Opening for AF Chief Scientist -- please circulate

[Gene Spafford <spaf () CERIAS PURDUE EDU>]

Season's Greetings, everyone!

Please share this with your colleagues, and repost to mailing lists
where you think it will be seen by appropriate candidates.

I am passing on information about a position where a person with the
right qualifications can make a big difference in computing R&D,
including issues of cybersecurity, data collection/fusion, HCI,
communications, real-time operating systems, pattern recognition,
reliable computing, and a host of other areas.

The Air Force Laboratory, Information Directorate, has an opening for
its chief scientist.    The URL for the official announcement is
<http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=25882034>.   I am
enclosing a portion of the job description and qualifications, below;
see the official announcement for full details.  The short form of
the job description starts off "Serves as the Air Force principal
scientific and primary authority for the technical content of the S&T
portfolio related to information systems and science for the
advancement and application of information systems science and
technology...."   (The position is limited to US citizens and
nationals by its nature.)

I have been involved with the folks in AFRL/IF for several years now.
They have some outstanding researchers and facilities, including a
great new building and lab space, and they are working on really
important (and difficult!) problems that have impacts on national
defense, law enforcement, university research and the private sector.
The main facility is located in Rome, NY.  This is a beautiful area
of the country (especially if you enjoy a few  months of real winter
with skiing, skating, and snowball fights :-) with affordable housing
and relaxed surroundings.    The position pays well, and is a senior
appointment.

The job duties description includes the following: The Information
Directorate conducts USAF research, exploratory and advanced
development activities in knowledge based technologies, computer
science and technology, collaborative environments, signal
processing, information fusion and exploitation, command & control
decision support, aerospace connectivity, networking, information
management and cyber operations.  The Chief Scientist provides
scientific leadership, advice and guidance throughout the Laboratory
on research plans and programs in core area and related
technologies.  The Chief Scientist serves to focus research and
development efforts associated with the interrelated group of
technologies and strengthen the in-house activities of the
laboratory.  Conceives, plans, and advocates major research and
development activities; consults with the laboratory director, the
laboratory chief scientist and the technology director and staff
concerning the total research program and results; monitors and
guides the quality of scientific and technical resources; and
provides expert technical consultation to other AFRL directorates,
DOD agencies, universities and industry.  Position requires an
internationally recognized authority in information systems science
and technology with the ability to conceive and conduct advanced
research and development.  The incumbent must make significant
contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the field as
evidenced by numerous important scientific publications and by
citation of the work by others.

Qualifications include the following: The candidate must have at
least three years of specialized experience within the broad area of
information systems science and technology as applied to areas such
as; battlespace awareness, dynamic planning and execution, and global
information enterprise with specific research experience in areas
that support these broad topics such as information fusion and
exploitation, predictive battlespace awareness, information
assurance, cyber operations, communications & networks, effects based
operations, collaborative enterprises, modeling and simulation,
intelligent agents, machine reasoning, information management, or
intelligent information systems.  At least one year of this research
experience must demonstrate that the candidate has leadership
experience in planning and executing difficult research activities
resulting in outstanding attainments in information systems science
and technology; or planning and executing specialized programs of
national significance in exploratory and advanced development of
information systems science and technology.

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