Supervisory Interdisciplinary

About the Position: Is with the U.S. Army Research and Development Center (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory. As Chief you will be responsible for developing, planning and executing a program of highly interdisciplinary ecosystem and ecological research incorporating civil engineering, electrical engineering, physical science, botany, ecology, biology, wildlife biology, and archeology. Responsible for developing, planning and executing a program of highly interdisciplinary ecosystem and ecological researchers Establishes and maintains an outstanding capability responsive to problems involving the effects of military and civil works activities of all kinds on the environment Provides overall direction to branch research projects Makes assignments and gives technical instructions to team leaders, establishes constraints and priorities, and makes decisions as necessary to guide and control the work Supervises project planning and scheduling to satisfy all concerned from both economic and technical points of view Reviews proposals and scopes of work developed by branch personnel and directs and manages field, laboratory, and administrative work Participates in conferences with superiors, sponsoring officials, consultants, and others for reports on progress, discussion of general and specific problems, formulation of plans