Division Director, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IPA)
National Science Foundation
Application
Details
Posted: 15-Aug-24
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Type: Contract
Salary: $193,819 - $216,470 per year
Categories:
Other
Sector:
Government
Preferred Education:
Doctorate
Clarification from the agency
This position is open for a Rotational IPA assignment. Please see the "Additional Information" section for further information. Applications will be accepted from all US citizens who meet citizenship and eligibility requirements. Please see the "Additional Information" section for further information.
Duties
Serves as the Division Director, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS), working closely with the Deputy Division Director of IOS to provide vision and leadership for the Division.
Serves as a member of the senior leadership team of the Directorate for Biological Sciences, working cooperatively with other Division and Deputy Division Directors in advising and aiding the Assistant Director, the Deputy Assistant Director and senior staff in the Directorate for Biological Sciences.
IOS contributes to NSF's mission by supporting fundamental research aimed at an integrative understanding of organisms as units of biological organization. IOS supports projects in the broad areas of neurobiology, behavior, physiology, development, symbioses, and biomechanics.
The Division Director provides vision and leadership and works jointly with the Deputy Division Director in oversight of all activities of the Division of IOS. This includes providing guidance to program officers, administrative and support personnel, recruitment of scientific staff, assessing needs and trends, developing breakthrough opportunities, implementing overall strategic planning, and policy setting. The Division Director is responsible for the effective use of division staff and resources in meeting organizational goals and objectives. The Division Director supervises professional staff within the Division. The Division Director determines funding requirements, prepares and justifies budget estimates, balances program needs, allocates resources, and oversees the evaluation of proposals and recommendations for awards and declinations. The Division Director represents NSF to relevant external groups and fosters partnerships with other Divisions, Directorates, Federal agencies, scientific organizations and the academic community.
Conditions of Employment
Key Requirements:
Background investigation may be required.
Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.
Requires an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure OGE-278
Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess an established record of significant achievement in research, administration, and increasing leadership responsibility in academe, industry or government. Additionally, the Division Director must be experienced and competent in technical, financial and administrative management. The incumbent must work well with people, be an effective communicator, and be committed to continuously develop the diversity of talents and skills of the team. In addition, the ideal candidate would possess:
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
Leading Change. Demonstrated ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Includes the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leading People. Demonstrated ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Includes the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
Results-Driven Leadership. Demonstrated ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Includes the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Business Acumen. Demonstrated ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Building Coalitions. Demonstrated ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQs)
Essential 1. Substantial research contributions and strong evidence of scholarship and leadership in disciplines related to integrative organismal systems as evidenced in publications and other professional contributions.
2. Skill in balancing complex and diverse program demands and available resources in response to major advances or changing needs of science and engineering research and technology.
3. Broad understanding of universities and other institutions where research and education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is conducted, including knowledge of grant administration and fiscal management in biological sciences research support.
Desired 1. Education, strongly preferred at the Ph.D. level, or equivalent professional experience or a combination of education and equivalent experience in one of the areas of biological sciences supported by the Division (i.e. behavioral systems, developmental systems, neural systems, physiological and structural systems, plant science, and functional genomics).