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<b><span style="color:#212121">Open Date:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">February 2, 2024<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Closing date:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>February
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Location:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">Arthropod Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit (ABADRU) at the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Center
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Duties:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">In this position, you will contribute to livestock disease research where we explore the roles of environmental
drivers in vector capacity and disease spread. Typical duties include using computers and software packages to collect, analyze, present, and manage data and code repositories of disease occurrence and corresponding environmental variables.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Qualifications Required:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">The applicant must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National. Qualifying education requirements
and specialized experience are described in the application instructions. Specialized experience is related to assisting with research, collecting, and keeping detailed records of observational or experimental data using automated systems. The USDA is an equal
opportunity provider and employer.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Pay Grades:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">GS-06 ($44,117-$57,354), or GS-07 ($49,025-$63,733) depending on qualifying education and specialized
experience. Promotion potential to GS-09.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Apply:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">Online at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/773838900" title="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/773838900"><span style="color:#0078D7">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/773838900</span></a>.
Applications must be received by noon Eastern Time February 29, 2024.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#212121">Interested applicants:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#212121"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121">If you have questions, contact Dr. Amy Hudson at <a href="mailto:amy.hudson@usda.gov" title="mailto:amy.hudson@usda.gov"><span style="color:#0078D7">amy.hudson@usda.gov</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or
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<b><span style="color:#212121">About the Center for Grain and Animal Health Research:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:#212121">Scientists at CGAHR work in 4 research units (Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases; Grain Quality
and Structure; Hard Winter Wheat Genetics; Stored Product Insect and Engineering) to ensure a safe, abundant, and high-quality food supply through innovation research and technology development for plant and animal health. The program is cooperative with Kansas
State University and land-grant universities in the U.S. There are 11 scientists and 4 technicians in the ABADRU. The ABADRU mission is to use cutting-edge, systems-level approaches to understand the ecology and biology of arthropod pests and pathogens to
develop innovative and biologically relevant solutions for arthropod-borne disease problems. Our vision is to be a leader predicting, preventing, and mitigating the damaging effects of endemic arthropods and the pathogens they transmit to livestock and other
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Amy R. Hudson, Ph.D. (she/her)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Research Ecologist</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:amy.hudson@usda.gov"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">amy.hudson@usda.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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