Research Molecular Biologist/Microbiologist/Plant Pathologist

* Duties Help Duties Summary The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency and one of the world's premiere scientific organizations. ARS Postdoctoral Research Associates are hired to supplement a lead scientist's research on agricultural problems of high national priority affecting American agriculture. This position is located with the ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED OR DECEMBER 16, 2021 Learn more about this agency Responsibilities * -Assess the ability of a variety of apple rootstock genotypes to form associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) species using culture-dependent and molecular-based approaches. * Formulate new hypotheses related to the selected research, conduct relevant independent research, and draft peer-reviewed publications. * Interact with and communicate research findings to the scientific community as well as to tree fruit stakeholders for technology transfer as appropriate. Travel Required Not required Supervisory status No Promotion Potential None * Job family (Series) 0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences 0403 Microbiology 0434 Plant Pathology Similar jobs * Microbiologists * Requirements Help Requirements Conditions of Employment * Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt * Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check * Direct Deposit ? Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution * Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/ * Appropriations Law and Immigration Law requirements must be met Qualifications This position requires a recent Ph.D in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Plant Pathology or a related field of study that has equipped the applicant with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. The incumbent is expected to have broad knowledge of, and extensive research skills in molecular biology, microbiology and/or plant pathology. Some experience in bio-informatics and sequencing analyses is desirable. Applicants must meet basic Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standard's requirements of the scientific discipline necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST - GS-0401 Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. MICROBIOLOGIST - GS-0403 Degree: microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. NOTE: For more information on qualifying graduate education and experience for this series, please go to GS-0403 Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) PLANT PATHOLOGY - GS-0434 Degree: plant pathology; or a related scientific discipline that included at least 20 semester hours in basic botany or plant science, and 10 semester hours in plant pathology. NOTE: For more information on qualifying graduate education for this series, please go to GS-0434 Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) Education This position has a positive education requirement. You must submit a copy of your academic transcripts OR a list of college courses with credit hours, dates completed, and grades received to verify education when applying for this position. If this information is not provided, your education may not be appropriately evaluated and you may lose consideration for this position. If you are selected for this position, you will have to provide an official copy of your transcripts prior to entering on duty. Application materials will not be returned. A Ph.D. is required that was obtained within the last four years

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