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Area of Consideration: All Qualified Persons
This is a Federal Excepted Service, Non-Bargaining Unit Position. Salary will be based upon experience. No relocation expenses.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as nationally recognized expert in adult English language acquisition. Provides information and expert analysis to the Director on current issues in adult English language acquisition, especially as these issues relate to English language acquisition in the workplace.



• Provides authoritative advice and information in the development and implementation of the Institute's work plan on adult English language acquisition that strengthens the Institute's investment in this area, meets overall Institute objectives, and addresses Interagency partners' needs and concerns.



• Facilitates the development of an interagency agenda to promote and improve the effectiveness of English language acquisition in the adult education, public workforce investment, and other federal systems. Builds partnerships and collaborates with interagency colleagues.



• Develops and administers grants and contracts required to support assigned program areas and reviews contractors' performance of those tasks.



• Provides substantive input to and works collaboratively with assigned Institute officials to develop appropriate outcome measures, for program management and public reporting, that document effectiveness and impact of Institute's work in English language acquisition.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
An advanced degree is required. An earned doctorate is highly desirable.

The following are REQUIRED qualifications: SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Demonstrated skill in project management, including planning and implementing projects, writing business cases, developing outcome measures, and collecting data.



• Demonstrated skill in making complex information accessible, both orally and in writing, to non-expert audiences.



• Demonstrated skill in building partnerships and collaborative working relationships with government and non-government colleagues to ensure maximum benefit to the Institute and maximum impact of its projects.



• Mastery of literacy and English language acquisition theories, principles, and practices, especially as they relate to adults, sufficient to assure that Institute projects concerning adult English language acquisition valuable contributions to the government's involvement in promoting and improving services to families, service providers, policymakers, and others.



• Knowledge of research methodology sufficient to represent the Institute in meetings of researchers at the Institute for Education Sciences and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; review and comment on the methodologies and findings of research studies and reports; and develop and implement projects such that they meet rigorous standards for quality.

HOW TO APPLY

• A resume
• A letter of interest and salary requirements of no more than three pages describing your qualifications in meeting the required skills and knowledge of this position.
• Provide three writing samples of authored publications, reports or briefs.

Questions regarding this position should be submitted to staff_search@nifl.gov

All applicants are considered without regard to race, religion, color, National origin, sex, political affiliation, age, or any other non-merit factor.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.