[Taxacom] Director, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

[Orrell, Thomas]

The recruitment for the Director of the Integrated Taxonomic Information
System (ITIS) has been announced through USGS.

The position is being advertised concurrently with HQ-2007-0315(WY-DEU)
Biologist, GS-0401-14/15 and HQ-2007-0317 (WY-DEU), Physical Scientist,
GS-1301-14/15 and will close Monday, July 23, 2007.

Please forward this information to potential candidates.  The
announcement can be found at http://www.usajobs.gov/ (search on ITIS).

Biologist, GS-0401-14/15, (WY-DEU)

Additional Duty Location Info:  1 vacancy - Reston, VA 

MAJOR DUTIES: 	

This position is located with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 
Office of the Biological Resources Discipline (BRD), Associate Chief 
Biologist for Information, Biological Informatics Office, located in
Reston, VA. Some of the major duties are:

The incumbent serves as the Director of the Integrated Taxonomic 
Information System Program and provides national and international- 
level leadership and technical direction for the USGS and its 
partner agencies and organizations in the planning and 
administration of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

The incumbent provide overall direction and leadership for planning 
development and operation of the ITIS program; coordinates with It's 
partner organizations in developing short-term and strategic plans 
for ITIS development, in setting priorities for ITIS enhancement and 
data development and in identifying available funding and staffing 
resources and resource needs.

Leads efforts to identify, negotiate with an formalize agreements 
with prospective ITIS partner organization, including Federal an 
State government agencies, scientific and professional societies, 
non-government organizations and international organizations.


Dr. Thomas M. Orrell
Research Biologist
Acting Director ITIS/Informatics Branch Chief
Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012
National Museum of Natural History, W623, MRC-136 
Washington, DC 20013-7012 
 
Phone: 202 633-2151
Cell: 202-294-0514
Fax: 202-357-4122
Email: orrellt at si.edu 
URL: http://www.itis.gov
  
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