[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 5, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 46109-46110] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-21898] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY Announcement of the William C. Foster Fellows Visiting Scholars Program for the 1996-97 Academic Year The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) will conduct a competition to select visiting scholars to serve at the Agency during the 1996-97 academic year. University faculty from a variety of fields are sought, including those in the physical sciences, international relations, economics, engineering, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science. Section 28 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2568), as amended, provides that ``a program for visiting scholars in the field of arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament shall be established by the Director in order to obtain the services of scholars from the faculties of recognized institutions of higher learning.'' The law states that ``the purpose of the program will be to give specialists in the physical sciences and other disciplines relevant to the Agency's activities an opportunity for active participation in the arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities of the Agency and to gain for the Agency the perspective and expertise such persons can offer * * *'' Scholars are known as William C. Foster [[Page 46110]] Fellows, in honor of the first Director of ACDA, who served from 1961 to 1969. Up to six fellows will be selected in 1996. Assignments are available in the Bureaus of Strategic and Eurasian Affairs (SEA); Multilateral Affairs (MA); Intelligence, Verification and Information Management (IVI); and Nonproliferation Policy and Regional Arms Control (NP). Visiting scholars participate in a wide range of Agency activities, such as performing arms control research and analyses, evaluating data relating to compliance with treaties in force, supporting interagency development of arms control policy, and taking part in international arms control and disarmament negotiations. Visiting scholars will be detailed to ACDA by their universities for one full year. The institutions will be compensated for the scholars' salaries and benefits in accordance with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 and within Agency budgetary limitations. Each Fellow will receive reimbursement for travel to and from the Washington, DC area for his/her one year assignment and either a per diem allowance during the one year detail or relocation costs. Qualified candidates must be citizens of the United States, on the faculty of a recognized U.S. institution of higher learning, and tenured or on a tenure track. ACDA is an equal opportunity employer. Selections will be made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or physical handicap that does not interfere with performance of duties. Prior to appointment, all candidates will be subject to a full-field background investigation for a Top Secret security clearance, as required by Section 45 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act, as amended. Visiting scholars will be subject to applicable Federal conflict of interest laws and standards of conduct. To apply, candidates must submit a letter outlining their interests and qualifications, a curriculum vitae, copies of two publications, and optional supporting material such as letters of reference. Applicants will be evaluated based on their potential to provide expertise or to perform services critical to ACDA's mission. The application deadline for assignments for the 1996-97 academic year is January 31, 1996, subject to extension at the Agency's discretion. ACDA expects to announce tentative selections in June 1996. For an information brochure, please write to: Foster Fellows Program, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 320 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20451; or call (703) 302-7714. Dated: August 18, 1995. Ambassador James Sweeney, Chief Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 95-21898 Filed 9-1-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-32-M