Status Report

Open Recruitment for Members of NASA SMD’s Advisory Subcommittees

By SpaceRef Editor
December 7, 2010
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Open Recruitment for Members of NASA SMD’s Advisory Subcommittees
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NASA’s Science Mission Directorate solicits nominations of individuals who would serve on one of the following advisory subcommittees of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC):

* NAC Astrophysics Subcommittee
* NAC Earth Science Subcommittee
* NAC Heliophysics Subcommittee
* NAC Planetary Protection Subcommittee
* NAC Planetary Science Subcommittee

Either self nominations or nominations of others are acceptable. The membership term will be for two to three years. Members will be required to attend meetings two to four times a year, either in person or via telecon/WebEx. Terms of reference and meeting minutes of the NAC Science Committee and subcommittees may be found on: http://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/.

Nominators should submit a vita and a one-page statement on their reasons for supporting a specific nominee (or themselves in the case of self-nominated individuals) to serve on the subcommittee.

The following qualifications/experience are highly desirable in nominees, and should be clearly presented in their vita or accompanying one page statement:

* 10 yrs. post-Ph.D. research experience with leading publications in the scientific field of the subcommittee they are nominated for, or comparable experience,

* Acknowledged community leadership in scientific/education and public outreach field as evidenced by award of prizes, invitation to national and international meetings as speaker, organizer of scientific meetings/workshops, or comparable experience,

* Participation in NASA programs either as member of NASA mission science team, Research & Analysis program, membership on an advisory/working group or a review panel, or comparable experience,

* Good knowledge of NASA programs in the scientific field of the subcommittee they are applying for, including the latest NASA Science Plan (available as a link from http://science.nasa.gov/about-us/science-strategy/), or comparable experience, and,

* Knowledge of the latest Decadal Survey conducted by NRC for the scientific field of the subcommittee.

Nominees from any category of organizations or institutions within the U.S. are welcome, including, but are not limited to, educational, industrial, and not-for-profit organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and other Government agencies.

Successful nominees who are not already government employees will become Special Government Employees (SGEs). All successful nominees will be required to submit a confidential financial disclosure form, and undergo a conflict of interest review by the NASA Office of the General Counsel, before their appointment is finalized.

The due date for nominations is December 30, 2010.

Please send nominations to the Executive Secretary for the Subcommittee the nominee would serve on:

NAC Astrophysics Subcommittee aps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov

NAC Earth Science Subcommittee ess-execsec@hq.nasa.gov

NAC Heliophysics Subcommittee hps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov

NAC Planetary Protection Subcommittee pps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov

NAC Planetary Science Subcommittee pss-execsec@hq.nasa.gov

Questions or requests for further information should be addressed to Dr. Jens Feeley, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-1714; E-mail: jens.feeley-1@nasa.gov.

SpaceRef staff editor.