<p>Dear friends on ILAT,<br /><br />Both Doug Whalen and I will be leaving the
National Science Foundation by the<br />end of this summer. NSF has placed job
announcements on its website to replace<br />us, one to direct the Cognitive
Neuroscience Program, and the other to work<br />with Joan Maling to direct the
Linguistics Program and the Documenting<br />Endangered Languages Program. An
announcement for the Linguistics + DEL<br />position has appeared on the
LINGUIST List at <a
href="http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-665.html">http://linguistlist.org/issues/19/19-665.html</a>.
The following is the text of an announcement that will appear soon on the
Linguistic Society of America site. If you have any interest in this position,
I encourage you to read the announcement on the NSF site (link given below),
making sure to open all the tabs. Please feel free to contact me if you have
any questions. Thanks, Terry<br /></p><p>*****</p><p>The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is seeking to hire a Program Director for<br />Linguistics
and, ideally, Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL). The new<br />Program
Director will work with Joan Maling to direct these programs, and to<br
/>participate in a range of other NSF activities and competitions. The
position<br />will be filled in Summer 2008 and will extend for one or two
years.<br /><br />The job description and instructions for applying for this
position can be found<br />at <a" target="_blank"
href="/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov%2Fgetjob.asp%3FJobId%3D68866573%26AVSDM%3D2008%252D02%252D22%2B00%253A03%253A02"
/><a
href="http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=68866573&AVSDM=2008%2D02%2D22+00%3A03%3A02">http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=68866573&AVSDM=2008%2D02%2D22+00%3A03%3A02</a></a
/>. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent experience directly related to
Language Sciences, plus six or more years of successful research, research
administration, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the program.<br
/>Applications may be transmitted electronically to <a
href="mailto:rotator@nsf.gov">rotator@nsf.gov</a>. Individuals<br />may also
submit a resume to the National Science Foundation, Division of Human<br
/>Resource Management, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, Attn:<br
/>E20080056-Rotator.<br /><br />The deadline for applications is March 31,
2008; however applicants are<br />encouraged to submit their applications
sooner if at all possible.<br /><br />For more information about the
Linguistics and DEL Programs, see<br /><a" target="_blank"
href="/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fpgm_summ.jsp%3Fpims_id%3D5408%26org%3DBCS"
/><a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408&org=BCS">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408&org=BCS</a>
and<br /><a" target="_blank"
href="/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Ffunding%2Fpgm_summ.jsp%3Fpims_id%3D12816%26org%3DBCS"
/><a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12816&org=BCS">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12816&org=BCS</a>.</a
/><br /><br />--<br />Terry Langendoen<br />Prof Emeritus, Dept of Linguistics,
Univ of Arizona, and<br />Program Officer, Linguistics Program, Division of
Behavioral and Cognitive<br />Sciences, and Office of Cyberinfrastructure<br
/>National Science Foundation, Arlington VA 22230, USA<br />Phone: +1 (703)
292-5088 Fax: +1 (703) 292-9068 Email: dlangend@nsf.gov<br /><br /><br /><br
/></p>