Division Director, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IPA)

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This position is open for a Rotational IPA assignment. Applications will be accepted from all US citizens who meet citizenship and eligibility requirements.

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.

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.

Requirements 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.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

• Leading Change. Demonstrated ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.
• Leading People. Demonstrated ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals.
• Results-Driven Leadership. Demonstrated ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.
• 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

• Substantial research contributions and strong evidence of scholarship and leadership in disciplines related to integrative organismal systems.
• 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.
• Broad understanding of universities and other institutions where research and education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is conducted.

Desired

Education, strongly preferred at the Ph.D. level, or equivalent professional experience in one of the areas of biological sciences supported by the Division.

Education

Please refer to the Qualifications section.

Additional information

The position recruited under this announcement will be filled under the following appointment option :

Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment : Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment with a Federal agency include employees of State and local government agencies or institutions of higher education.

Salary : The salary noted above is based on the rate of pay for Federal Division Directors.

This is a rotator position.

NSF offers a chance for scientists, engineers, and educators to join us as temporary detailees - called rotators.

It is NSF policy that NSF personnel employed at or IPAs detailed to NSF are not permitted to participate in foreign government talent recruitment programs.

Only applications submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.

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