Research Physical Scientist - Miami, United States - US Agricultural Research Service

US Agricultural Research Service

Verified Company

Miami, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Duties:

Improve postharvest detection of larval infestation within host fruit by using nondestructive imaging and/or chemical sampling techniques.
Contribute knowledge and expertise toward development of novel detection approaches for other pests that threaten to invade or have established in south Florida.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

You must be a US Citizen or US National.
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 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
Successful completion of a three year probationary period.

Qualifications:

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

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Basic Requirements for General Physical Science Series, 1301

Degree:

physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

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OR

Combination of education and experience:

education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

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Additional Requirements
In addition to meeting the basic requirements described above, applicants must also meet additional qualification requirements as stated below.
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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 the work of the position and must have equipped applicants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled.

The specialized experience requirements for the GS-12 level of this position are: Experience conducting research on trapping and detection systems for invasive insect pests; maintaining laboratory colonies of test insects; publishing research results in peer-reviewed journals.

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GS-13: Applicants must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level 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 of this position are: Experience developing and conducting research on trapping and detection systems for invasive insects; maintaining laboratory colonies of test insects; planning and conducting independent complex research; publishing original research in peer-reviewed scientific journals; and establishing collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.
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GS-14:Applicants must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. The specialized experience requirements for the GS-14 level of this position are: Experience leading complex team research on trapping and detection systems for invasive insects, such as tropical fruit flies; planning and conducting collaborative research related to invasive tropical insect pests; publishing research in peer-reviewed journals as the first author; and promoting research products and research programs to customer or stakeholder groups.

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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To further support your qualifications, it is strongly recommended that you submit a onepage abstract of your MS thesis and/or Ph.

D. dissertation. Failure to do so could result in loss of your consideration/referral. Also, please submit a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers of persons familiar with your stature, contributions, recognition; any honors or awards received; memberships in professional or honor societies; invitations to make presentations at scientific/technical meetings; scientific society office and committee assignments; presentations (other than invitation); and pu