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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear colleagues,
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The
<b>Division of Research on Learning</b> (DRL) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) at the National Science Foundation would like to announce
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">five nation-wide searches for Program Directors to join our
<b><span style="color:black">multidisciplinary staff</span></b><span style="color:black">.</span> This is a broad call for
<b>both permanent and temporary positions</b> across several fields related to research on learning and education.
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">These positions are open to qualified applicants from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds and certainly including those represented by this society</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">As a Program Officer, you would
<b>manage multidisciplinary grants programs</b> that support cutting-edge research, both basic and applied, related to STEM learning and education. You would also have the opportunity to create new funding programs that target current and future needs not addressed
by existing programs and to foster new research communities that often lie in the gray areas between traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">This is a great opportunity to work in the federal context and to learn about research across an astonishing array of literatures as well as a chance to bring your own vision
and insights to bear on issues of pressing national concern. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Sincerely yours,
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Gregg Solomon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Current Program Officer Position Openings<span class="apple-converted-space"> :</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DRL-2022-0001 (<b>Science Education</b>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/623382900<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DRL-2022-0002 (<b>Mathematics Education and Cognitive Science</b>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/622838900<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DRL-2022-0003 (<b>Engineering and Computer Science</b>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/624689300<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DRL-2022-0004 (<b>Informal Science Education</b>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/624690000<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DRL-2022-0006 (<b>Media/Informal Science Education</b>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/624690500<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">[Note that the job title of “Science Education Administrator” in the postings above is just a catch all that NSF uses for program officers working in EHR. These is not science
education postings in the restrictive disciplinary sense. And the terms Program Officer and Program Director are interchangeable.]</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join us for an informational webinar on the positions and participate in the live question and answer session.
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<p class="p2"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Webinar: The Role of an NSF Program Officer & Current Position Openings in the Division for Research on Learning<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, December 14, 2021; 4:00 PM EST
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1616539486?pwd=TGhBcGdEa2N3U3dmdEpDaTJJQjRGQT09<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Audio Only: +1 669 254 5252<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meeting ID: 161 662 8081<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Passcode: 386277<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*To protect anonymity, participant videos, the chat function, and the participant list will be disabled.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Gregg Solomon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Division of Research on Learning (DRL)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">National Science Foundation (NSF)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">2415 Eisenhower Avenue Rm 11322 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Alexandria, VA 22314</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">EHR Core Research (ECR)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> proposals are next due October 6, 2022. ECR supports basic research on STEM learning, workforce development, and
broadening participation. ECR replaces REAL which had replaced REESE which had replaced ROLE which had replaced SOL. We believe ECR to be irreplaceable. The revised solicitation can be found at</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504924</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.<span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> proposals are due February 14, 2022. The solicitation can be
found at </span><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21517/nsf21517.htm" title="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21517/nsf21517.htm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21517/nsf21517.htm</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">A
Dear Colleague Letter inviting <b>educational neuroscience</b> proposals can be found at: </span><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf18043"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf18043</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Note: Proposals to ECR must be submitted through Research.gov, not Fastlane. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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