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Be a part of a team keeping the United States at the leading edge of scientific discovery! Science Assistants serve a vital support function to the National Science Foundation's scientific directorates. NSF Science Assistants work at the intersection of scientific and administrative functions of the Foundation. If you are self-motivated, results-driven, like to find and implement improvements, and want to be actively involved in the work of your organization, our Science Assistant positions are for you. The National Science Foundation anticipates multiple openings for these positions. These positions are being filled under an "Application Pool" process. Certificates of eligibles are issued based on requests from the Directorates. Normally multiple positions are filled through this type of vacancy. Multidisciplinary vacancies are filled depending on an applicant's educational/work experience background. The disciplines (with their series) are as follows: 1701 Education, 0401 Biology, 0101 Social Science, 1520 Math, 1550 Computer Science, 1301 Physical Science, and 0801 Engineering. All applicants go into an "Application Pool" and referrals are based on educational and/or work experience.
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$37,113 - $88,450 per year
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Temporary - Temporary not to exceed 13 months/years; may be extended up to 2 years total.
Full-time - Full-time.
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In the role of a Science Assistant you will:
• Conduct analyses and provide reports and related presentations of information on the Division's (or Office's) scientific programs.
• Provide scientific input to relevant aspects of the merit review process, including developing solicitations; reading proposals for responsiveness to the solicitation and preliminary grouping of proposals.
• Attend panel meetings and provide feedback on completeness of panel summaries and/or minutes of the scientific discussion.
• Provide assistance to program officers and division management in overseeing scientific progress on awards, including working with principal investigators and program officers to collect high quality, scientifically accurate highlights and results.
• Develop data and report on scientific portfolios for Committees of Visitors and other results-oriented activities.
• Provide assistance to Division (or Office) management in enhancing interactions with the scientific community, including interactions with Advisory Committees.
• Participate in outreach meetings, including activities with schools and interacts with relevant elements of the National Academies.
You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
Please preview "Evaluations" section and "Qualifications" for additional requirements and Quality Ranking Factors.
Relocation expenses will not be paid.
For additional information on the NSF eRecruit system, please visit our NSF eRecruit Applicant Guide.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the relevance of their academic degree(s) to the primary discipline of the position being filled. To preview questions please click here. Ratings will be assigned based on your responses to the occupational questionnaire. In some cases, additional assessment processes may be used
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All applicants must submit resume of their choice and transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable).
In order to be considered for federal appointments, Non-Citizens must affirm that they meet the Appropriations Law eligibility criteria by signing and attaching this Citizenship Affidavit to their application. Non-Citizens who do not provide the affidavit at the time of application will not be considered. Non-Citizens who are exempt from the Appropriations Law requirements due to their status as officers or employees of the U.S. government on December 16, 2009 must provide a statement with their application noting their exemption with documentation of proof of status as officers or employees of the U.S. government on that date.
We also ask that you complete and submit the Applicant Survey. This will help NSF to ensure that our recruiting efforts are attracting a diverse candidate pool; it will be used for statistical purposes only.
All faxing/uploading must be completed before 11:59 PM Eastern time on the vacancy closing date. If you are faxing your information, please use extreme care in dialing the fax number to assure we receive your information. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt of your faxed/uploaded document(s).
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Your application must be submitted online and all document faxing/uploading must be completed before 11:59 PM Eastern time on the vacancy closing date. Since referrals may occur prior to the closing date, we urge you to submit all required documents as soon as possible; you cannot be referred until you have submitted a complete application package. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS INCLUDE: A RESUME AND TRANSCRIPTS (unofficial copies are acceptable).
You must answer all of the job-related questions to ensure full consideration for this position. For more detailed information, please review our NSF eRecruit Frequently Asked Questions.
WARNING! Applications submitted online must have a valid email address. If your email address is inaccurate or your mailbox is full or blocked, you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
Referrals of applications will be made as requests are received. Applicant referrals will commence at the closing of this announcment. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early and to submit their school transcripts along with their application in order to be referred once requests are received. If transcripts are not received by the time of a request, the applicant will not be eligible for that particular request, but may be eligible for later requests depending on when their transcripts are received. Applications received by the closing date of this announcement will continue to be considered for up to 90 days after the closing date. Failure to answer all of the job related questions may result in your application not being considered.
NOTE: NSF Science Assistants are only eligible to serve a single two-year appointment.
You may check the status of your application at any time on the USAJOBS website
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/497876400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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