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Join the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in the protection of human and animal health. At CVM, we are responsible for regulating food, food additives, drugs, and devices for millions of pets and food-producing animals. CVM's Office of Surveillance and Compliance (OS&C), Division of Animal Feeds (DAF) is seeking qualified applicants for an Interdisciplinary Scientist Staff Fellow Biologist and Microbiologist position. Multiple selections may be made
Learn more about this agency01/30/2020 to 02/10/2020
$72,030 - $133,465 per year
RG 11 - 13
Many vacancies in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Temporary - 2 years
Full-Time
Excepted
13
No
No
FDA-CVM-20-10709809YM
558233300
This position will be filled through FDA's Staff Fellowship program. The appointment is an excepted service appointment not to exceed two years with opportunities for renewal.
Basic Qualification Requirements for Biologist, 0401:
A degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned with your resume to: CVMOpportunities@fda.hhs.gov
Foreign Education:If you are using education completed at foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program.If you have transferred educational credit from a foreign institution to one in the U.S., you must still show that your foreign education was evaluated by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, even if that foreign education was accepted as transfer credit by a domestic college or university.For more information about this requirement, please visit the U.S. Department of Education website for Foreign Education Evaluation.
SUBMITTING YOUR TRANSCRIPTS:Positions which are scientific or technical in nature often have very specific educational requirements. A transcript is required to verify educational achievement. Pay careful attention to the Qualifications and Education sections to identify vacancies where a transcript is required. Even if you hold a similar position or are a current employee, you are not exempt from transcript requirements. Electronic Transcript Caution: If you have obtained your transcripts electronically, the file might contain security measures that could prevent our application system from reading the file. Therefore, you should consider asking the institution to provide the file in a non-secured electronic format. Alternatively, you could scan or take a photo of the printed copy of the transcript. If your uploaded transcript cannot be read by our system, you may receive consideration and credit for the information we can access. See the Application Manager Documentation for tips on submitting your paper-based documents.
Additional Conditions of Employment:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the job opportunity announcement closes (at 11:59 pm ET on 02/10/2020, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted.
Qualification determinations will be based on the information provided in your application and the requirements of the position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
If you are referred to the hiring manager for consideration, you may be further evaluated based on an interview; review of requested work samples, writing samples, most recent performance evaluation(s), or professional references; or results of an oral presentation or work-related test. Failure to comply with any of the additional assessment requirements will result in removal from further consideration.
The following documents are REQUIRED:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Please submit your letter of interest, resume, and transcripts to: CVMOpportunities@fda.hhs.gov with the subject line of "USA Jobs - Division of Animal Feeds Staff Fellow Position". Questions may also be directed to the CVM Opportunities mailbox.If you are not able to apply online due to extenuating life circumstances or disability, this agency provides reasonable accommodations on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the CVM Opportunities Mailbox at CVMOpportunities@fda.hhs.gov. (In your e-mail request, please replace the blank line with the Vacancy Identification Number, VIN, for this job, which is: 10709809. Decisions for granting a reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
If selected for an interview, the Hiring Manager will contact you directly.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/558233300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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