Job Description: Prestigious Association near Metro Center with fantastic benefit package including a 12% retirement contribution, metro check, comprehensive medical insurance, 12 days vacation, and tuition reimbursement seeks
Successful candidate will direct, manage and supervise the analytical and production activities of the R&D Budget and Policy Program, including responsibility for the content and quality of major, high visibility AAAS publications related to the R&D Budget; manage and maintain that portion of the website devoted to R&D policy; conduct or supervise the conduct of special analyses related to R&D policy; organize and coordinate the Intersociety Working Group which produces the annual Report on R&D, for the R&D Budget and policy Listserv, and for preparing updates on the budget for the web for the weekly Policy Alert; write project reports, program descriptions and correspondence related to ongoing projects as needed; represent association and the Science and Policy Programs Directorate by developing and making presentations on R&D Budget issues in a variety of national and international venues
Qualifications: Position requires advanced university or college level training leading to a Masters degree (Ph.D. preferred); knowledge of the scientific and engineering communities, the public policy community, and the executive and legislative branches of the federal government, as well as knowledge of the public policy/budget process and the field of science and technology policy; minimum of ten years experience in progressively responsible positions in program development and management (five years or more in a position related to the federal budget and national science policy); experience in budgeting or budget analysis; ability to read, understand and interpret objectively federal budget documents, familiarity with R&D funding agencies and issues, and the congressional appropriations process, detail orientation as well as a high level of comfort with large amounts of data; excellent written and verbal communication skills including experience with public speaking; ability to represent association on budget and policy matters in public settings and to the press; Computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat (full version), Dreamweaver or a similar web-writing program; GroupWise). Contact: Joanne Burt (301)929-1393; jburt@ardelle.com
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