of the budget process including
developing, planning and budget formulation.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in Anthropology
and have an active program of research, plus six or more years of
research, research administration, and/or managerial experience
pertinent to the position. The applicant should possess a demonstrated
capacity for or experience in providing leadership to multi-
disciplinary research programs, or managing research with a broad
spectrum of the social and economic research community. This position is
for a period one or two years and may be filled on a Temporary
Appointment, Visiting Scientist, Engineer, and Educator Program (VSEE)
or under the provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA).
Temporary and Visiting Scientist appointments will be made under the
Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. For temporary appointments, of more
than one year, the usual civil service benefits (retirement, health and
life insurance) are applicable. 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
social security and provides reimbursement for fringe benefits. For IPA
assignments, the individual remains on the payroll of his/her
institution and the institution continues to administer pay and
benefits. Individuals must be permanent, career employees of eligible
organizations for at least 90 days prior to entering into a mobility
agreement with NSF. Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment includes
employees of State and local government agencies, institutions of higher
education, Indian tribal governments, federal funded research and
development centers and qualified non-profit organizations. The salary
range, which includes a locality pay adjustment, is from $85,210 to
$132,791 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. The
position is expected to begin 1 August 2005.
Additional information about the Rotational Program can be found at:
http://www.nsf.gov/oirm/hrm/jobs/rotators/vsee.htm
For further information and instructions on applying, please see the
announcement at:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/e20040101/e20040101.txt