What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? This is a Permanent appointment as a Career-conditional. After 3 years, you will be converted to a Career appointment with permanent status in the Federal service. Salary: $98,496 (Step 01) to $128,043 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01.

Duties

As a Research Geneticist within the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

Requirements

Qualifications

Genetics Series (0440) Basic Requirement: Degree: genetics; or one of the basic biological sciences that included at least 9 semester hours in genetics. Graduate Education: Genetics, or a curriculum or pattern of training that placed major emphasis on genetics. Graduate study in related fields such as agronomy, horticulture, animal, dairy, or poultry husbandry, entomology, microbiology, plant pathology, chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology that involved cross-training in genetics is qualifying, provided it placed sufficient emphasis on genetics. Evaluation of Education: Specific training in genetics may be limited at the undergraduate level. Under these circumstances, undergraduate course work will be evaluated as follows. Courses dealing with genetics, some phase of genetics, or specific techniques that are applied in genetics work are acceptable. This includes courses in genetics, plant or animal genetics, molecular and cellular biology, mathematics and statistics (as they apply to genetics), population dynamics, and certain techniques such as those dealing with irradiation. Course work consisting of an appropriate combination of basic courses in genetics and cytology or statistics are also acceptable. GS-13: In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above, applicants must also have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. The specialized experience requirements for the GS-13 level of this position are: (1) conducting independent research using genetic and genomic technologies to address natural resource management issues; (2) applying genetic, genomic, metagenomic, or environmental DNA approaches to research questions related to impacts of invasive species on land or species management, ecological restoration or conservation; (3) serving as lead author on peer-reviewed journal articles; (4) developing competitive proposals to obtain research funding; and (5) communicating complex biological and ecological science to agency partners, peers and other stakeholders. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address SNAKE RIVER FIELD STA 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Beverly Ledbetter
• Phone: 916-278-9396
• Email: [email protected]