Date

NSF/OPP Vacancy Announcement
Program Manager, Antarctic Research Integration and Support
Arlington, Virginia

Closing Date: Tuesday, 17 February 2009

For further information, please search for job announcement number
E20090023 at: http://www.usajobs.gov


The Office of Polar Programs' (OPP), Division of Antarctic Sciences
(ANT), is seeking a Program Manager for Antarctic Research Integration
and Support. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent experience in a
field of science pertinent to the activities of ANT and must have at
least six years of research, research support, or research
administration experience. For a full description of the position,
please search for job announcement number E20090023 at:
http://www.usajobs.gov.

The successful applicant will play an important role in shaping the
direction of research associated with the core ANT research programs,
including Antarctic Aeronomy and Astrophysics, Antarctic Earth Sciences,
Antarctic Glaciology, Antarctic Integrated System Science, Antarctic
Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems,
as well as the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. S/he will
coordinate the implementation of science projects across the division to
ensure that scientific objectives and scientific visions for the future
can be accommodated within the existing logistical framework and with
anticipated science and logistical resources. The incumbent will work
with Program Officers in the Divisions of Antarctic Sciences and
Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics, as well as with Program Officers
in other NSF Directorates or other agencies, to develop and implement
medium- to long-range planning that will enable the Division to meet
changing support needs for new research directions or emerging areas of
research. S/he will participate in cross directorate activities and
development of scientific infrastructure and instrumentation to further
the science goals of the Division of Antarctic Sciences.

For technical information about the position, please contact:
Dr. Scott Borg
Division Director, Antarctic Sciences
Phone: 703-292-8033
Email: sborg [at] nsf.gov

Information about how to apply can be found in the official job
announcement. Please search for position number E20090023 at:
http://www.usajobs.gov.