Fwd: Fw: Job at Department of Agriculture

[Dave Weinberg]

The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has advertised for a GS-13 interdisciplinary position.  Closing date is August 10.  Summary is below.  Complete announcement at http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=101125100&JobTitle=Interdisciplinary+Position%3a+Biologist(401)%2cToxicologist(415)%2cEnvironmental+Health+Specialist(601)&q=environmental&where=&brd=3876&vw=b&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&x=43&y=12&AVSDM=2011-07-22+17%3a39%3a00 Job Title: Interdisciplinary Position: Biologist(401),Toxicologist(415),Environmental Health Specialist(601) Department: Department Of Agriculture Agency: Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service Sub Agency: Marketing & Regulatory Programs Job Announcement Number: 24PD-2011-0005 SALARY RANGE: $62,467.00 - $115,742.00 /year OPEN PERIOD: Friday, July 22, 2011 to Wednesday, August 10, 2011 SERIES & GRADE: GS-0415 0601 0401-11/13 POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Permanent PROMOTION POTENTIAL: 13 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Riverdale, MD WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: This announcement is open to all United States citizens.  (Current and Former Federal employees may also apply with a separate application to Merit Promotion vacancy announcement #6PD-2011-0010. For information on viewing Merit Promotion announcements, click Locating a Status Position on USAJOBS.) JOB SUMMARY: The Environmental and Risk Analysis Services (ERAS) branch within the Policy and Program Development (PPD) unit is responsible for providing environmental impact and risk analyses to assist APHIS in sound decision making. The branch's work includes documentation for various statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The professional staff members of ERAS are trained in various disciplines of the natural sciences, social sciences, analytical sciences, and statistical sciences.