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Division Director for Climate and Environmental Sciences: Job Announcement

This job announcement is forwarded at the request of Anna C. Palmisano,
Associate Director of Science for Biological and Environmental Research,
U.S. Department of Energy, to whom all queries should be addressed.

Please help identify candidates for the position of Director of the
Climate and Environmental Sciences Division in the Office of Biological
and Environmental Research (BER) within the U.S. Department of Energy’s
(DOE’s) Office of Science. BER advances biological and environmental
research programs and scientific facilities for energy, climate and the
environment (http://www.science.doe.gov/Program_Offices/BER.htm). The
Division Director for Climate and Environmental Sciences will lead BER
programs in atmospheric system research, environmental system science,
and climate and Earth system modeling, as well as two world leading
scientific user facilities.

The Division Director will have primary responsibility for overall
management of climate and environmental research including strategic
planning, budget formulation and execution, and coordination with other
parts of DOE and with other federal agencies. The Division Director is
also responsible for oversight of two scientific user facilities—the
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility and
the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory—that provide the
scientific community with technical capabilities, scientific expertise,
and unique information to facilitate science in areas of importance to
DOE. The Division Director will supervise a technical and administrative
staff of about 16 people.

Suggestions for candidates for this important position, including
self-nominations, are requested. Each individual suggested will be sent
a letter providing information on the position and how to apply and will
be encouraged to submit an application.

Please send your suggestions to anna.palmisano@science.doe.gov , with
e-mail addresses for all candidates, by January 20, 2010.

The position is within the ranks of the U.S. government’s Senior
Executive Service (SES). The job announcement, which will be open until
February 23, 2010, is advertised as either a biologist or a physical
scientist.

Physical scientists and engineers should apply at:
http://tinyurl.com/DOEJOB1

Biologists and ecologists should apply at: http://tinyurl.com/DOEJOB2

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