Deputy Division Director For Engineering Education And Centers

Description:

Duties

The Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) invests in the creation of 21st century engineers and the discovery of new technologies through transformational center-based research, research in engineering education and broadening participation, and research opportunities for students and teachers. As such EEC supports convergence research across all engineering disciplines organized in four clusters. These are: Centers and Networks that engage and stimulate visionary, large-scale, multidisciplinary engineering convergent research, education, and technology translation to solve engineering grand challenges and launch new industries, anchored on an effective team-approach; Engineering Education encourages educational research to create and support an innovative and inclusive technical workforce for the future; Broadening Participation in Engineering enhances the inclusion and participation in engineering by addressing structural inequalities and biases within educational and workforce systems; and Engineering Workforce Development supports pilot initiatives and provides meaningful research experiences that provide insights into engineering and computer science concepts, innovations, and careers.

As the Division Director for EEC, the incumbent will serve as the principal advisor to the Division Director and will participate fully with the Division Director in the overall management of EEC. Responsibilities include:

• assistance in developing overall goals and objectives and in the planning and direction of division activities;
• participation in divisional budget preparation and justification; provision of broad scientific and engineering guidance across the division's disciplinary domain; representation of division programs and interests to senior officials in government, academia, industry and other sectors;
• coordination of division's scientific and engineering activities within NSF and with other agencies and organizations; and,
• assistance to the Division Director on both a policy and a scientific level on issues, initiatives, and other matters pertaining to the division.