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National Science Foundation
Rotational Vacancy
ANNOUNCEMENT NO: E20020121-Rotator OPEN: 05/24/2002
CLOSE: 07/26/2002
Vacancy announcement may close 14 days from opening date without notice.
THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED ON A ONE OR TWO YEAR VISITING SCIENTIST,
TEMPORARY BASIS OR INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT (IPA) BASIS.
Individuals wishing to apply to the permanent position see vacancy
announcement number E20020120.
The National Science Foundation is seeking a qualified candidate for a
position to be filled in the Division of Information and Intelligent
Systems (IIS), Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and
Engineering (CISE), Arlington, VA. Selected candidate will be filled as
Computer Scientist (Program Director), AD-1550-4. The Division of
Information and Intelligent Systems strives to increase the ability to use
information for human ends by supporting research to improve the ability to
generate, store, organize, locate, communicate, and store knowledge using
new technologies. This recognizes that high quality content, its
accessibility, and its usability are important benefits provided by new
technology, and are complementary to bandwidth and disk space. Fundamental
research foci include universal access, human language technology,
knowledge modeling, scientific collaboration, robotics, computer vision,
data mining, database access technology, human-computer interaction, and
embedded intelligent systems. IIS supports interdisciplinary and
interagency activities such as the Digital Library and STIMULATE (Speech,
Text, Image, and Multimedia Advanced Technology Effort) initiatives.
Position will be filled on a one or two year Visiting Scientist
Appointment, Temporary Appointment or under the terms 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<92>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. NSF reimburses
the institution for NSF<92>s negotiated share of the costs. Individuals
eligible for an IPA assignment include employees of State and local
government agencies, institutions of higher education, Indian tribal
governments, federally funded research and development centers and
qualified nonprofit organizations. The individual remains an employee
of the home institution.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Serves as Program Director for the
Robotics and Human Augmentation Program located in the Division of
Information and Intelligent Systems. The Division<92>s goal is to
increase scientific understanding of information processes in
organisms and machines, to expand the body of scientific knowledge
which can be applied in the design of robotic and other intelligent
systems, and to strengthen the infrastructure for research in this
field. The Robotics and Human Augmentation Program supports
scientific and engineering research fundamental to the design of
systems capable of implementing some of the characteristics of human
intelligence. Representative topics include pattern analysis, machine
vision, speech understanding, automated reasoning, and planning of
complex tasks involving temporal and spatial relationships, typically
encountered in a robotic system. The incumbent of this position will
be responsible for the following:
· Planning, coordination and management of activities primarily through
Federal grants and contracts to academic institutions, non-profit, non-
academic institutions.
· Initiating new programs, organizing symposia, and assessing objectives
of research efforts which have impact on the diverse applications of
advanced information and knowledge-based technology.
· Serving as the NSF<92>s representative on permanent or ad hoc committees
to evaluate proposals, to assess the scientific quality and validity of
ongoing research and to plan future approaches.
· Planning and administration of the Program within the framework of
legislation, agency policies, missions, objectives and resources and serves
as spokesperson for the NSF with regard to the scientific community.
· Serving as the recognized authority in robotics and machine
intelligence/computer science.
· Designing and implementing the proposal review and evaluation process
for the Program to assure quality of research proposals and the adequacy of
review.
· Negotiating revision of proposal budgets when appropriate, and serving
as on-going advisor to applicants and grantees concerning NSF policies,
requirements, regulations and program objectives.
· Conducting final review of proposals and evaluations and recommends
awards or declinations.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Applicants must possess a Ph.D. or
equivalent experience in computer science or a comparable field of
science or engineering that is closely related to robotics. In
addition, at least six or more years of successful research, research
administration, and/or managerial experience beyond the Ph.D.
pertinent to the above disciplines.
HOW TO APPLY: The salary range, which includes a locality pay adjustment,
is from $78,265 to $121,967 per annum depending on qualifications and
experience. Individuals interested in applying for this vacancy should
submit a resume or any application of your choice to the National Science
Foundation, Division of Human Resource Management, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22230, Attn: E20020121-Rotator. In addition you are asked
to complete and submit the attached Applicant Survey form. Submission of
this form is voluntary and will not affect your application for employment
(the information is used for statistical purposes). Telephone inquiries
may be referred to Maria Sutton, on (703) 292-4364. For technical
information, contact Dr. William S. Bainbridge, Division of Information and
Intelligent Systems, at (703) 292-8930. Hearing impaired individuals may
call TDD (703) 292-8044. Announcements may be accessed electronically on
the World Wide Web at: http://www.nsf.gov/jobs/.
The National Science Foundation provides reasonable accommodations to
applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a
reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring
process, please notify the point of contact listed on this vacancy
announcement.
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HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NATION
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