[PCA] Postdoctoral Research Geneticist Outreach

Tue Dec 5 13:39:39 CST 2017

The Rocky Mountain Research Station is conducting outreach for a
postdoctoral research plant geneticist (plants).  The following outreach
notice provides details and who to respond to.  The form at the end of the
outreach should be filled out to express interest.

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Rocky Mountain Research Station

USDA Forest Service

Research Geneticist, GS-0440/0404-11

BOISE, IDAHO

OPEN:  December 4, 2017
                  CLOSE:
December 31, 2017

OUTREACH NOTICE

The Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) of the United States Forest
Service anticipates hiring someone with a genetics or plant science
background to conduct research activities within the Great Basin Native
Plant Project (GBNPP) with emphasis on data collection and analysis,
manuscript preparation and publishing, communication, science delivery, and
working with partners.

AREA OF CONSIDERATION:  The project involves multiple collaborators who
focus on plant genetics, seed science and restoration ecology research. The
position is a postdoctoral position at the GS-11 level.

DUTY STATION:  RMRS Aquatic Sciences Laboratory, 322 E. Front Street, Suite
401, Boise, Idaho 83702. Interested candidates can visit the Great Basin
Native Plant Project website at http://greatbasinnpp.org, or the Grassland,
Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems Science Program website at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/research/programs/grassland-shrubland-desert/

For additional information about Boise, Idaho please access the Boise
Chamber of Commerce website at
http://www.boisechamber.org/cwt/external/wcpages/index.aspx.

MAJOR DUTIES:  Key functions of the position include:

The postdoctoral research geneticist will be expected to design and conduct
research projects in the field and lab, write and publish peer-reviewed
papers in scientific journals, develop science delivery materials for use
by users and customers, and coordinate agreements with cooperators for the
Great Basin Native Plant Project (GBNPP), a collaborative effort between
the RMRS Grasslands, Shrublands, and Deserts Science Program and the Bureau
of Land Management Plant Conservation Program. The GBNPP supports
researchers and land managers in developing sound management and successful
restoration practices in the face of threats from invasive species,
shifting fire regimes, and rapid climate change through a focus on native
plant genetics, seeding technology, and restoration techniques. Excellent
communication and organizational skills are expected, as is a working
knowledge of the biological sciences, particularly plant ecology and/or
genetics. The researcher will be expected to prepare reports, publications,
oral presentations, webinars, and technical notes, participate in the GBNPP
annual meeting and other workshops and conferences, and manage agreements
and communication with cooperators and customers.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  Genetics, or a curriculum or pattern of
training that placed major emphasis on genetics. Graduate study in related
fields such as botany, biology, agronomy, horticulture, 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. Undergraduate and graduate 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 genetics, molecular and cellular biology, mathematics and statistics
(as they apply to genetics), population dynamics, and evolution. Course
work consisting of an appropriate combination of basic courses in genetics
and cytology or statistics are also acceptable.

Those who are interested must meet the qualification requirements for the
GS-0440 or GS-0404 series that are covered by the U. S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions –
Professional and Scientific Positions.  The OPM Qualification Standards
Handbook Manual is available for review at any federal personnel office or
on the Internet at:
http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards

Primary Contact:  Francis Kilkenny, Team Leader

Phone Number: (208) 373-4376

E-mail address:  ffkilenny at fs.fed.us

If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out the attached
Outreach Notice From and send to ffkilkenny at fs.fed.us  or fax (208) 373-4391 by
December 31, 2017.

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in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national
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720-6382 (TDD). USDA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The USDA Forest Service provides reasonable
accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please
contact the point of contact listed above.  The decision on granting
reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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OUTREACH NOTICE FORM

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Boise, Idaho

Research Geneticist

GS-0440/0404-11

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this form and
send it with your Curriculum vitae by e-mail to ffkilkenny at fs.fed.us.
 (Please include “GS-0440/0404-11 Research Geneticist” on the subject line
of your message.)  The U.S. Forest Service is an equal opportunity employer.

Please respond no later than December 31, 2017.  The position will be
advertised on the OPM USA Jobs website www.usajobs.gov/.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Name:  _______________________ Date:  ___________________________

Address:  _____________________ Phone: __________________________

        ______________________________ Email: __________________________

Are you currently a Forest Service employee?       YES     ☐          NO
    ☐

If YES:

 Program/Duty Station Location:
 _______________________________________________

 Current title/series/grade/location/classification:
 ___________________________________

 (e.g. Career, Career-conditional, Excepted-ANILCA, Excepted VRA, etc.)

Briefly describe why you will be a quality candidate for this position:

-- 
Leah Prescott
Bureau of Land Management
Plant Conservation Program Assistant
202-912-7232

National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/national-seed-strategy>
Plant Conservation Alliance <http://www.plantconservationalliance.org/>
Seeds of Success
<https://www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/native-plant-communities/native-plant-and-seed-material-development/collection>
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