Position Summary
Reporting to the Vice President, Natural Sciences, the Program Officer, Natural Sciences, will share responsibility for the two major types of grantmaking activities of the John Templeton Foundation. First, the Program Officer will assist with and/or lead the development of proactive initiatives that advance research in the physical and mathematical sciences. Second, the Program Officer will assist with the recruitment, review, and management of grant proposals received through the Foundation’s open submission process. This process begins with the review of online funding inquiries, continues with the invitation, review, and recommendation of full proposals, and ends with monitoring grants and evaluating completed work in ways that that contribute to future program development. During the life of a grant, the Program Officer will share responsibility for managing the Foundation’s relationship with the grantee and for official communications about the work of the grant.
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Criteria & Relevant Skills