Dear Colleagues, The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is excited to invite applications for a Research Microbiologist (GS 12-15) in foodborne pathogens. https://www.usajobs.gov/job/821489600. The application closes on December 30th. Come work with an amazing team and improve food safety!
This position is located within the Plains Area, at the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, NE. In this position, you will help to develop scientific information and new technology to solve high priority problems for the U.S. beef, sheep, and swine industries and provide research solutions for USDA's regulatory and action agencies. Duties * Provide scientific leadership and expertise toward the elimination of risk of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and other foodborne pathogens thereby reducing the risk of foodborne illness from the consumption of red meat. * Identify solutions to high priority meat safety problems. * Establish collaborative multidisciplinary projects with ARS and other researchers. * Evaluate the influence of spatiotemporal, environmental, and wildlife factors on pathogen and antibiotic resistance occurrence and transmission dynamics in preharvest and postharvest production of beef and pork. Qualifications Microbiology, or specific area of study such as bacteriology, virology, mycology, algology, protozoology, parasitology, immunology, serology, microbial genetics, or soil microbiology; or specific applied fields of microbiology such as clinical and public health microbiology, food technology, production processes, industrial fermentation, pollution, etc. Graduate study in related fields such as experimental pathology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, biochemistry, animal or plant physiology, genetics, plant pathology, and insect disease control, may also be pertinent, provided it has direct application to microbiological work. 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 Additional requirements and instructions to apply are provided at the full job listing here: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/821489600 Agency Contact (for application questions): Juliana Hensley 571-669-3483 juliana.hens...@usda.gov<mailto:juliana.hens...@usda.gov> Informal questions regarding the position or the Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit may be directed to tatum.k...@usda.gov<mailto:tatum.k...@usda.gov>. -- Tatum Katz, PhD Research Data Scientist Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit USDA Agricultural Research Service This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. To unsubscribe from this list please go to https://community.esa.org/confirm/?u=RhPWqPxFwODKvbkiT32nkIqRrsiSgulp
