Section Head, Research Capacity and Competitiveness - Alexandria, United States - National Science Foundation

Description

Summary

This position is for the Section Head, Research Capacity and Competitiveness , Office of Integrative Activities in the Office of the Director.

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Duties

The Section Head for the Research Capacity and Competitiveness (RCC) Section serves as a member of the leadership team in the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA).

OIA works across disciplinary boundaries to lead and coordinate strategic programs and opportunities that:
advance research excellence and innovation; develop human and infrastructure capacity critical to the . science and engineering enterprise; and promote global engagement of scientists and engineers at all career stages.

The RCC Section supports two critical, cross-cutting programs and initiatives: The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) program.

The Section Head is responsible for directing all aspects of the EPSCoR and HBCU-EiR programs and for its day-to-day operations.

This includes developing and implementing an organizational vision that integrates key national and Foundation goals; providing broad policy, management and scientific expertise in directing, coordinating and representing RCC's efforts to broaden participation in the Foundation's research and education programs; and serving as a senior spokesperson for the Foundations' geographical science and technology development initiatives and cross-cutting HBCU initiatives.

The incumbent provides leadership in managing the development of budget requests and justifications for consideration in annual budget preparation and participates in policy development and strategic planning activities.

The incumbent has managerial and oversight responsibilities for the effective use of staff and resources in meeting organizational goals and objectives; supervises and provides leadership and guidance to staff members in the EPSCoR and HBCU-EiR programs; fosters partnerships with other NSF organizations and Federal agencies with capacity-building programs.

The Section Head participates with the Head of OIA and with other senior managers in the planning, implementation, and coordination of OIA programs and operations.