Program Director (Interdisciplinary)

Program Director (Interdisciplinary) Nional Science Foundion U.S. Nional Science Foundion Summary The U.S. Nional Science Foundion (NSF) is seeking qualified candides for Program Director positions. These positions may be established within any Directore/Office. Please www.nsf.gov for more informion about the Foundion. Learn more about this agency Summary The U.S. Nional Science Foundion (NSF) is seeking qualified candides for Program Director positions. These positions may be established within any Directore/Office. Please www.nsf.gov for more informion about the Foundion. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 07/06/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 6, 2026 This job will close when we have received 300 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Alexandria, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $202,130 per year Pay scale & grade AD 4 Promotion potential 4 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0101 Social Science 0401 General Nural Resources Management And Biological Sciences 0801 General Engineering 1301 General Physical Science 1501 General Mhemics And Stistics 1701 General Educion And Training Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NSF-26-12911398

Control number 874653700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from all U.S. citizens who meet citizenship and eligibility requirements. Duties Help The responsibility of the NSF Program Director is guided by the goals of

NSF's Stregic Plan:

1) enable the United Stes to uphold a position of world leadership in all aspects of science, mhemics, and engineering, 2) promote the discovery, integrion, disseminion, and employment of new knowledge in service to society, and 3) achieve excellence in United Stes science, mhemics, engineering, and technology educion all levels. The core stregies NSF staff employ include developing intellectual capital, strengthening the physical infrastructure, integring research and educion, and promoting partnerships.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the proposal evaluion process to guarantee review integrity, developing funding recommendions based on scientific merit, agency policy, and program priorities. Manage assigned program portfolios by overseeing active awards, ensuring full compliance, and monitoring emerging scientific trends to make programmic adjustments. Shape long-range program priorities and stregic initiives through cross-functional and cross-directore collaborions to advance agency-wide goals. Represent the agency to external academic, scientific, and research communities while building stregic partnerships with government, industry, and non-profit entities. Provide informal leadership, technical guidance, and professional mentorship to various levels of STEM assistants, analysts, associe program directors, and support staff. Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. citizen or meets the eligibility requirements with signed affidavit. Selectee required to have a background investigion prior to onboarding. Selectee may be required to serve a 2-year trial period. All online applicants must provide a valid email address. If your email address is inaccure or your mailbox is full/blocked, you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. It is NSF policy th personnel employed , or Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) individuals detailed to, NSF are not permitted to participe in foreign talent recruitment programs . Failure to comply with this NSF policy could result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from Federal Service or terminion of an IPA assignment and referral to the Office of Inspector General. NSF has determined th all of its positions are eligible for telework. Work suitable for telework depends on job duties; therefore, employees must receive approval from their supervisor for telework and have a telework agreement in place. Entering into a telework agreement is voluntary. You must meet eligibility and qualificion requirements by the closing de of the announcement. Qualificions The U.S. Nional Science Foundion (NSF) seeks candides within the following scientific, engineering, educional, and analytical disciplines supported by the agency. In addition, successful candides will have knowledge of NSF merit review processes, federal assistance principles, portfolio management, and STEM program administrion, as well as the ability to analyze scientific and technical informion and communice recommendions effectively. Individuals appointed this level will have demonstred a high degree of tainment in their field of specializion and must have a: Bachelor's degree in an approprie STEM field or a reled professional discipline plus nine or more years of scientific research, research administrion, merit review, and/or managerial experience th is pertinent to the position being filled and was gained after completion of the pertinent degree; or Master's degree in an approprie STEM field or a reled professional discipline plus six or more years of scientific research, research administrion, merit review, and/or managerial experience th is pertinent to the position being filled and was gained after completion of the pertinent degree; or Doctore degree in an approprie STEM field or a reled professional discipline plus three or more years of scientific research, research administrion, merit review, and/or managerial experience th is pertinent to the position being filled and was gained after completion of the degree. Degrees in the following fields are particularly desirable: Social and Behavioral Sciences (0101 Series): Behavioral or social sciences and reled disciplines, including economics, sociology, psychology, geography, archaeology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and other closely reled fields. Biological Sciences (0401 Series): Biological sciences and reled disciplines, including microbiology, immunology, neurobiology, cell biology, bioengineering, molecular biophysics, genomics, computional