<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="direction:ltr;line-height:1.4;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">On Monday, <b>May 11</b>, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will release vacancy announcements of particular interest to early career scientists and engineers. The staff in these positions work with program directors to plan and analyze program portfolios, identify emerging research areas, and support/manage the merit review of proposals and use data analysis to understand the landscape of the principal investigator community and the impact of current NSF investments. The incumbents will work internally and externally to engage with the research community through outreach and other community activities. NSF also supports the professional development of entry level scientists and engineers through interdisciplinary activities, training, and opportunities to engage in independent research and collaboration.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">These career opportunities found on the </span><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(29,87,130)"><a href="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fcareers%2Fopenings%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0101019e02c4aa2d-a8845bf0-992a-481b-b4a1-41b37c2ab5e2-000000/sk4yqvrGZTwOEIWil4lX-l9sNA2zCiXfRQU60WcyYI8=452" title="https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fcareers%2Fopenings%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0101019e02c4aa2d-a8845bf0-992a-481b-b4a1-41b37c2ab5e2-000000/sk4yqvrGZTwOEIWil4lX-l9sNA2zCiXfRQU60WcyYI8=452" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(29,87,130);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">NSF career webpage</a></span><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> will be open for a limited time for applicants to apply through USAJobs.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Thanks,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Betty Tuller</span></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b style=""><span style="font-size:16px">Unofficial addendum: The NSF plans to close the site to applications after a sufficient number are received.  That is likely to happen on the first day of the announcement, even if all the applications are from the same scientific area (e.g</span><font size="4">., </font></b></span><span style="font-family:helvetica;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><font size="4">engineering</font></b></span><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:16px;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b>).  So May 11 the positions will be announced but May 11 is also the likely close date! If you are interested, start getting the application materials together so that you're ready to submit May 11 (follow other, similar NSF vacancy announcements that are already published).</b></span></p><p style="line-height:1.4;margin:0px 0px 15px"><span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:16px;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b>Please share this announcement with  other colleagues from our sciences who may find it of interest, including postdocs and recent graduates and students nearing the completion of their studies. The positions will likely be term limited but will come with full benefits. </b></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">-----</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">“The hurrier I go, the <span>behinder</span> I get”- Lewis Carroll</span></div></div></div></div></div>