Deadline: Thu, 08/11/2022 - 12:00pm Employer: USDA APHIS PPQ Job Field: Other Job Type: Full Time Location: Regional/Multiple Location Detail: Many! Multiple Locations in the U.S. Job Description: As a Plant Protection Technician, you implement domestic programs within an assigned geographic area to prevent the establishment and/or artificial spread of plant pests and diseases into new areas. If selected, you provide support to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Officers with surveys; control measures; biocontrol and biotechnology activities; and export of regulated agricultural commodities within PPQ, Field Operations (FO). Qualifications: FOR THE GS-05 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-04 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates: - Identifying economically significant target pests. - Collecting insect and disease samples suspected to be plant pests for identification by subject experts. - Using and maintaining survey equipment, including electronic field data equipment such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), GPS, computer tablets, cellular phones, and digital cameras. - Assisting co-workers with surveys for alternate host plants and acquiring new sites for trap placement as part of the national exotic insect monitoring program(s). - Contacting stakeholders, (i.e., landowners, tenants, managers, etc) to obtain permission to conduct surveys on private property. - Using maps to locate commercial and residential properties for the survey. OR Successful completion of 4 years of study that included at least 16 semester hours in courses such as biology, plant pathology, entomology, zoology, botany, forestry, chemistry, agriculture, or physics. Salary: $36,118 - $46,953 per year Benefits: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/ How to Apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?j=0421&a=AG34&s=startdate&sd=desc&p=1