biology, evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology, genetics, forestry, soil science, fish and wildlife sciences, plant and animal sciences, environmental science, and reled fields. Engineering (0801 Series): Engineering disciplines such as civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical, computer, chemical, agricultural, industrial, biomedical, biochemical, aerospace, robotics, nuclear, petroleum, mining, geological, merials, safety, and other engineering specialties. Physical Sciences and Mhemics (1301 Series): Physical sciences, engineering, mhemics, and reled fields, including physics, chemistry, geology, hydrology, geophysics, oceanography, mospheric science, earth science, astronomy, biotechnology, merials science, environmental science, and other interdisciplinary scientific disciplines. Mhemics and Da Sciences (1501 Series): Mhemics, applied mhemics, stistics, actuarial science, operions research, computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, nural language processing, da science, analytics, and reled quantitive disciplines. Educion and Learning Sciences (1701 Series): Educion and subject-mter disciplines relevant to STEM educion, including science, technology, engineering, and mhemics educion; curriculum and instruction; instructional systems; educional technology; learning sciences; educional leadership; training and development; and educion research. NSF also encourages applicions from individuals with strong interdisciplinary backgrounds and those interested in advancing programs th span multiple science, technology, engineering, and mhemics (STEM) disciplines. Appointment to this position made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. Candides who do not have civil service stus or reinstement eligibility will not obtain civil service stus if selected. Candides currently in the competitive service required to waive competitive civil service rights if selected. Usual civil service benefits (retirement, health benefits, and life insurance) are applicable. You will need to successfully complete a background security investigion before you can be appointed to this position. You are highly encouraged to address the professional skills listed above within your cover letter, which used to evalue your experience, educion and training as reled to the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position during the review process. You must meet eligibility and qualificions requirements by the closing de of the announcement. Educion Please refer to the Qualificions section. If your degree was obtained from a foreign institution, you MUST submit the certificion from the Associion for Internional Credential Evaluion Professionals, or certificion equivalency. Additional informion This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizions within the U.S. Nional Science Foundion. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued on the extent and quality of your experience, educion, and research relevant to the duties of the position. In some cases, additional assessment processes may also be used. You are highly encouraged to specifically address the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs) below. This will ensure th you receive full considerion in the evaluion process. Quality Ranking Factors Experience leading scientific, research, or federal assistance programs involving proposal evaluion and funding recommendions. Demonstred ability to independently exercise judgment in program management, stregic planning, and resource stewardship. Experience overseeing complex portfolios, awards, grants, or cooperive agreements in a scientific or federal environment. Demonstred ability to lead cross-functional initiives, collaborions, or organizional efforts involving multiple stakeholders. Experience representing an organizion or program to external scientific, academic, governmental, or research communities. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help All applicants are required to submit a legible resume th is no longer than two pages. In addition to the two-page resume, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) may be submitted as a Supplemental Applicion document. Your applicion should contain the following informion: 1. Informion about your educion, your major, and type and year of degree(s); and Informion about all your work experience, including job titles, duties, and accomplishments, employer's name and phone number, number of hours worked per week, starting and ending des using month/year (MM/YYYY), and salary. If you have held various positions with the same employer, describe each separely. 2. Narrive stement addressing your background in terms of the required Quality Ranking Factors highlighting your qualificions and professional skills should be addressed. Your responses should be clear and concise and show the level of responsibility and the level of accomplishment associed with your experience. 3. Applicants are encouraged to submit professional references as a supplemental document with their applicion. References will not be contacted during the initial review process and will only be contacted if requested by the hiring official as part of the selection process. In order to be considered for federal appointments, Non-Citizens must affirm th they meet the Appropriions Law eligibility criteria by signing and taching this Citizenship Affidavit to their applicion. Non-citizens who do not provide the affidavit the time of applicion will not be Non-Citizens who are exempt from the Appropriions Law requirements due to their stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on December 16, 2009 must provide a stement with their applicion noting their exemption with documention of proof of stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on th de. Transcripts are not required; however, please indice the month and year (MM/YYYY) th each degree was obtained on your resume. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicants must complete and submit an applicion online the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) USAJOBS website https://www.

