Statistician (Supervisory Program Director)

The Directorate for Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences is offering a detail opportunity to serve as a Statistician (Supervisory Program Director) within the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. This detail is open to all qualified permanent and rotator NSF employees. The initial appointment will be 120 days, with the possibility to extend up to 365 days in 120-day increments.

For purposes of pay and benefits, the selectee will continue to encumber the position from which detailed.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

The Program Director plans, administers, and evaluates the overall program through their own work, staff assignments, and contractual arrangements with the primary objective of providing policy makers with high quality, timely, accurate and relevant data to fulfill the mission of NCSES related to the S&E enterprise. This position provides key leadership in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data and analysis on the U.S. science and engineering ecosystem, often in a global context. This high-profile leadership position also represents NCSES and NSF widely in the federal government and research community. The position advises on statistical and survey methodological topics and oversees the statistical review and approval of all NCSES products including nationally-representative surveys, administrative data, and congressionally mandated reports. The Program Director will work across NCSES to produce policy-relevant, policy-neutral products that uphold the standards of NCSES's role as a principal statistical agency including accuracy, timeliness, and objectivity. This is a key position in the collection of data and production of products that informs policy formulation and drives societal progress toward strengthening science, technology, and innovation for the nation.

Statistics and Methods Program (also called the Statistics, Methods, and Innovation Program)

The Program Director is responsible for statistical and methodological consultation for NCSES on a wide variety of projects and surveys. The Program Director carries out the specific tasks and responsibilities of the program both through their own work and through delegation to subordinates. The Program Director is responsible for providing guidance on data and product quality including consultation on all statistical and methodological aspects of surveys, analytical and research projects, database systems, reports, and presentations designed and conducted by NCSES staff.

The duties of this position are as follows:

• Directs and mentors staff's work on statistical, methodological, and research activities in support of the sample design, data collection, processing, and analysis of NCSES surveys and related activities.
• Ensures all NCSES statistical activities and products adhere to the NCSES Statistical Standards ().
• Ensures that data concepts, definitions, taxonomies, etc., are consistent across NCSES surveys, analyses, and related activities.
• Develops and maintains time schedules and project management systems and information for statistical and methodological aspects of surveys and analytical and research projects.
• Assures that staff develop and maintain appropriate statistical and methodological skills to provide expert consultation to NCSES, NSF, and the broader community.
• Responsible for monitoring contracts and grants as assigned by the Chief Statistician, Deputy Division Director, and Division Director.

• Serves as a member of the NCSES leadership team and participates in Division-wide decision formation related to budget, publications systems, special studies, and team activities.

• Coordinates projects with representatives of other agencies and organizations related to statistical and methodological activities.

• Represents the NCSES Chief Statistician, Deputy Division Director, and Division Director and the Foundation at meetings and conferences.

• Plans, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work of six to ten subordinate professional and technical positions in grades GS-13 to 15/AD 3-4.
• As supervisor, the incumbent must understand and be sensitive to and support the objectives of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program and the needs and aspirations of each individual employee.