Become a part of our mission to maintain and strengthen the vitality of the US science and engineering enterprise, for over 50 years, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has remained the premier Federal agency supporting basic research at the frontiers of discovery across all fields, as well as science and engineering education at all levels.

NSF Program Directors bear the primary responsibility for carrying out the agency's overall mission to support innovative and merit-reviewed activities in basic research and education that contribute to the nation's technical strength, security, and welfare. To fulfill this responsibility requires not only knowledge in the appropriate disciplines, but also a commitment to high standards, a considerable breadth of interest and receptivity to new ideas, a strong sense of fairness, good judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity. 

The National Science Foundation is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Program Director in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Division of Materials Research (DMR) in Condensed Matter Physics Program. The Condensed Matter Physics (CMP) Program supports the fundamental, experimental, and combined experiment and theory projects on the physics of solid, liquid, and amorphous systems. Phenomena of interest include phase transitions; localization; electronic, magnetic, and lattice structure; superconductivity; elementary excitations, including electronic, magnetic, plasma, and lattice; transport, magnetic, and optical properties; and nonlinear dynamics. Low-temperature physics is represented by research on quantum fluids and solids as well as two-dimensional electron systems. Soft condensed matter research includes partially ordered fluids and colloid physics. Characterization and analysis of new materials by novel methods and research on condensed matter under extreme conditions-such as low temperatures, high pressures, and high magnetic fields-are of interest. Development of new experimental techniques may be appropriate where necessary to carry out the proposed research.   Additional information about the Division and its programs can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/materials.