Job SummaryCompletes major scientific tasks for research and evaluation projects including study design, project development, data analysis, scientific oversight and manuscript preparation in accordance with nationally accepted ethical and regulatory guidelines.Job DutiesProvides technical and intellectual leadership to a coherent research program that contributes new knowledge to the relevant areas of investigation.Directs day-to-day development, maintenance, and supervision of a productive and nationally competitive research program.Identifies the research question, formulates the hypothesis, plans the experiments, records the observations and data, analyzes the data, and draws conclusions.Prepares/submits applications for external