*Dear Colleagues, the USDA-ARS Bee Lab in Beltsville, MD has an opening
for a honey bee researcher, as below. The search will open November 1
and will be open for ONLY TWO WEEKS, as per current USDA norms. Please
consider and/or forward this advertisement. Thanks!*
The USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory is glad to advertise a Research
Entomologist position in Honey Bee Health, as below. Full information
for the position, and application instructions, can be found at
usajobs.gov <http://usajobs.gov> (search for *ARS-D19-MEA-0016). For
additional questions please contact Dr. Jay Evans
(jay.ev...@ars.usda.gov <mailto:jay.ev...@ars.usda.gov>), other members
of the BRL
(https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md-barc/beltsville-agricultural-research-center/bee-research-laboratory/
<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars.usda.gov%2Fnortheast-area%2Fbeltsville-md-barc%2Fbeltsville-agricultural-research-center%2Fbee-research-laboratory%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccmg25%40psu.edu%7C88e7e1bae43344fe3e2908d63f90850a%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C636766288287371735&sdata=Etw4QYoKzqTSuo%2BAzF0BKVxycq%2BzJHzaL2L2IF6xznY%3D&reserved=0>),
or USDA Human Resources as described at usajobs.gov <http://usajobs.gov>.*
*Position Title/Series/Grade: Research Entomologist GS-0414-12/13*
*Position Number: 1B9469*
*Location of Position: Beltsville, MD*
*Salary: $81,548 to $126,062 /year*
*Request Number: 18-8042-1189*
*Announcement Number: *
*ARS-D19-MEA-0016*
*Eligibility: US Citizens*
*_MAJOR DUTIES_***
1. Develop and test management tools and products that improve honey bee
queen and colony fates.
2. Establish and maintain collaborations with other scientists to study
the effects of stress and disease for honey bee colony members, with an
eye to the development of management tools and practices that improve
colony health.
3. Collect, analyze, and summarize technical information aimed at
resolving interacting stress factors that impact queen and colony health.
4. Prepare written work products based on research to be reviewed and/or
published in professional articles, publications, and trade journals.
5. Work with regulators and industry to test, regulate, and promote
effective treatments for honey bee stress and disease.
_Basic Requirements_
GS-0414: A degree in entomology; or a related discipline of the
biological or physical sciences that included at least 16 semester hours
in entomology.
*Evaluation of Education:* Applicants with major fields of study in
biology, zoology, or invertebrate zoology may fully meet the basic
educational requirements if their academic preparation included
substantive instruction (including appropriate laboratory and field
work) in basic general entomology, taxonomy, physiology, ecology,
general and organic chemistry, general physics, and mathematics or
statistics that provided some training in the analysis of variables.
_Additional Requirements_
In addition to meeting the basic requirements described above,
applicants must also meet Specialized Experience requirements as stated
below.
*
GS-12:*Applicants must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized
experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal
service or possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or possess an
equivalent combination of graduate level education and experience.
Graduate education must be directly related to entomology as stated
above must have equipped applicants with the knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized experience is experience
directly related to the positon being filled. The specialized
experience requirements for the GS-12 level are defined as:
* Producing publications as the primary author or contributor that
fill in gaps in an existing theory or framework
* Experience planning, conducting, and reporting research on general
beekeeping techniques and honey bee biology.
* Being recognized through citation as a contributor to projects, or
peer-reviewed publications in the identified fields of research
*GS-13:*Applicants must possess one year of specialized equivalent to
the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized
experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled.
The specialized experience requirements for the GS-13 level are defined as:
**
* Producing publications as the primary author that advance the field
of honey bee health or biology.
* Experience conducting and reporting individual and team research on
honey bee pathology, Varroa management, OR queen rearing.
* Experience measuring honey bee colony strength and vitality.
* Being invited to present information to professional societies
within and outside the organization in the area of specialization.
*Equal Employment Opportunity Policy*
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy And gender
identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service,
or other non-merit factor.
