Oct
11
2019
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Moore to Join Antarctic Sciences Section
Robert Moore will join OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section on October 15 as Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences (AAGS) program director. Vladimir Papitashvili, the current AAGS program director, will remain with the section, focusing more on the large research facilities, such as the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and cosmic microwave background telescopes, at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
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Oct
07
2019
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Safety and Occupational Health Manager Position Available
This position is assigned to the Office of Polar Environment, Health and Safety (PESH), Office of Polar Programs (OPP), National Science Foundation and is located in Alexandria, Virginia. The deadline to apply for this position is October 15, 2019.
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Aug
15
2019
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Revision Strongly Encourages Interdisciplinary Research Proposals
The new Antarctic Research solicitation (NSF 19-595) has been revised to encourage disciplinary research in addition to research that crosses, and integrates, disciplinary perspectives and approaches in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The goal of this change is to remove perceived barriers for submission of research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries while ensuring continued support for core research themes.
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Aug
12
2019
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Heidelberg Joins Antarctic Sciences Section
Karla Heidelberg has joined OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section as the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems (AOE) program director. She has a broad background in marine science and is currently a professor of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California.
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Jul
18
2019
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Jackson to Manage Antarctic Earth Sciences Program
Michael E. Jackson, currently the program director for Research Facilities and Special Projects in OPP's Antarctic Sciences Section, will assume the duties of Antarctic Earth Sciences (AES) program director on September 1. He will replace Douglas Kowalewski, who has managed the AES program on a temporary "rotator" appointment.
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May
16
2019
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Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) Section Has Announced Two Vacancies
A logistics manager and a transportation manager: The logistics manager oversees logistical and operational support systems needed to maintain and improve U.S. Antarctic Program infrastructure and to enable Program-supported science. The transportation manager oversees intercontinental airlift and sealift operations for the U.S. Antarctic Program.
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May
03
2019
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Research on Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Contexts
A recent "Dear Colleague Letter" (DCL) stresses that NSF-as the nation's primary federal funder of basic science and engineering research-welcomes and supports competitive, peer-reviewed research proposals that advance fundamental knowledge about the nature and underlying dynamics of sexual and other forms of harassment, and mechanisms for evaluating harassment prevalence, prevention, and responses, in a range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, research, and workplace settings.
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Apr
26
2019
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Antarctic Infrastructure Section Vacancies
OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics (AIL) section has announced two vacancies: a logistics manager and a transportation manager. The logistics manager oversees logistical and operational support systems needed to maintain and improve U.S. Antarctic Program infrastructure and to enable Program-supported science.
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Apr
23
2019
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OPP Announces Nationwide Search for Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences Program Director
The Antarctic Sciences Section in Polar Programs announces a nationwide search for an Antarctic Astrophysics and Geospace Sciences Program (AAGS) program director. Formal consideration of applications will begin on April 15, 2019 and will continue until a selection is made.
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Mar
27
2019
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DEADLINE July 1, 2019: Solicitation for Proposals Antarctic Artists and Writers Program
OPP's Antarctic Artists and Writers Program facilitates writing and the creation of art to increase public understanding and appreciation of the Antarctic and of human endeavors - specifically scientific research - on the southernmost continent.
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Mar
06
2019
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Understanding Adaptations of Antarctic Species
The Office of Polar Programs' Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program has issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to encourage the submission of research proposals that would advance scientific understanding of how Antarctic creatures evolve and adapt to unique and ever-changing Antarctic environments.
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Feb
14
2019
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OPP Seeks Biological Sciences Program Director
OPP seeks a qualified candidate for a program-director position for the Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems Program. The job would be located at NSF's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Feb
01
2019
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Information for Grantees and Potential Grantees on the Effects of the Partial Government Shutdown on Proposal Processing
NSF has published a page of guidance for grantees and potential grantees on the effects that the recent 35-day funding lapse in appropriations and shutdown of the agency has had on deadlines and other elements of proposal processing.
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Rowell Joins OPP as Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics Program Manager
Gregory Joins OPP as Antarctic Transportation Program Manager