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Two different USDA-ARS positions are included below, one for an “assistant-professor” level position on nutrition and the other a postdoc position in bioinformatics.

Research Entomologist

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Agricultural Research Service

Open & closing dates: 06/04/2018 to 06/08/2018

Salary: $73,884 to $96,049 per year

Pay scale & grade: GS 12

Work schedule: Full-Time

Appointment type: Permanent

Location

1 vacancy in the following location: Tucson, AZ

Responsibilities

Major Duties: As a Research Entomologist the incumbent will perform the following:

• • Participates in a research program investigating the nutritional value of pollen and nectar to honey bees, and identifying factors that may influence this;
  • Conducts research to determine the effects of nutrients in pollen and nectar on honey bee physiology and colony health;
  • Develops recommendations on plant and soil management methods that can improve the nutritional value of pollen and nectar;
  • Establishes and maintains collaborations with other scientists to conduct studies on the effects of nutrition on honey bee physiology and colony health;
  • Transfers technology through scholarly publications, patents and presentations to scientific and industry groups;
  • Nutritional analyses of pollen and nectar collected from plants grown under defined conditions, and determination of the effects on honey bees at the individual and colony level; and
  • Identify the effects of specific nutrients on honey bee physiology, gene expression and colony growth and survival.

This announcement will open 06/04/2018 and close on 06/08/2018 OR on the day we received the 50^th application. If you have any questions regarding this position please contact Amanda Wilkerson, Human Resources Specialist, at 301-504-7266 or amanda.wilkerson@ars.usda.gov.

To apply for this position please click on the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/499618100

The second position is a postdoc position at the USDA Baton Rouge lab. Please forward and spread the word to anyone who may be appropriate.

See link for full job posting and information:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/501355400

Biologist (Computational Bioinformatics)

Summary

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the United States Department of Agricultures chief scientific research agency and one of the worlds 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.

U.S. citizens and permanent residents who meet certain eligibility requirements 

Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at: http://www.afm.ars.usda.gov/hrd/EmployForeignNationals/index.htm

**ANNOUNCEMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FILLED OR December 31, 2018 **

***THIS IS AN ARS POST DOC APPOINTMENT NOT-TO-EXCEED 2 YEARS***

Responsibilities

The incumbent will be assigned to the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Research Unit in Baton Rouge, LA.  The incumbent will conduct bioinformatics analyses related to whole genome sequencing, transcriptomics and molecular marker development and verification in honey bees.  The overarching goal of this work is to increase our understanding of the variation across different stocks of honey bees to better inform decisions for marker development as a selection tool for breeding programs.  As such, the incumbent will be able to address broader questions and explore new hypotheses including identifying stock-related genomic signatures, examining differential selection pressure across stocks, and determining genetic under pinnings of traits of interest.

Applications may be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to the appropriate address and/or facsimile number listed below:

Mail:  USDA-ARS-HBBGPRU
Attn: Michael Simone-Finstrom, Ph.D.
1157 Ben Hur Road
Baton Rouge, LA  70820

E-mail:  Michael.simonefinstrom@ars.usda.gov

Phone:  225-767-9293;  Fax: 225-766-9212

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