Connectionists: Program Officer position in Cognitive Neuroscience at NSF

[Tuller, Betty K.]

The National Science Foundation is seeking candidates for a Program
Director position in the Cognitive Neuroscience Program within the
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Directorate for
Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences, located in Arlington,
VA.   The Cognitive Neuroscience Program is focused on advancing a
rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought,
perception, affect, action social processes, language, and other aspects
of cognition and behavior, including how such processes develop and
change in the brain over time. Major duties of the Program Director
include implementing the proposal review and evaluation process for the
program and recommending awards or declinations based on merit, resource
availability, and program goals. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or
equivalent experience directly related to the neuroscience of human
cognition, language, social behavior or culture sciences; plus six or
more years of successful research, research administration, and/or
managerial experience pertinent to the program. For additional
information, please see:
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=76724952&AVSDM=2008%2D
10%2D16+14%3A00%3A40
For people unfamiliar with the NSF Rotator Program, it allows a mid- to
senior-level academic to come to Washington for a year or two and assume
the role and responsibilities of a program officer.  They are both
Program and Review, run the review meetings ("Panels" at NSF), and make
funding decisions.  One year is probably a bit too short to do anything
truly innovative, such as start a new program, but with a two-year stint
you can have a permanent effect in shaping the field. 

Important note:  You don't have to 'waste' a sabbatical to do this, as
most institutions will allow you to take a leave of absence. The NSF
pays your full (12-month equivalent) salary, with a cost of living
adjustment to DC, either through your university or as a temporary
federal employee.  You will learn a lot about how the grants process
works and get to enjoy all that Washington has to offer.

Please forward this announcement to anyone you think might be
interested.   
For more detailed information, look at the ad on USAjobs, referenced
above, or call Stacia Friedman-Hill (currently a Program Officer for
Cognitive Neuroscience) at 703.292.8121.

Betty Tuller, Ph.D.
Director, Program in Perception, Action, and Cognition
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230
Tel: 703.292.7238
Fax: 703.292.9068

New proposal guidelines will be effective in January 2009;  see
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf091

 

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