[Cuga] Vacancy in the Isotope Program in the DOE Office of Nuclear Physics---a message from Jehanne Gillo

[Rachel Harris]

There is a position opening for a Physical Scientist as Program Manager 
for Isotope Facilities
in the Office of Nuclear Physics at the Department of Energy (DOE) 
(Announcement 09-DE-SC-HQ-069 (pm).

The vacancy notice and application instructions can be accessed on the 
web at:
http://www.usajobs.gov

A brief description of the position follows below. Please share this 
information with anyone who may be interested. The entire field benefits 
from having experienced, knowledgeable managers involved in the
funding decisions and in the advocacy of the Nuclear Physics scientific 
program. Please encourage any
interested person to contact Jehanne Gillo at 301-903-1455 or e-mail:
Jehanne.Gillo at science.doe.gov for more information. The deadline for 
submission is 01/04/10.

PLEASE NOTE SUBMISSION OF A COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS/OR COURSE LISTING IS 
REQUIRED BY 11 PM OF CLOSING DATE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.
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Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will serve as a recognized 
scientific authority and expert
in the areas of isotope facility operations and isotope processing, 
including the status of isotope
production and processing facilities, and as such have the 
responsibility to plan, coordinate, implement,
and evaluate this field on a national and international level. The 
incumbent will serve as Program Manager determining scientific focus and 
direction of isotope production and processing facilities’ improvement 
projects and facility instrumentation initiatives, preparing calls for 
proposals, organizing independent peer reviews, recommending funding 
allocations, organizing Principal Investigator meetings, serving as a 
liaison on committees, and monitoring scientific progress of the 
program. The incumbent will examine and ascertain effectiveness of 
operations of the nuclear physics isotope production and processing 
facilities against scientific and technological advances and of 
potential needs of the Department of Energy. The incumbent will 
critically evaluate contractor, DOE laboratory, and grantee research 
proposals and performance via own scientific and technical judgment, 
merit review, site visits and reviews, and panel reviews. The incumbent 
will develop and prepare analytical documents to communicate with top 
management of DOE and higher echelons of government on the status of 
programmatic phases and new developments and opportunities in a broad 
range of nuclear physics and accelerator facility operations.