USAJOBS.gov . An account must be established the OPM website following the instructions provided in order to apply for the position. Once you have completed the USAJOBS process, you re-directed to the USA Staffing system to complete your applicion process, answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. Applicions submitted other than the USAJOBS online applicion

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

under this announcement. Your applicion and all supporting documents must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing de of this announcement. Applicants applying online for this position able to apply until 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing de of this announcement. Please allow adeque time to complete your applicion. If you encounter technical difficulties during the process, please submit a USA Staffing Help Ticket for assistance. If you have technical difficulties applying to the vacancy on the USAJOBS website, the USAJOBS Help Center . It is suggested th you do not wait until the last day to apply for a vacancy announcement. We will not accept applicions other than those submitted through USAJOBS. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded, and submitted is received and is accure. Ensure th your applicion includes the required documents listed under "Required Documents" and th they are uploaded in the approprie fields. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of this applicion and hiring process, please notify the point of contact on this job opportunity announcement.

IMPORTANT NOTE

PLEASE

DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH ON YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. WARNING!

Applicions submitted online must have a valid email address. If your email address is inaccure or your mailbox is full or blocked, you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Agency contact informion Talent & Acquisition Management Branch erecruit@nsf.gov Address US Nional Science Foundion 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 US Next steps You will receive updes throughout the process notifying you of your stus. You may check the stus of your applicion any time on the USAJOBS website . Applicants should click 'Track this Applicion' in the Applicant Dashboard to receive applicion updes. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help All applicants are required to submit a legible resume th is no longer than two pages. In addition to the two-page resume, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) may be submitted as a Supplemental Applicion document. Your applicion should contain the following informion: 1. Informion about your educion, your major, and type and year of degree(s); and Informion about all your work experience, including job titles, duties, and accomplishments, employer's name and phone number, number of hours worked per week, starting and ending des using month/year (MM/YYYY), and salary. If you have held various positions with the same employer, describe each separely. 2. Narrive stement addressing your background in terms of the required Quality Ranking Factors highlighting your qualificions and professional skills should be addressed. Your responses should be clear and concise and show the level of responsibility and the level of accomplishment associed with your experience. 3. Applicants are encouraged to submit professional references as a supplemental document with their applicion. References will not be contacted during the initial review process and will only be contacted if requested by the hiring official as part of the selection process. In order to be considered for federal appointments, Non-Citizens must affirm th they meet the Appropriions Law eligibility criteria by signing and taching this Citizenship Affidavit to their applicion. Non-citizens who do not provide the affidavit the time of applicion will not be Non-Citizens who are exempt from the Appropriions Law requirements due to their stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on December 16, 2009 must provide a stement with their applicion noting their exemption with documention of proof of stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on th de. Transcripts are not required; however, please indice the month and year (MM/YYYY) th each degree was obtained on your resume. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Applicants must complete and submit an applicion online the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) USAJOBS website https://www.

USAJOBS.gov . An account must be established the OPM website following the instructions provided in order to apply for the position. Once you have completed the USAJOBS process, you re-directed to the USA Staffing system to complete your applicion process, answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. Applicions submitted other than the USAJOBS online applicion

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

under this announcement. Your applicion and all supporting documents must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing de of this announcement. Applicants applying online for this position able to apply until 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing de of this announcement. Please allow adeque time to complete your applicion. If you encounter technical difficulties during the process, please submit a USA Staffing Help Ticket for assistance. If you have technical difficulties applying to the vacancy on the USAJOBS website, the USAJOBS Help Center . It is suggested th you do not wait until the last day to apply for a vacancy announcement. We will not accept applicions other than those submitted through USAJOBS. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded, and submitted is received and is accure. Ensure th your applicion includes the required documents listed under "Required Documents" and th they are uploaded in the approprie fields. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of this applicion and hiring process, please notify the point of contact on this job opportunity announcement.

IMPORTANT NOTE

PLEASE

DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH ON YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. WARNING!

Applicions submitted online must have a valid email address. If your email address is inaccure or your mailbox is full or blocked, you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Talent & Acquisition Management Branch erecruit@nsf.gov Address US Nional Science Foundion 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 US Next steps You will receive updes throughout the process notifying you of your stus. You may check the stus of your applicion any time on the USAJOBS website . Applicants should click 'Track this Applicion' in the Applicant Dashboard to receive applicion updes. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 07/06/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 6, 2026 This job will close when we have received 300 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion FEW vacancies in the following locion: Alexandria, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $169,279 - $202,130 per year Pay scale & grade AD 4 Promotion potential 4 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NSF-26-12911398

Control number 874653700