Social Scientist Agronomist Physical Scientist

We're Looking for a skilled Social Scientist Agronomist Physical Scientist in the Agricultural Research Service based in Ames, Iowa. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education as defined below. Basic Requirements for Social Science series 0101 Degree: behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Basic Requirements for Agronomy Series 0471 Degree: agronomy or related discipline of science that included at least 30 semester hours of course work in the basic plant sciences including at least 15 semester hours in agronomic subjects such as those dealing with plant breeding crop production and soil and crop management. OR Combination of education and experience: at least 30 semester hours in the basic plant sciences including a minimum of 15 semester hours in agronomic subjects as shown in A above plus appropriate experience or additional education. Graduate Education: Agronomy or one of the related disciplines or fields of science such as plant physiology soils or genetics where the curriculum or pattern of training placed major emphasis on field crops or agronomy. Graduate study in related fields such as botany plant pathology and biochemistry may also be qualifying provided it placed a sufficient amount of emphasis on agronomy. Basic Requirements for 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. 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. AND In addition to the basic requirements above all applicants must also meet the following minimum qualification requirements: GS12: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS12 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS11 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position specialized experience is experience coordinating with scientists in sharing the research findings and recommendations participating in the analysis and development of technology tools and technology exchange and participating in the dissemination of technology tools and information. GS13: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS13 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS12 which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position specialized experience is experience publishing vulnerability assessments and research in peerreviewed journals leading scientific and technical evaluation of climatological data to summarize information and developing automated tools to make program data more accurate and easier for others to utilize. 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.

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.