position at NICHD

[Brian MacWhinney]

On Jul 30, 2014, at 10:43 AM, Freund, Lisa (NIH/NICHD) [E] <freundl at mail.nih.gov<mailto:freundl at mail.nih.gov>> wrote:

Dear Colleague:
The Child Development and Behavior Branch is in the process of recruiting a Program Officer for theLanguage, Bilingualism, and Biliteracy Program at NICHD.  Please distribute the position description below to individuals who might be interested in applying for this position.  The window to apply is very short, between 8/4 - 8/8/14.  Information on how to apply will be available 8/4/14 on the NICHD employment website:  http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/jobs/Pages/index.aspx .  Questions about the position can be directed to me at lisa.freund at nih.gov<mailto:lisa.freund at nih.gov>.

Thank you for your assistance.  We have been waiting for quite a while to receive approval to recruit for this position and the branch is excited about bringing in a new member to our team.

Sincerely,

Lisa

Lisa Freund, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Child Development and Behavior Branch
NICHD
Email: Lisa.Freund at nih.gov<mailto:Lisa.Freund at nih.gov>
Phone: 301-435-6879


Position Recruitment:  Health Scientist Administrator (GS-14) , Language, Bilingualism, and Biliteracy Program in the Child Development and Behavior Branch (CDBB) of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

The incumbent for this position serves as a Program Officer with responsibility for providing scientific leadership and guidance to the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of assigned bio-behavioral research to the Language, Bilingualism and Biliteracy Program in the CDBB.  Responsibilities include stimulating, planning, advising, directing and evaluation program activities for a portfolio of research projects and other grants/awards, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts.  Using a developmental framework, s/he will identify and formulate program needs to achieve an integrated and responsive effort in the assigned area.  Using specialized training and experience and knowledge of current advances and developments in the field of typical development including bilingual language development, provides leadership and technical expertise, identifies opportunities and problem areas, research gaps and facilitates new research efforts.  The incumbent will also formulate and present new basic, translational and applied language, bilingual language, and biliteracy development research concepts, projects and initiatives to appropriate advisory groups and formulate and develop Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to achieve objectives. This position involves responsibility for administration of a federal grants program of basic and applied research that requires a professional scientific background. The incumbent must have a Ph.D. with training, experience, and interest in typical language development and/or bilingual language development, which is usually followed by relevant post-doctoral research.   Familiarity with the grant making process through either submission of research grant applications or from managing a research grant portfolio is a plus but not required.  Interested applicants wishing more information, please contact Dr. Lisa Freund atlisa.freund at nih.gov<mailto:lisa.freund at nih.gov>  before 8/7/14.  Additional information about how to apply for this position will be posted 8/4/14 on the NICHD employment website: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/jobs/Pages/index.aspx .

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