The National Science Foundation (NSF) is searching for a temporary program director (rotator) in the Systematics and Biodiversity Science cluster in the Division of Environmental Biology, with a flexible start date. Rotators typically join NSF on a short-term basis (1-3 years) and contribute to making proposal funding recommendations, influencing NSF program trajectories, interfacing with the scientific community, and relaying trends about research community directions to NSF programs. Rotators maintain ties to their current institution during their appointment at NSF, ultimately returning with new insights about, and understanding of, the federal funding landscape after their rotation. The Rotator Program strengthens NSF's ties with the research community and provides the talent and resources that are critical to meeting NSF's mission. Serving as a rotator at NSF can expand your scientific world view and enable you to engage in a leadership position within the science community in a whole new way. NSF has an Independent Research/Development (IR/D) program that permits rotators with approved IR/D plans to maintain involvement with their professional research by providing time and travel expenses for research activities. Qualified candidates from the full range of expertise covered by the Systematics & Biodiversity Science Program are encouraged to apply. In the short-term, SBS is particularly keen on recruiting rotators with expertise in theory/methods development, microbial and/or invertebrate systematics and taxonomy, and paleosystematics. If you or someone you know might be interested in serving in this important role at NSF, we would like to hear from you. You can read the job posting and apply at: https://beta.nsf.gov/careers/openings/bio/bio-18-001 Please forward this announcement to anyone you think might be interested in this opportunity. The application is straightforward. Applications can be submitted at any time, but since we have upcoming staffing needs, we encourage submissions by April 8, 2024. If your interest in rotation is in the longer term, you are welcome to apply as well. We often schedule rotations months to years in advance. We encourage you to get in touch with these current Program Directors to learn more about the position: Cathy Aime, maime@nsf.gov Chris Balakrishnan, cbalakri@nsf.gov Carolyn Ferguson, cferguso@nsf.gov Matt Fujita, mfujita@nsf.gov Maureen Kearney, mkearney@nsf.gov "Balakrishnan, Christopher" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)