Job Description: The Science Director will assume leadership of all of the Observatory’s on-going research efforts and fulfill existing grant-administration and similar responsibilities, and lead and conduct research, monitoring activities, and similar activities within the western Great Lakes region. Working with the Board, he or she will also plan the Observatory’s future scientific work. The Director will take a leadership role in coordinating partners, obtaining and distributing grant funding, and developing reports and manuscripts for publication in appropriate journals or other media, thus ensuring results are publicly available. Partners may include federal, state, or local agencies, other non-profit organizations, and the public. The Science Director will provide out